“The Beethoven-Project is born after two major events of my career : the beginning of a long collaboration with Maestro Philippe Jordan in 2006 leading to a complete Beethoven concertos recording with Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France for Naïve label. The other one was my first 32 sonatas cycle in 2008 Monte-Carlo « Printemps des Arts » festival. Therefore I decided to explore deeply Beethoven’s music on stage and on studio. The complete sonatas were released in 2013 and I will play my 10th cycle in Tokyo for Beethoven anniversary during 2019/20 season.
I was missing the chamber music with strings that eventually became the 3rd act of the project. Together with my wonderful musicians and friends Tedi Papavrami and Xavier Phillips the sonatas for Violin, cello and piano as well as the piano trios including the triple concerto completed this fantastic cruise towards Beethoven’s music ocean. Complete cello and piano music as well as violin sonatas were released in 2015 and 2017 for Evidence Classic label.
The Beethoven-Project has been growing up throughout the recent seasons in its orchestral aspect. I’ve been conducting the piano concertos from keyboard since several years bringing up a different perspective and trying to rediscover the original spirit of these masterpieces.
How was it possible to conceive a “Beethoven-Project without including his symphonies? What emblematic theme describes Beethoven music better than the beginning of his 5th symphony? Thus conducting symphonies became a commanding necessity to achieve this colossal project.
The power and the diversity of Beethoven’s music allow this project having no time limit and feeding itself permanently. In a word it is a life project.”
François-Frédéric Guy en tête à tête – Paris – January 2020 (in French)
Interview by Sequenza – January, 2020
January 24th to 26th, 2020 – FRANCE – Folle Journée (Saint-Nazaire, Cholet, La Roche-sur-Yon, La Flèche, Laval)
With Sinfonia Varsovia – François-Frédéric Guy Play and conduct Beethoven Piano Concerto Emperor
https://fr.calameo.com/read/0021501786bddfedc3c98?page=1
January 29th to February 1st, 2020 – FRANCE – Folle Journée – Nantes
With Sinfonia Varsovia – François-Frédéric Guy Play and conduct Beethoven Piano Concerto Emperor and Beethoven Recitals
https://fr.calameo.com/read/0021501786bddfedc3c98?page=1
February 15th , 2020 – ITALY – Pordenone – Teatro Giuseppe Verdi 8:30
Beethoven recital ( Opus 2 n.1, Pastorale, Hammerklavier)
https://www.comunalegiuseppeverdi.it/la-stagione/musica/franois-frederic-guy
February 21st, 2020 – FRANCE – Dijon Auditorium 8:00
Beethoven Recital (Opus 2 n.1, Pastorale, Hammerklavier)
https://www.opera-dijon.fr/fr/spectacle/francois-frederic-guy/628
April 4th, 2020 – MONACO – Printemps des Arts de Monte Carlo – Opera Garnier 8:30 CANCELLED
With Sophie Koch, mezzo-soprano – French music
http://www.printempsdesarts.mc/programmation/samedi-4-avril
April 6th, 2020 – ALBANIA – Tirana – April 7th Pristina CANCELLED
With Tedi Papavrami, violin Compete Beethoven Sonatas
April 23rd, 2020 – FRANCE – Paris – Théâtre des Champs Elysées 8:00 CANCELLED
With Orchestre de Chambre de Paris – François-Frederic Guy play and conduct Mozart, Aurélien Dumont
https://www.theatrechampselysees.fr/la-saison/orchestres/orchestre-de-chambre-de-paris/orchestre-de-chambre-de-paris-14
May 2nd, 2020 – JAPAN Tokyo Folle Journée CANCELLED
May 4th to 30th, 2020 – BELGIUM – Brussels CANCELLED
Queen Elisabeth Competition
http://concoursreineelisabeth.be/fr/concours-details-calendrier-epreuves/activites/piano-2020/
June 6th, 2020 – FRANCE – La Grange-au-Lac 8:00 CANCELLED
With Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto – Marco Angius, conductor Beethoven Concerto n.4
https://mal-thonon.org/orchestra-di-padova-e-del-veneto/
June 11th and 18th, 2020 – KOREA – Seoul Kuhmo Art hall Foundation CANCELLED
Complete Beethoven Sonatas (the End – Concerts 7 and 8)
http://www.kumhoarthall.com/eng/
June 16th, 2020 – KOREA – Busan Cultural Center CANCELLED
Beethoven recital
http://www.bscc.or.kr/eng/01_intro/?mcode=0501010000
June 19th, 2020 – KOREA – Incheon CANCELLED
With Incheon Philharmonic Orchestra – Christopher Byung Uk Lee, conductor
http://english.incheon.go.kr/index.do
June 21th to 26th, 2020 – GERMANY – Heimbach – Spannungen Festival CANCELLED
Beethoven solo and chamber music
http://www.spannungen.de/en/festival.html
June 26th to 28th, 2020 – FRANCE – Paris Radio France
With 9 young pianists – Complete Beethoven Sonatas
https://www.maisondelaradio.fr/integrale-des-sonates-de-beethoven
July 12th, 2020 – GERMANY – Bad Kissinger Sommer CANCELLED
Concerts and master-classes
July 23rd-24th, 2020 – France Musique et Nature Festival CANCELLED
Recital and chamber music with Tedi Papavrami, violin and Xavier Phillips, cello
July 26th, 2020 – France La Rochelle Classic au Port Festival CANCELLED
chamber music with Xavier Phillips, cello
August 4th-5th, 2020 – BELGIUM – Stavelot Festival CANCELLED
chamber music with Tedi Papavrami, violin and Xavier Phillips, cello
August 11th to 14th, 2020 – FRANCE – Les Musicales de Blanchardeau Festival CANCELLED
Recital and chamber music with Tedi Papavrami, violin and Xavier Phillips, cello
August 23rd, 2020 – FRANCE – Les Musicales de Sarlat
Beethoven Recital Sonatas opus 109, 110, 111
August 30th, 2020 – FRANCE – Paris Les Solistes à Bagatelle CANCELLED
September 10th-11th, 2020 – DENMARK Sonderborg – GERMANY Flensburg
Beethoven Concerto n.1 South Danemark Philharmonic Orchestra – Johannes Wildner, conductor
September 16th-17th, 2020 – FRANCE Piano à Lyon
September 24th-27th, 2020 – POLONIA Varsovia La Folle Journée CANCELLED
With Sinfonia Varsovia – FFG Play and conduct
October 13th-A15th, 2020 – CANADA Montreal CANCELLED
Beethoven Concertos n.1 and 4 With Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal – Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
October 16th-17th, 2020 – HONG-KONG – Playing and Conducting – POSTPONED
November 15th, 2020 – FRANCE Bischwiller POSTPONED
Beethoven/Chopin recital
November 20th, 2020 – FRANCE Ezy-sur-Eure POSTPONED
Beethoven/Chopin recital
November 26th, 2020 – 6:30 FRANCE Boulogne La Seine Musicale POSTPONED
December 1st, 2020 – 8:30 FRANCE Uzerche Auditorium POSTPONED
Beethoven recital Sonatas Clair de Lune, Pathétique, opus 111
December 10th-11th, 2020 – FRANCE Paris CNSM – Soissons Auditorium
CNSM Orchestra – Beethoven, Mozart, Saint-Saëns – FFG Play and conduct