 "The twelfth season of Musicalta Festival take off for three weeks with the
mark of excellence for thirteen concerts of charming programming" Bernard Fruhinholtz - july
21st 2007 "In the course of the years, and for eleven seasons, Musicalta Festival
stood out as one of the big classical music festival in Alsace, distinguishing
itself by the choice of a programm without taboo: Mozart, Beethoven, Debussy
have talks with some of the most important today composers, and also composers
to discover." Pierre Chevreau - july 21st
2007 "(...) Musicalta gives the occasion to listen to unknow musical works
composed by very welknown composers, also to listen to passionating works from
forgotten composers and contemporary pieces; the final concert of the season
was a perfect summary of this brought forward option." Bernard Fruhinholtz - august
10th 2007  "Concerts are happening with a quick rythm at Musicalta Festival. But, it is
always with the same happiness that we discover artists and composers. Francis
Duroy is good in proposing us such brilliant interpreters (...)" Jean-Marie Schreiber - august
5th 2007 "Saturday night, Gueberschwhir Church has been occupied up th the last place
for a concert proposed by Musicalta Festival." Jean-Marie Schreiber - august
6th 2007  "...CLASSICA says yes.... to MUSICALTA. In Alsace this summer, take time to
pay attention to Rouffach and its surroundings areas. From july 21st to august
10th, take place there the Musicalta's festival which will delight your
ears." Classica Répertoire n°84 july
- august 2006  "For the territory of proximity, Musicalta's festival constitutes an
economic impact and an "advertising" window of quality - evaluated by
advertising executives around several tens of thousand euros - due to the
reputation and the international influence of the academy." Bernard Fruinholtz - august
12th 2006 "Combining with happiness, artistic requirement and discovering of new
repertory, Musicalta's festival has just offered to a numerous public two
concerts of a eclectism and a sparkling rigour." Bernard Fruhinzholtz - august
4th 2006 "Above all, for music lovers, Musicalta is a very beautiful succession of
concerts. For professionals-players ans students from Music Schools, it is
also, and maybe above all, one of the most renowed musical academies in
Europe." Bernard Fruhinzholtz - august
13th 2006  "In the heart of the Alsatian vineyard, Musicalta, for now more than ten
years, doesn't appear to be an ordinary festival. Musicalta succeeds in being
rare, each year a little more, due to a elaborated programming thanks to an
artistic director Francis Duroy, who bet with happiness on the interior
intensity of the musical event." The chronicle of Bernard
Andrès - L'Ami du peuple - 13th august 2006 "Music, culture and European construction cement. Musicalta went with
determination and success to the end of its mission 2006, which was ans which
will remain made of shares, exchanges and joy" The chronicle of Bernard
Andrès - L'Ami du peuple - 20th august 2006  "...Because Musicalta is a festivity which has to remain friendly: in
Rouffach, classical music is played for everyone and is not reserved to an
elite..." Florence Lab interview - july
2005  "Chamber with... romantic sight. Why does Musicalta attract every year
several thousand spectators? Because it declines with eloquence the chamber
music under all its aspect? Because all of the concerts take place in the
churches of Rouffach Country, allowing each spectator to discover Rhenish
Romantic style miracles? Because it welcomes more than 60 famous musicians and
350 students? Because the programming is rare? Because concerts are doubled by
an international summer academy? Doubtless everything at the same time." June - august 2005  "With a demanding innovative programming, involving Mozart, Brahms, the
composers of the beginning of the 20th century and the contemporary creation,
Francis Duroy, artistic director of Musicalta has won his bet, the public is
particularly numerous, churches are full." Bernard Fruhinholtz - august
8th 2005 "To express the pleasure which a listener can feel after a concert, words
are difficult to find: saturday, the very long standing ovation will stay
durably in many memories..." Bernard Fruhinholtz - august
8th 2004  "The originality of Musicalta is its anchoring in an international summer
academy. Coming from France, Europe, Emirates, Asia, Canada or from Norway,
more than two hundred and fifty students take advantage of an unusual meeting
with graet musicians" June 20th 2003  "It is going indeed further to take decision of programing such difficult
and beautiful pages of composer of today in such good quality conditions which
are the equal to those of a festival with such means as Musicalta... Going
further, it is also cultivating the taste of curiosity in programing some
welknown repertoire chef d'oeuvre next to rare pieces to discover..." Christian Fruchart - august
9th 2002  "The surprising Musicalta takes more and more height. We understand that
four thousand festival-goers are expected this year, without even having to
praise to them the Renish Romantic style or the pure air balloon of Vosges
mountains. Here, music is self-sufficient and is handled with respectful
nearness and intelligence."
Festivals selection - july -
august 2002 "It can be difficult to believe that an important music festival has taken
its place so far from cities. All that you have to do is to sneak in year by
year, among Musicalta's regular public to convince yourself of the obvious
success of the bet of the organizers. Madness around the programs companions'
rustles of benches, everything breathes and lives at the rythm of a festival
which is also a place of formation (...) the area there is looking like a small
campus. This close link between academy and festival gives to the concert a
particular tonality: here intimacy is obvious and, in this almost family
atmosphere, everyone can be invaded by the interpreters playing" Hors Série - june-august
2001  "...It's a crazy bet thrown by some passionate people which win up there on
the Vosges mountains. In this enchanting place, Musicalta's festival has taken
its marks around a musical academy... And while the whole world celebrate Bach,
Musicalta, which seems having chosen the productives margins, honours Charles
Koechlin..." Corinne Ibram - july
2000  "Plethora of festivals in Alsace, during the summer. Musicalta's festival
calls attention by the place, the originality and the courage of its
programming..." Olivier Erouart - july
2000  "...Musicalta's reason of being resides in the union of many rare qualities,
where curiosity rests on view's coherence, voluntarism of the programs and
interpreters commitment. Musicalta's most remarkable originality is its
anchoring, during 15 days, in a summer academy which enable 140 students of all
ages to benefit from the teaching given by twenty famous soloists." Christian Fruchart - july 25th
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