Les 24 préludes

Composed between 1835 and 1839, Les 24 Préludes by Chopin form a major cycle of his work.

Distributed across the twelve major and minor keys, they offer a true journey through the richness of his musical language.

In twenty-four miniatures, Chopin explores an extraordinary palette of emotions: intimate lyricism, dramatic bursts, interplay of colors, virtuosic flights, or suspended meditations.

Each Prelude, while preserving its brevity, possesses a singular voice and contributes to the unity of a remarkably coherent whole.

This project proposes to explore this iconic work from various angles, creating a dialogue among interpretation, transmission, and research, with the advance involvement of two great Chopin specialists: Akiko Ebi and Jean-Jacques Eigeldinger.

The Musée de la Vie romantique

The Musée de la Vie romantique occupies the former home and studio of painter Ary Scheffer (1830), a prominent meeting place for Romantic artists such as George Sand, Chopin, and Delacroix. Becoming a museum in 1982, this bucolic Parisian site now exhibits memorabilia of George Sand and paintings by Scheffer.

Coordination: Yumeto Suenaga & Carine Zarifian