The victories of classical music focus on the young generation

No question for Didier Martin, the president of Classical music victories, to cancel the ceremony which rewards classical artists each year. ” 2020 has been a year of crisis and despair and above all we wish to pay tribute to the musicians and to the entire profession for whom everything stopped overnight. “

A message of solidarity which is addressed in particular to musicians of the new generation. “The ‘revelations’ are the DNA of the Victories and this year it was even more important to put the spotlight on six young talents. “

Six promising revelations

Young musicians who will play, this Wednesday, February 24, on the stage of theLyon Auditorium with the Orchester national de Lyon conducted by Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider. The show can be watched live on France 3, from 9 p.m. to midnight. In the instrumental soloist revelation category, a violinist, a percussionist and a pianist will aim for the award. The public was able to vote online for three weeks for the artist of their choice. Percussionist Aurélien Gignoux, 23, violinist Eva Zavaro and pianist Jean-Paul Gasparian, both 25, are promising musicians who all three deserve the classical victory.

In the revelation lyrical artist category, three sopranos will compete vocally to win the distinction. The Guyanese Marie-Laure Garnier, 30, intends to carry very high “the voice of the overseas territories”; Jeanne Gérard, 30, trained on Broadway before embracing the lyric career and Marie Oppert, the youngest of 23, who shared the stage with Natalie Dessay, has just recorded Nice to meet you, a beautiful hymn to the musical. Three superb female voices for a single trophy.

Awards and a concert

Three great female voices are in the running for the Victory of the lyric artist of the year, the sopranos Véronique Gens and Julie Fuchs and the mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre. The victory of the instrumental soloist will be played between the flamboyant pianist Khatia Buniathisvili, the poet of the keyboard Alexandre Tharaud and the guitarist Thibaut Garcia, soloist revelation 2019. The Beethoven around the world of ebony foursome, The blue Hour by violinist Marianne Piketty and Night by soprano Véronique Gens will compete for the Victoire for album of the year.