Concerts and Music
Haut Allier - more than just a music festival
The High
Allier heritage area
The hills and valleys around Brioude and Langeac
The hills and valleys around Brioude and Langeac
A
heritage area in every sense -
history, culture and
environment
Programme July
Thursdays in Brioude : evening street market and entertainment
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Archives: See pevious years programmes for the Haut Allier.
Musiciens : pour participer
- Friday 12th July 20h Langeac - Théatre de verdure Concert Guilhem Fabre (piano) with l'Orchestre sous Influences under Ernesto Insam - Beethoven's 5th Piano concerto - Burrowes, Symphonie l'Océan. Tickets 20€. Organised by the musicians
- Saturday 13th July - Lavaudieu – Eglise St. Andre - Concert de l'ensemble Flutilités - woodwind quartet - Tickets 10 €. Programme Tchaikowski, Chopin, Bach, Bizet, Smetana. Concert organised by les Amis de Lavaudieu
- Sunday 14th July 12h30 Lorlanges - Château de Védrines Symphogony Africaine Concert and picknic with Bachir Sanogo and his trio Tickets: 18 € - Festival des Escales Brivadoises
- Sunday 14th July 5 pm Langeac - Théatre de verdure Concert "Elle" with Guilhem Fabre (piano) and Francois Michonneau (recitations) Tickets 8€. Organised by uNopia and the musicians. Programme Mozart, Beethoven, Sibelius, Prokofiev, Schubert
- Monday 15th July. Chaviniac-Lafayette – Guitar festival - from classical to jazz 20h30 Opening concert . Duo Canopé - Guitar, cello
- Tuesday 16th July. 17h30 Cohade Usine Caillaud Bourleyre - Concert l’Ame du Japon with the Kyllian duo. Tickets: 18 € Festival des Escales Brivadoises
- Tuesday 16th July. 20h30 Chanteuges - Abbey church – Guitar festival - from classical to jazz Opening concert - Trio Cavalcade. Tickets: 18 € (or season ticket)
- Wednesday 17th July. 20h30 Saint Ilpize – Duo des Ailes Raphaël Chenot and Hélène Friberg Chenot, violin and viola . Tickets: 15 € Programme..Castello, Vivaldi, Mozart, Dvorak... ....and some surprises !.
- Wednesday 17th July. Chanteuges - Abbey church – Guitar festival - from classical to jazz 17h : concert with Pascal Lepage Tickets: 10€ • 20h30 : Duo Cioci Barikosky (jazz) guitar and saxophone - 18€.
- Wednesday 17th July. at 17 30h - Blesle, Salle culturelle - Embarquement immédiat - concert du maître à l'élève.. Festival des Escales Brivadoises
- Thursday 18th July. Chanteuges - Abbey church – Guitar festival - from classical to jazz - 17h Enrique Meija 10 € • 20h30 : duo Bianco Viotti (guitar and voice ) 18€. More info
- Thursday 18th July. 19h30 Brioude Cinéma le Paris - Concert Echos d'Escale with Flávio Perella and the 3D orchestra - String quartet with guitar and instruments from Asia -. Tickets: 18 € Festival des Escales Brivadoises
- Friday 19th July. 17h30 Lamothe. - Château - Concert Voyage au Brésil with Andrea Caparos en trio - vocals, guitar and doublme-bass. Tickets: 18 € - Festival des Escales Brivadoises
- Friday 19th July. Chanteuges - Abbey church – Guitar festival - from classical to jazz 17h : Monica Torti 10€ • 20h30 : Lute concert with Thomas Dunford (Bach and pop) More info
- Saturday 20th July. 20h30 Blesle. - Abbatiale - Concert Music from the heart of Asia Minor with Rushan Filitzek (vocals, saz, oud), Artyom Minassian (duduk), Leïla Soldevila (double-bass) . Tickets: 18 € Festival des Escales Brivadoises
- Saturday 20th July. Chanteuges – Guitar festival - from classical to jazz 20h30 : Closing concert with Les doigts de l’homme - Tickets - 18€ Plus d'infos
- Sunday 21st July --- Saint Ilpize – Eglise Sainte Madeleine - Concert Birgit Yew - cello et vocals - Tickets 10€ - Concert organised by la Mairie de Saint-Ilpize
- Sunday 21st July 18h -- Saint Didier sur Doulon– Eglise - Concert - Young Prodigy and Organ. Manoé Grandvuinet (violin), with Pierre Astor (organ) - Organised by the Diméclub
- Thursday 25th July 20h30 Saint Ilpize – Chapelle de Tapon - Concert with the Duo Sostenuto. flûte and guitar . Tickets: 10 € Concert organised by la Mairie de Saint-Ilpize
- Friday 26th July 6 pm Saint Cirgues – Eglise - Concert with the Capriccio Consort - soprano, oboe, cello, organ Contribute as you wish.
- Saturday 27th July – 18 h Saint Didier sur Doulon - Duo Sostenuto - guitar and et flûte - .Contribute as you wish. - Organised by le Diméclub
- Monday 29th July – 18 h Léotoing – Eglise - Cyrille Mercardier et Caroline Cathelieau woodwind duo. Clarinet and bassoon - Programme Piazzola, Haendel, Mozart .... .Contribute as you wish. - Organised by the Association Pierres et Palhas
- Wednesday 31st July à 21h Auzon – Collégiale St. Laurent - Duo Lyra : Manon Opavska and Tony Coullet - harp and mandolin. Concert organised by Auzon Toujours. Tickets 10 €
Thursdays in Brioude : evening street market and entertainment
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Archives: See pevious years programmes for the Haut Allier.
Musiciens : pour participer
Programme
August - September
For concerts that are part of the Festival de la Chaise-Dieu, advance booking is recommended, and may be essential.
For full details about booking, check out the website or the telephone number indicated for the organiser. ► Follow the "Info" links for each concert, or the details indicated in the Info section below.
- Thursday 1st August 8.30 pm Saint Ilpize – Eglise Sainte Madeleine - Concert by candlelight - The Beech Duo from London - Violin and guitar. Programme Dowland, Paganini, Bartok, Satie, Piazzola and others. Contribute as you wish - Organised by les Amis de Saint Ilpize
- Friday 2nd August 6.30 pm Brioude – Basilique Saint Julien - Trio des Confluences (Oboe, flute, clarinet) "Sur un air d'Opéra" Tickets: 25 €. Concert organised by les Amis de la Basilique
- Sunday 4th August - Lavaudieu – Eglise St. Andre - Choral concert with the Vallée de Choeur choir- Contribute as you wish -. Programme of sacred music, world music, Irish music and contemporary music. Concert organised by les Amis de Lavaudieu
- Lundi 5 août 20h30 Langeac – Eglise Saint Gal - Ensemble Odysseus - Programme Mozart, Bizet, Saint-Saëns, Piazzolla. Contribute as you wish.
- Wednesday 7th August 9 pm Chilhac – Eglise Saint Honorat - Quatuor Andésite with Guillaume Cardot - Contribute as you wish - Concert organised by le Village Vacances de Chilhac
- Thursday 8th August 6 pm Saint-Beauzire – Château de la Chômette - Quatuor Ellis - Commemorative concert "Saved by music" - Wagner, Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, Tickets: 15 €. Organised by l'Asso. musicale et culturelle du château de la Chômette
- Friday 9th August 6 pm Langeac – monastère Sainte Catherine - Trio of young talents from Germany (cello, piano) Tickets: 15 € and concessions. Concert organised by les musiciens. Programme Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Debussy, Franck. Plus d'info
- Saturday 10th August 8.30 pm Saint Ilpize – Eglise- (subject to confirmation). A lyrical evening- Offenbach Girls - Famous airs from operettas by Offenbach - soprano, mezzo-soprano, piano. with Lauriane Nourry, Yoanna Crison, Dominique Blanc.. Tickets 10 € - Concert organised by la Mairie de Saint-Ilpize
- Saturday 10th August 8.30 pm - Brioude – Basilique Saint Julien - concert with l'Ensemble Caravansérail, sopranos, viola da gamba, théorbe, clwithin. Concert of baroque music - Leclair, Sonatas. Tickets: 12€ Organised by l'AMBAC
- Saturday 10th August 8.30 pm - Lavaudieu – Cloister of St. Andrew's church - Concert Liam Morrissey - Tickets 10 € - Concert organised by les Amis de Lavaudieu
- Sunday 11th August – 3 pm Blèsle - Abbatiale – with l'Ensemble Caravansérail, sopranos, viola da gamba, théorbe, clwithin. Concert of baroque music - Leclair, Sonatas. Contribute as you wish. Organised by l'AMBAC
- Sunday 11th August – 6 pm Saint Didier sur Doulon – Fiori Musicali - concert of Flemish renaissance music- Contribute as you wish . Organised by le Diméclub
- Wednesday 14th August ...h Chilhac – Eglise Saint Honorat - Classical concert with Claude Villevielle's Bande des Hautbois (Versailles) - Contribute as you wish - Organised by le Village Vacances de Chilhac
- Friday 16th August 6.30 pm Brioude – Basilique Saint Julien - Mat&as Duo - works by C. et R. Schumann, St Saëns, . Tickets: 25€. Concert organised by les Amis de la Basilique
- Saturday 17th August 6 pm Saint Didier sur Doulon – Duo Araelle - Musique celtique et folk (vocals, harp, guitar, fiddle ...) -Contribute as you wish. Organised by le Diméclub
- Monday 19th August 8.30 pm Saint Ilpize – Concert young violin prodigy and organ. Manoé Grandvuinet (violin), Pierre Astor (organist of St.Etienne cathedral) - Contribute as you wish - Organisé par la Mairie de Saint Ilpize
- Thursday 22nd August 8.30 pm Auzon – Collégiale St. Laurent - Duolino : Julien Morel and Samuel Isoard - guitar and mandolin. Concert organised by Auzon Toujours. Tickets 10 €
- Sunday 25th August – 6 pm - Saint Didier sur Doulon – Farran Smith - Tenor -. Contribute as you wish. Organised by le Diméclub
- Thursday 29th August 9 pm Lavaudieu – Eglise st. André- Concert viola da gamba and clwithin. Agnès Guilbaud and Nora Darganzanli Programme Bach, Couperin, Marais Tickets from 22 to 53 €. Reduced rates from 11 to 27 €. Concert organised by the Chaise Dieu Festival
- Friday 30th August 6 pm Brioude – Basilique Saint Julien - Concert du Quatuor Modigliani: .Programme Turina, Ravel, Schubert. Tickets de 18 to 65 € ; Reduced rates from 9 to 33 €. Concert organised by the Chaise Dieu Festival
- Sunday 1st September - Lavaudieu – Eglise St. Andre - Concert viol and cello - Baroque dance music, with Laurence Bourdin Contribute as you wish. Concert organised by les Amis de Lavaudieu
- Friday 6th September 9 pm Brioude – Basilique Saint Julien - Concert with the Orchestre National d'Auvergne , Mozart (4th horn concerto, and symphonie n°29), Mendelssohn (sinfonia La Suisse). Tickets: 30€. Concert organised by les Amis de la Basilique
- Saturday 7th September -6 pm Lavaudieu – Eglise St. Andre - Concert Marion Sicouly, harp - Programme Pachelbel, Bach, Fauré, Schubert, Debussy et autres. Tickets: 10 € - Concert organised by les Amis de Lavaudieu
Do I need to book in advance ?
For most concerts, advanced booking is not
necessary.
Nevertheless, for concerts organised by Les Escales brivadoises,
by the Amis de la
Basilique, by the Rencontres
musicales de Léotoing, by the Amis de Lavaudieu,
and by the Chanteuges
Classical guitar festival,
and for some other concerts, advance booking (by phone, online, or at
points of sale) may be recommended and ensure a better seat.For concerts that are part of the Festival de la Chaise-Dieu, advance booking is recommended, and may be essential.
For full details about booking, check out the website or the telephone number indicated for the organiser. ► Follow the "Info" links for each concert, or the details indicated in the Info section below.
- Les Amis de la Basilique
Saint Julien de
Brioude
contact: 07 86 61 39 71 at the Brioude Tourist Office in the week preceding a concert . Website . - Rencontres musicales de Léotoing Website Book through the website.
- Les Escales Brivadoises Ticketing online https://www.escalesbrivadoises.fr or in the Tourist office during the week preceding the concert.
- Saint Didier sur Doulon. Concerts organised by Saint Didier Mémoire: 0471 76 38 97 . Website email
- Amis de Lavaudieu: contact / tickets at the local tourism info bureau. 04.71.76.46.00 webssite.; Or by email
- Festival de la Chaise Dieu contact : 0471 000 116 reservation@chaise-dieu.com website
- Chanteuges :
Chanteuges International classical guitar festival Website
06.75.11.59.66 or
partenariatrecital@gmail.com
Tarif "pass" pour toul les concerts du Festival - Baroque en Val d'Allier 04 71 74 06 91 ou baroque.val.allier "at" hotmail.fr
- Concerts in Auzon
- Association
« Auzon Toujours »
Tél : 04.71.76.18.11 - Mairie de Langeac - service culturel. 04 71 77 28 06
- Mairie de St. Ilpize - Reservations 0952 66 22 66 in the week before a concert.
- Brioude-South-Auvergne Tourist information office Website
The high valley of the Allier heritage area stretches from Auzon in the north to Pébrac in the south, and includes the communes (rural areas) of Auzon, Bournoncle St. Pierre, Brioude, Vieille Brioude, Saint Ilpize, Villeneuve d'Allier, Blassac, Lavoûte Chilhac, Chilhac, Aubazat, Langeac, Chanteuges, Saint Arcons, Prades, and more. It includes the valleys of the Allier and its tributaries, the Allagnon, Senouire and Doulon, and the hills between.
Association Musique en la
Vallée - Cultural association - Mairie de
Saint Ilpize - 43380 -
Get in touch - admin at music-valley.org
Get in touch - admin at music-valley.org
Photo top
of page. - Benjamin Braude with the Quatuor
Tejo, award-winning sting quartet from
Portugal, in St. Julians's Basilica, Brioude, 2022
Music in the Auvergne -
"Music-valley"
is the high valley of the river Allier, covering the rural district
areas of Brioude and
Langeac, in the department of Haute Loire, Auvergne,
southern
France.
The music
season
in the valley is a relaxed affair, and unique in rural France by its
extent and its duration. The venues are mostly small, the
performers good - often top quality, but the prices reasonable. Some
concerts are
"give what you want", some are free, most are less than 20 Euros. Only
the full concerts in the basilica at Brioude and those organised by the
La Chaise Dieu music festival are a bit more. Unlike any other summer
music programme in rural France (and there are plenty of them), this is
a fringe without a festival, two months of music for
pleasure, organised by musicians themselves, volunteers, villages and
cultural associations.Musique
en la Vallée association invites you to discover our
sponsors
La Mirandelle -
Salon de thé
Tearoom & café
Beside the Basilica
Brioude
04 71 74 90 01
Couleurs Dentelle
Lace-making studio, gallery and shop
1 rue Notre Dame Brioude.
www.couleurs-dentelle.com
Lace-making studio, gallery and shop
1 rue Notre Dame Brioude.
www.couleurs-dentelle.com
Ets. Oléon
Cycles, motos, bricolage.
Cycles & D-I-Y store
Rue Croix st Isidore Brioude.
Website
Escandilha
Artisans créateurs - oeuveres d'art, accessoires, habillement
Local arts and crafts
19 r Sébastopol
Brioude
On Facebook
Artisans créateurs - oeuveres d'art, accessoires, habillement
Local arts and crafts
19 r Sébastopol
Brioude
On Facebook
Ets. PIC
Household goods and TV
Hifi - satellite -TV
kitchen equipment
Brioude
Website
Ets Cornaire
6 rue des Ecoles, chappes,43390 Auzon
Central heating systems, plumbing experts, solar panels, heat pumps - systems renovations.
Website
Librairie Vercingetorix
Livres, beaux arts, fournitures de bureau.
Bookshop, fine arts, postcards
14 Bd Vercingetorix
Brioude
On Facebook
Bookshop, fine arts, postcards
14 Bd Vercingetorix
Brioude
On Facebook
Le Saint Julien
Restaurant - Pizzeria.
A côté de la Basilique, Brioude.
Website
And more music ....
JAZZ - FOLK - BLUES and more
The music in Haut Allier is not all classical
Discover other musical activities put on by local tourist offices and villages.
The Brioude Tourist Office organises musical pic-nics on Thursday evenings from 11thth July to 20thth August, beside the campsite at la Bageasse. The music's free - bring your own pic-nic.
Blesle comes to life with its Musical aperitifs, from 11th to 13thth August