Festival Dans les Jardins de William Christie – Le Violon de Rameau

The 27 August 2026

SAINT-JEAN-D'HERMINE

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Chamber music concert with William Christie (harpsichord) and Théotime Langlois de Swarte (violin)

Description

In 2024, William Christie and the virtuoso violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte performed *Le Violon de Rameau* for the first time at William Christie’s *Dans les Jardins* Festival. Following its success – which led to a recording due to be released by harmonia mundi – the two artists are revisiting this programme, which audiences never tire of, through the lens of an instrument dear to the composer: the violin.

The inspiration for this concert lies in a portrait of Jean-Philippe Rameau attributed to Joseph Aved, in which the musician, far from his usual harpsichord, is depicted holding a violin. This unexpected image serves as the starting point for a musical journey that sheds light on a more intimate and lesser-known facet of Rameau’s world. Opera arias, excerpts from dance suites and sonatas by composers and violinists who were contemporaries of Rameau thus make up this programme, which highlights the refined dialogue between the violin and the harpsichord.

  • Types : festival

Visit

Visits languages

  • French
  • English

Prices / opening times

Free

  • Basic price : 30,00 €
  • Individual tarif reduced : 18,00 € - Pour les jeunes moins de 26 ans, les demandeurs d'emploi, les personnes en situation de handicap (PSH) et les porteurs de la carte Pass Vendée (sur présentation d'un justificatif)

Means of payment

  • Credit card

Opening

The 27 August 2026
DaysSchedule
Jeudi 20h30 to 21h30
The 28 August 2026
DaysSchedule
Vendredi 20h30 to 21h30