Her thin voice betrays immense relief. After three months of doubts, fears, but also hope, René Martin can breathe. Except for the second wave of the epidemic and counter-orders from the prefect of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, his piano festival at La Roque-d'Anthéron will take place this summer.
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In the middle of an ocean of cancellations, the demonstration will look like a miracle. What's more, this 2020 edition, whose programming and reception conditions have been redesigned to ensure public safety, has almost nothing to envy to an ordinary edition. Twenty-one full days. Nearly 60 concerts, 75 artists. Many French headliners: Nicholas Angelich, Bertrand Chamayou, Capuçon, Moreau, Kit Armstrong, Lucas Debargue, Alexandre Kantorow, François-Frédéric Guy… But also stars from abroad: Nelson Goerner, Arcadi Volodos, Luis Fernando Pérez, Yulianna Avdeeva… A complete Beethoven sonata marathon. A Chopin day with
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