Music Festival in Gironde, France

classical and contemporary music

 

The RENCONTRES MUSICALES INTERNATIONALES DES GRAVES festival is a unique opportunity to immerse oneself in the exhilarating world of classical and contemporary music, in a setting of the prestigious chateaux of the Graves and Sauternes vineyards of Bordeaux, FRANCE.

Every year for more than 20 years, the festival brings together a delightful cru of talented musicians from different countries :  France, USA, Israel, Spain, Eastern Europe….

The festival takes place under the aegis of the “Summer Scenes in Gironde“, which draws together officially recognized cultural events in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

 

EDITORIAL – 26th edition

TRANSCEND

 

 

To transcend boundaries, first.

Ravel meets Gershwin, and from that collision springs an energy that goes beyond the Old World or the New. Grieg speaks with Bartók, Coleridge-Taylor with Sarasate — every concert reminds us that music has never needed a passport. A traveller beyond time itself, it carries us along in its wake.

To transcend time, next. Bach revisited through modern jazz is not a betrayal, but proof that masterworks transform without aging. What past centuries entrusted to chamber music remains entirely present, because it continues to move us.

To transcend genre, finally. Our programme brings together improvisation and classicism, liturgy and folklore.

In a world of constant change, this 26th edition is driven by surpassing, transformation, elevation. This common thread runs through a programme open to varied aesthetics, always guided by the sensitivity and artistry of our invited artists.

Each evening, within the stone walls of the châteaux of the Graves wineyard, something small on the scale of the universe : a few musicians, an intimate audience, transcends pure physics and becomes pure grace.

 Breathe in the summer, taste a fine wine on its terroir, and let your mind wander with music !