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A timeless moment in the intimate setting of a magical place in the heart of the Latin Quarter, featuring the most beautiful works of Frédéric Chopin. Philippe Alègre<br> Chopin<br><br> Nocturne Opus 32 No. 1<br> Waltz Opus 69 No. 2<br> Waltz in E minor, posthumous opus<br> Waltz in A minor, posthumous work<br> Waltz Opus 34 No. 2<br> Nocturne, posthumous work in C-sharp minor<br> Waltz Opus 64 No. 2<br> Fantasy-Impromptu<br> Nocturne Opus 9 No. 1<br> Waltz opus 64 n°1 (minute waltz)<br> Nocturne opus 9 n°2<br> Nocturne opus 48 n°1<br> Ballad No. 1 in G minor<br> Church heated during the winter months<br><br> Philippe Alègre, pianist<br> It was with the national orchestra of the Capitole de Toulouse, invited by its conductor Michel Plasson, that Philippe Alègre made his debut as a concert pianist.<br> The pianist Aldo Ciccolini first performed it in Paris at Salle Gaveau in 1989. Since then, he has pursued his career in France and abroad in piano duo, chamber music, as a soloist, and has shared the stage with many operatic artists.<br> Philippe Alègre has performed at, among other venues, the Musique d'été festival and the Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse, the Lyon Opera, the Grandes Heures de Cluny, the Riom International Piano Festival, the Hyères Festival, the Cziffra Festival, the Abbaye de L'Epau, the Annecy Festival, Saint-Etienne, Bordeaux... as well as in Budapest, Seville, Amsterdam, Malta, Geneva, Brussels, Athens...<br> In Paris he gave numerous concerts in the prestigious Gaveau and Cortot halls.<br> Alongside his career as a concert pianist, he was the founder and artistic director of the "Nuits musicales du Rouergue" from 2003 to 2022. He is currently the artistic director of "Piano Passion", a series of concerts throughout the year at the Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre church in Paris.<br> He has recorded solo "Intime" and "Chopin", two pianos with Fabrice Boulanger "West side story", with soprano Edwige Bourdy "Encanto", and with accordionist Thomas Chedal "Nostalgia del Tango".