The artist's life
The Maîtrise de Paris is a department of the Paris Regional Conservatory. It has been mixed since 1992 and recruits children from the age of eight. The pupils receive a complete musical training: polyphony, music theory, vocal technique, instrumental practice. The Maîtrise regularly performs in France and abroad with prestigious conductors and orchestras: Marcel Landowski, Pierre Boulez and the Ensemble Intercontemporain, Marek Janowski, Eliahu Inbal, Michel Corboz, Richard Hickox, Seiji Ozawa, the Orchester de Paris , the Ile-de-France National Orchestra, the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, the Capitole Orchestra of Toulouse, The London Symphony Orchestra, the Ensemble Orchestral de Paris. The repertoire approached by the Maîtrise is rich in diversity: creation of the jazz opera “Journal of a user of space II” by Didier Lockwood (Bastille Opera), “The dream of a summer night” by Mendelssohn (Theater Mogador – Dir: M.Minkowski), “L’enfance du Christ” by Berlioz (Ensemble Orchestral de Paris -Dir: John Nelson), “Les scenes de Faust” by Schumann (Orchester de Paris – Dir: C. Eschenbach – Salle Pleyel), “Shadows of time” by Henri Dutilleux (Dir: Michel Plasson- Salle Pleyel) in the presence of the composer, “Carmen” by Bizet (Dir: Marc Minkowski -Châtelet), creation of the operetta “Le Verfügbar aux enfers” by G.Tillion (Châtelet),“ La Damnation de Faust ”by Berlioz (Boston Symphony Orchestra and Tanglewood choir – Dir: James Levine -Salle Pleyel),“Three little liturgies of the divine presence” by Messiaen with (Ensemble Orchestral de Paris – Dir: John Nelson), “3rd Symphony” by Mahler (Budapest Orchestra -Salle Pleyel), “The Magic Flute” by Mozart (roles of the 3 geniuses – Monte Carlo Opera). In 2009, three teams of 7 child soloists created the musical show “Le voyage de Pinocchio”, directed by Sandrine Anglade. This show was the subject of a memorable tour of 37 concerts throughout France. The season ends with two concerts given at the Colmar International Music Festival, and for Opus 29 at the Festival d’Auvers-Sur-Oise, under the direction of Patrick Marco. In 2009/2010 La Maîtrise de Paris sings Britten’s War Requiem (Dir: Ingo Metzmacher (Orchester de Paris), “Perséphone” by Stravinsky (Cité de la Musique- Accentus), Stabat Mater by Haydn (Folies Françoises – dir: P. Cohen-Akenine) She was honored to be invited back for the thirtieth anniversary of the Festival d’Auvers-Sur-Oise in June 2010. She then sang Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle under the direction of Patrick Marco and received the honors of the critics of the musical world. The Maîtrise de Paris received the choir song prize Liliane Bettencourt awarded by the Academy of Fine Arts as well as the Coup de Coeur from the Charles Cros Academy for the first volume of “Songs de France “published by Editions Gallimard-Jeunesse in 2001. It is subsidized by the City of Paris and the DRAC Ile-de-France. It is also supported by the Bettencourt Schueller Foundation and the Safran Foundation for Music. The Maîtrise de Paris has been directed by Patrick Marco since its creation.
