Hervé Joulain / Kārlis Rērihs / Bertrand Dubos / Benoît De Barsony / Madara Agnese Radzina, Horn - Sharon Roffman, Violin - Ninon Hannecart-Ségal, Piano -

Sinfonietta Rīga Chamber Orchestra - Kaspars Ādamsons, Conductor

Works by Damase, Dünser, Kerschek, Herbillon, Couson, Petroï, Proust, Benetti, Bertrand, Zygel, Zeller, Solal, Van Hemelryck, Badol

HORN LEGACY – Hervé Joulain, a musician of his time – 60th Anniversary
What does that mean? Because unlike in the centuries that have preceded us, being a musician in the 20th and 21st centuries in what is called art music, which is defined by classifications, that is to say commonly referred to as classical music, mainly means playing and interpreting music by composers who have often been dead for a long time. In the time of Mozart, contemporary music was Mozart or Salieri. The same is true for Bach, Brahms, Verdi, Rossini etc. So being a musician in this field, which does not fall within the realm of popular music, would mean today being a musician who has no connection to modern composers, that is to say those who have recently passed away or are still alive.
So, to break out of this paradigm and truly be a musician of one’s time in the full sense of the term requires being in contact with today’s composers and their works. This means having works dedicated to you that must be created and supported, it means a dialogue with the composers, it means using your talent to inspire them to create new works, it means exploring the capabilities of the instrument and stimulating the prowess of the musician to take bold steps on previously unexplored paths.

On the occasion of his 60th birthday, Hervé Joulain is presenting – most of this first recordings – of composers who have dedicated these works to him partly.


Further info: Sinfonietta Rīga | Kaspars Ādamsons

Hervé Joulain has appeared as soloist with 120 orchestras, performing Telemann, Mozart, Haydn, Schumann, Weber, Saint-Saëns, Strauss, and Britten, in France, Canada, the United States, Russia, Romania, Finland, Sweden, Japan, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland, Georgia, Germany, Ukraine, and Spain ...
As a chamber musician he has played with Paul Tortelier, Vadim Repin, Gidon Kremer, Natacha Gutmann, Pinchas Zukerman, Yuri Bashmet, Mstislav Rostropovich, Pierre Amoyal, Michel Dalberto, Alisa Weilerstein, Renaud Capuçon and many others, in Europe, Canada, the United States, and Israel.
He was named principal horn of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Radio France (Marek Janowski) at the age of 20, and then with the National Orchestra of France (Charles Dutoit, Kurt Masur, Daniele Gatti, Emmanuel Krivine). He has also performed with the orchestras of New York, Berlin, Amsterdam, Rome, Milan, Cologne, Brussels, Oslo, Stockholm, Munich, Boston, Seoul, also with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra of Europe, conducted by Seiji Ozawa, Riccardo Muti, Bernard Haitink, Leonard Bernstein, Zubin Mehta, Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Boulez, Claudio Abbado, Lorin Maazel, Myung Whun Chung, Gustavo Dudamel, Daniel Harding, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Neeme Järvi.
Joulain has given masterclasses in many French cities, as well as in 22 countries like Portugal, the Czech Republic, Canada, Brazil, Ireland, Spain, England, Finland, Italy, Switzerland, Luxemburg, Malaysia, Holland, Korea, Germany and Japan.

Hervé Joulain a joué en concertiste avec 120 orchestres différents grâce à Telemann, Haydn, Mozart, Schumann, Weber, Saint-Saëns, Strauss, Britten, en France, Canada, Etats-Unis, Russie, Roumanie, Finlande, Suède, Japon, Italie, Portugal, Estonie, Suisse, Géorgie, Allemagne, Ukraine, Espagne, Lettonie ...
Passionné par la musique de chambre, s’est produit notamment aux côtés de Paul Tortelier, Pierre Amoyal, Vadim Repin, Michel Dalberto, Boris Berezowski, Boris Belkin, Pinchas Zukerman, Natacha Guttman, Yuri Bashmet, Gidon Kremer, Pierre Laurent Aimard, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, M. W. Chung, … en Europe, Canada, Etats-Unis et Israël et Asie.
À l’orchestre, il est nommé Super-Soliste du Philharmonique de Radio France de M. Janowski à 20 ans, puis du National de France (C. Dutoit, K. Masur, D. Gatti et E. Krivine).
lI fut également sollicité par les orchestres de New York, Berlin, Amsterdam, Rome, Milan, Cologne, Bruxelles, Oslo, Stockholm, Boston, Mahler Chamber de Berlin, Orchestre de Chambre d’Europe de Londres, Munich... conduits par Seiji Ozawa, Ricardo Mutti, Bernard Haïtink, Léonard Bernstein, Zubin Mehta, Daniel Baremboïm, Pierre Boulez, Claudio Abbado, Lorin Maazel, Gustavo Dudamel, Daniel Harding, Yannick Nézet-Séguin ...
Hervé Joulain a donné des masterclasses partout en France ainsi qu’à Lisbonne, Prague, Edmonton, Belo Horizonte, Cork, Saragosse, La Corogne, Ferrol, Manchester, Londres, Tallinn, Jakobstad, Kuhmo, Munich, Modène, Parme, Ferrare, Bielle, Luxembourg, Kuala Lumpur, Eindhoven, Hertogenbosch, Universités de Seoul, Kiev, Omori-Japon, Tbilissi, Townsville-Australie ...
« Par son art qui paraît sans limite, Hervé JOULAIN s'inscrit dans le sillage des grands cornistes de légende Dennis Brain et Barry Tuckwell » (Michel Le Naour, "Le Monde de la Musique")

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