An Evening of French Art & Music in Ubud

(11/2/2009)

The Mozaic Lounge, Ubud's premier dining venue, will play host to an evening of fine art and music on Saturday, November 7, 2009.

With an art exhibition of charcoal workds by Aimery Joessel as a background, two rising stars of the classical music world will present two separate one-hour receitals beginning at 5:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.. French violinist Nicolas Dautricourt and classical guitarist Emmanuel Rossfelder will perform at these free-of-charge concerts in the lounge where Mozaic's singnature cocktails, select wines by the glass and delicious canapes will be available from the menu.

Nicolas Dautricourt

Considered one the most brilliant and engaging violinists of his generation, Nicolas Dautricourt has won numerous music awards, including: ADAMI Classical Discovery of the Year» presented at Midem in Cannes; Natexis Foundation Award; Henryk Wieniawski Prize (Poznan, Poland); Rodolfo Lipizer Prize (Gorizia, Italy); and the Gian-Battista Viotti International Violin Competitions (Vercelli, Italy).

He has appeared at major venues in France, including Salle Pleyel, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Cité de la Musique, Musée d'Orsay, Opéra du Rhin and Grand Théâtre de Provence. Internationally he has performed at Wigmore Hall in London; Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow; Boston's Gardner Museum; Teatro Nacional de Belém, Copenhagen Concert Hall and the Ongakudo Hall in Kanazawa, Japan.

Dauricort has performed as a soloist with the Orchestre National de France, Mexico Philharmonic, Belgrade Radio Orchestra, Kiev Philharmonic, Nice Philharmonic orchestra, Caen Symphony orchestra, Sarajevo Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Pasdeloup, Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, Orchestre des Pays de Savoie, Orchestre d'Auvergne, Orchestre Français des Jeunes, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Toulon, Baltic Chamber Orchestra, European Camerata, the chamber orchestra of La Scala de Milan, the Tokyo chamber orchestra, the Kanazawa Orchestral Ensemble and The Sendai Strings Ensemble.

Dautricourt is very fond of Chamber music as well as Jazz, with records in both genre to his credit.

Emmanuel Rossfelder

Picking up the guitar at 5 years of age, Emmanuel Rossfelder had by the age of 14 already won a Gold Medal from the Conservatory of Music Aize-en-Provence. In recognition of his prodigious talents, he was placed under the tutelege of Alexander Lagoya at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique Pari.

Among the awards to his credit are Master of the Guitar in Paris; The Pierre Salvi Award presented personally by the French Minister of Culture; The Stotsenberg prize (USA); Walcourt (Belgium); Benicasim (Spain); and Vina del Mar (Chile).

He has performed as a soloist with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Radio-France; orchestras in Cannes, Nices, Avergne, Perrugia, la Scala in Milan; the Landmarks Orchestra in Boston; and The Baltic Chamber Orchestra.

The Mozaic's regular jazz ensemble will also be performing in the lounge.

Those attending the recital are welcome to make reservations for dinner at the Mozaic Restaurant.

For reservations and more information, call ++62-(0)361-975768.