Printemps des Arts 2012

Venue: Several places in Monaco

28th edition of annual Spring Arts Festival

From 16th March to 8th April. This year focusing on the accordion, the tambourine, and Anton Bruckner. Bruckner was born in 1824 in Austria, where his theologically inspired music was initially poorly received by critics and Viennese audiences. Today his work has become a staple of the symphony concert repertoire, reflected in the Printemps des Arts' invitation to hear 4 great European orchestras perform 5 Bruckner symphonies.

Our overview of the festival program over 4 weekends is below. A pass for the whole festival costs 250 euros, or click through for venues, times and individual event prices:

 - Interview with Marc Monnet

16-18 March, devoted to the accordion. During this first weekend of the festival, accordionists Aude Giuliano and Sebastien Innocenti will be performing in the streets around the Principality.

 - Interview with Marc Monnet
 - Sebastien Innocenti
 - Rencontre avec les oeuvres: accordion
 - Accordion night with two concerts
 - Accordion master class
 - Finale
 - Le Duo Botasso
 - Italian and Pays Basque accordions
 - Irish & Italian accordions, 15:00, Beaulieu Anglican Church*
 - Pays Basque & French accordions, 18:00, La Turbie St Michel Church*
 - Students of the Academie de Musique de Monaco

23-25 March, discover the tambourine and works from the Middle Ages.

 - Tambourine night
 - Tambourines master class
 - Rencontre avec les oeuvres: religious theatre of the Middle Ages
 - An evening in the Middle Ages
 - Surprising day

30 March-1 April, devoted to the piano and the first part of the festival's Bruckner cycle.

 - Piano master classes
 - Rencontre avec les oeuvres: Bruckner 1
 - Bruckner's Symphony no 7
 - Sibelius
 - Rencontre avec les oeuvres: the new piano
 - Le nouveau piano (the new piano)
 - Bruckner's Symphony no 4

4-7 April, remainder of festival Bruckner cycle, closing concert and party.

 - Bruckner's Symphony no 5
 - Rencontre avec les oeuvres: Bruckner 2
 - Bruckner's Symphony no 6
 - Bruckner's Chamber Music
 - Bruckner's Symphony no 9
 - Bling Bling Classic

* Beaulieu and La Turbie are outside our catchment area. For more information on these concerts, visit the event website: Printemps des Arts 2012.