CANDLELIGHT BAROQUE CONCERTS
Les apartés is a season of five candlelight chamber music concerts produced by Stradivaria at the Chapelle de l’Immaculée in Nantes. This year a sixth concert will take place at the Arts Museum of Nantes.
As a curtain-raiser to these concerts, Stradivaria invites advanced students from the Nantes Conservatoire for their first on-stage experience.
With a commitment to reaching all audiences, the season also includes commented concerts for pupils from schools of Nantes city, concert in care homes, and events welcoming groups through the “Carte blanche” programme.
Les apartés season is supported by the City of Nantes.
lundi 2 novembre 2026 | 20h30
Biber, l’ange gardien
A spiritual and musical journey around the captivating Rosary Sonatas of Heinrich Biber.
A mystical and virtuosic work of the 17th century, each sonata evokes an episode from the life of Christ and the Virgin, blending baroque fervor, profound expressiveness and technical daring.
L’Escadron volant de la Reine →
Josèphe Cottet · violon | Antoine Touche · violoncelle | Romain Falik · théorbe | Caroline Liéby · harpe | Clément Geoffroy · clavecin et orgue
Monday, 11 January 2027 | 8.30 pm
Hyperballads
Combining the theorbo, a typical instrument of the Baroque era, with the trumpet of a jazz master, and harnessing the infinite possibilities of computer technology and electronics, is the new challenge David Chevallier has set for himself. Hyperballads aims to be atmospheric and chamber-like, exploring timbres, breaths, and textures. For this original and intimate program, David Chevallier has chosen to collaborate with Geoffroy Tamisier, a subtle musician and refined soloist, creating a repertoire that highlights the resonance of the theorbo and the velvety sound of the trumpet.
Compagnie le Sonart →
David Chevallier • theorbo, composition, informatic et treatments | Geoffroy Tamisier • trumpet
Concert not included in concerts pass at Arts Museum of Nantes
This concert is not candlelit
Thursday, 29 April 2027 | 7.15 pm
Dans le salon de Beethoven
At the end of the 18th century, the quintet for pianoforte and winds emerged as a new form of chamber music, fostered by developments in instrument making and the growth of private musical practice. Combining the pianoforte with the then-flourishing wind quartet—oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon—this ensemble offered a particularly varied palette of timbres.
This concert juxtaposes two works published in 1810, at the crossroads of classicism and romanticism: the quintets of Beethoven and Danzi. Between concertante writing and chamber music dialogue, these works bear witness to the refinement of chamber music at the dawn of the 19th century.
Stradivaria →
Daniel Isoir • pianoforte
Guillaume Cuiller • oboe et direction | clarinet | horn| bassoon
Sunday, 6 December 2026 | 5 pm
Souffles sacrés
Between Bohemia and Austria, this program revives the brilliance of wind ensembles in the early 19th century. Druschetzky's Mass in B-flat major is juxtaposed with Franz Schubert's luminous Deutsche Messe. The voices of the Sainte-Anne-d'Auray Choir blend with the colors ofStradivaria winds octect in a single musical breath, for a celebration full of fervor and light.
Stradivaria →
Guillaume Cuiller & Vincent Blanchard • oboes| François Gillardot & Roberta Cristini • clarinets | Pierre-Yves Madeuf & Emmanuel Padieu • horns| Nicolas André & Emmanuel Vigneron • bassoons
Sainte-Anne-d’Auray Choir
Gilles Gérard • direction
Monday, 8 March 2027 | 8.30 pm
Jeux de dames, un portrait de l'amour
Most of the pieces in this program are veritable musical portraits that depict the world, things, and people. Let's allow Couperin to speak for himself on this subject: "I always had a subject in mind when composing these pieces: different occasions provided it; thus, the titles correspond to the ideas I had." A beautiful introduction to let us be surprised, charmed, and swept away!
Ensemble Amarillis →
Héloïse Gaillard • recorder and oboe | Jeanne Jourquin • harpsichord
Monday, 31 May 2027 | 8.30 pm
Bach, father and son
We know Johann Sebastian Bach for the unique cycle of cantatas he wrote in Leipzig and his second son Carl Philip Emanuel who was Kapelmeister at the ThomasKirche in Hamburg; however, their production of instrumental music holds a very important part in their respective lives.
Johann Sebastian was interested in the violin, for which he left us the famous solo Sonatas & Partitas and the magnificent trio Sonatas with harpsichord, such as BWV 1017 & 1019 in this program.
Carl Philip wrote for keyboards, organ, harpsichord, clavichord… often with accompaniment; this is the case of the ''Freie Phantasie'' in F# minor.
It is their chamber music production that particularly interests us here, offering a kind of comparison of the writings of the two musicians and the style of each.
Stradivaria →
Daniel Cuiller • violin | Jocelyne Cuiller • harpsichord
PRICES
full rate → 21 €
reduced rate → 12 €
18-26 years old, unemployed
ultra-reduced rate → 3 €
12-18 years old, people bearer of Carte Blanche
Free for under 12 years old children and students for Nantes's Conservatoire
*For 18-20 year olds, you can book via
CONCERTS PASS
5 concerts pass
full → 80 €
reduced → 48 €
3 concerts pass
full → 50 €
reduced → 30 €
*For 3-concert subscriptions, simply present your QR code at 3 of the 5 concerts of your choice.
** The 5-concert subscription includes all 5 concerts of the season taking place at Chapelle de l'Immaculée, Nantes.
BOOKINGS
online or 02 52 10 16 21
A ticket office will be open 30 minutes before each concert.
For group bookings, please contact us by phone or email in advance.
Stradivaria is a partner of the carte blanche network; for any group bookings for members, please contact Anne Tignon.
TICKETS for concerts
Biber, l’ange gardien | Chapelle de l'immaculée | 8.30 pm
Souffles sacrés | Chapelle de l'immaculée | 5 pm
Hyperballads | Chapelle de l'immaculée | 8.30 pm
Jeux de dames, un portrait de l'amour | Chapelle de l'immaculée | 8.30 pm
Dans le salon de Beethoven | Arts Museum of Nantes | 7.15 pm
Bach, père et fils | Chapelle de l'immaculée | 8.30 pm
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
places :
The concerts take place at the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception , rue Malherbe, 44000 Nantes
(The street is not accessible to vehicles; access is on foot from Rue Henri IV)
EXCEPT for April 29, 2027 at the Nantes Museum of Fine Arts , 10 rue Georges-Clemenceau, 44000 Nantes
Chapelle de l'Immaculée:
Tram
Line 1: "Duchesse Anne" stop + 5-10 min walk
Bus
lines 11, 12, C1, C6 and Busway 4:
Stop "Foch Cathédrale" + 5-10 min walk
Arts Museum of Nantes :
Tram
Line 1: "Duchesse Anne" stop + 5-10 min walk
Line 2: "St-Mihiel" stop + 10-minute walk
Bus
lines 11, 12, C1, C6 and Busway 4:
Stop "Foch Cathédrale" + 5-10 min walk
