Programme

PARTIE I:

J.HAYDN (1732-1809): concerto pour trompette et piano en mib Majeur HOB.VII:1

I Allegro II Andante III Allegro

M.RAVEL (1875-1937): Gaspard de la nuit: I Ondine (piano)

G.ENESCO (1881-1955): Légende pour trompette et piano en do mineur

Lent et grave

J.S.BACH Prélude et fugue n.1 pour orgue en la mineur »  transcription Liszt

Partie II

Théo CHARLIER ( 1868-1944): Solo de concours pour trompette et piano en sib mineur:

Allegro deciso – poco meno mosso – Final

F.CHOPIN (1810-1849)

Nocturne op 27 et op 62

G.GERSCHWIN (1898-1937)

« Rhapsody in blue » arrangement pour trompette et piano par T. Dokshitser

Born in the north of France, Pascal CLARHAUT began his studies at the music school of the municipal harmony of Leers. He continued his studies in Roubaix with Mr Gilbert Desprez and then in Tourcoing where he obtained a First Prize for Trumpet in the class of Mr Gérard ROUSSEL.

He continued his studies in Orléans with Jean-Paul LEROY before entering the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Lyon where he was unanimously awarded a First Prize for Trumpet in the class of Pierre DUTOT.

Appointed Cornet solo, then Trumpet solo in the Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, he has been since 1991, Trumpet solo in the National Orchestra of the Paris Opera.

He holds a C.A. in trumpet and is a professor at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Départemental in Aulnay-sous-Bois.

Since 2010 he is also a professor at the Pôle Supérieur 93

Pascal Clarhaut retired in November 2021

At the same time, Pascal Clarhaut travels the world as a soloist with piano, organ, brass-band, wind band, chamber orchestra and symphony orchestra

Pascal CLARHAUT has already made a name for himself in many countries: Spain, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, Canada, Thailand, England, Switzerland, USA…

He has played under the direction of prestigious conductors such as: G. Dudamel, S. Rattle, W-M. Chung, E. Inbal, P. Salonen, S. Gerglief, Th. Guschlbauer, E. Krivine, M. Plasson, A. Jordan, L. Pfaff, P. Boulez, S. Ozawa, L. Mazzel, J. Tate… with the orchestras of Paris, Lille, Lyons, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Grenoble, Budapest, Prague…

His recognised teaching skills have led to him being regularly invited to give Master Classes both in France (C.N.S.M.P., C.R.R, C.R.D….) and abroad.

Claire Buttin et Charles Offenstein – Voyage en Europe à quatre mains

CHARLES OFFENSTEIN

Charles began his musical studies at the CRR in Strasbourg and the CRD in Colmar.
He continued his studies in Germany at the “Hochscule für Musik” in Freiburg im Breisgau where he studied with Vitali Berzon.
After obtaining his concert and teaching diplomas, he went to the École Normale de Musique de Paris to study with Réna Shereshevskaya.
He won several international prizes, including first prize at the Brest International Chopin Competition and third prize at the Gorizia International Competition in Italy. He performs as a soloist in festivals such as the Dinard International Music Festival and the Quimper Musical Weeks. He also dedicated a concert tour to Chopin with AJAM in 2013.
Charles also forms a duo with pianist Claire Buttin. In 2018 they premiered Carl Vine’s Sonata for piano four hands in France.
Interested in new ways of approaching music on stage, he also participates in the creation of “Instant Karma circus recital”, a show combining piano and circus arts directed by Laurent Gachet.
Since January 2020, Charles has been a PEA pianist accompanist at the CRD de la Dordogne.