Events, Slovakia

LES FLEURS

18 Days Ago

Date: June 18, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM
Title: LES FLEURS
Venue: Kapitulská 1
Organizer: House of the Albrecht Family (Dom Albrechtovcov), Kapitulská 1, Bratislava

Event Description:

Erik Satie – precursor or prophet – that’s how Debussy once described Satie. He became the spiritual father of the French avant-garde, proud of his technical limitations, yet meticulous in achieving perfection through simplicity. He erased the centuries-old canon of mastery, brilliance, and virtuosity from the vocabulary of what defines a perfect artist.

François Lesure characterizes Debussy‘s work in one of his writings as follows:

“He was one of the most important musicians of his time, and his harmonic innovations deeply influenced entire generations of composers. In his only completed opera Pelléas et Mélisande, he decisively moved away from Wagnerism, and in his works for piano and orchestra, he created new genres and revealed a palette of colors and tones that brought forth a profoundly original musical aesthetic.”

Program:

  • Erik Satie (1866–1925) – Songs for voice and piano
    Chanson, Chanson Médiévale, Les fleurs, Le chapelier, Chanson du chat, Sylvie
  • Maurice Ravel (1875–1937) – Sonatine for piano
  • Maurice Ravel – Chants populaires
    (Chanson espagnole, Chanson française, Chanson italienne, Chanson hébraïque)
  • Claude Debussy (1862–1918) – Pour le piano (Sarabande)
  • Claude Debussy – Songs for voice and piano
    Fantoches, Romance, Beau soir, Aimons-nous et Dormons, Nuit d’étoiles, Noël des enfants
  • Štefan Németh-Šamorínsky (1896–1975) – 3 songs to texts by Endre Ady / II.

Performers:

  • Helga Varga Bach, soprano
  • Ivan Šiller, piano

TICKETS:

  • €12 (regular) / €8 (students, seniors) / €5 (persons with disabilities)
    Tickets available in advance via Ticketportal as a “hometicket.”
    Advance sales close at 12:00 noon on the day of the event. Remaining tickets (if available) will be sold 30 minutes before the concert at the venue.

The Domus & Hortus Artis Festival is supported by public funds from the Slovak Arts Council – the main partner of the project. Additional financial support provided by: the Music Fund, the City of Bratislava, Bratislava Old Town District, SOZA’s Social and Cultural Fund, the French Institute in Slovakia, and the Polish Institute in Bratislava.

More information: www.albrechtforum.com

Program and performers subject to change.
We look forward to seeing you!