The fifteenth edition of Talloires Pyroconcerts Festival will take place from 25 to 27th August 2010.

On the occasion of the 150th birthday of the fastening of Savoy with France, an exceptionnal program waits for you.
2010 will be the year of immoderate pyrotechnic effects and surprises.  
















Wednesday august 25th: Happy Birthay!

Frédéric Chopin,  Robert Schumann, la Savoie, Django Reinhardt, Anton Tchekhov,Tchekhov, and the French-speaking countries African celebrate all together their birthday, there is 200, 150, 100 and 50 years old! The 100 years of Django REINHART,the 50 years of the independence for French-speaking countries of Africa. An exceptionnal show with jazz and music of the world. A mixture of music, nautical parades, firewoks in homage to the birth and the creation.

It is the occasion to make a water and musical festival in honour of all these big artists.

So, in the stoneware of a story told by Véronique Jannot , we shall pass of the classical music in the Italian and Savoyard popular music, to go towards the music of Django Reinhardt and to finish on fireworks with the African gospel native of Congo!

With the cooperation of François-René Duchâble (piano), Véronique Jannot (comedienne), Romanic Trio (guitar and bass), Palatas Singers , Jean-Robert Chappelet (accordion), Sébastien Geroudet (accordion), Carole Montmayeur (accordion).

Postponed on August 26th in case of bad weather conditions.

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Friday august 27th  : Gala France - Russie

To the occasion of the year of Russia organized in France, it was natural to create to Talloires a synchronized swimming on the most beautiful melodies of the musical directory of France and Russia.

With the cooperation of compagnie Julien Lestel already used by places accompanied by the sound of the magic piano of François-René Duchâble.
To perfect the magic there will be also an accordion of Boban Bjelic , wonderful artist for whom the Russian melodies have no more secret.

According to notes and fireworks Macha Meril will tell us her poems, her tales, the correspondences of Voltaire and big Catherine will eventually entrainer we well beyond Talloires and beyond its bay.

Postponed on August 28th in case of bad weather conditions.

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The concept
In 1996, some friends, artists who are passionnated by Talloires imagine to turn the most beautiful bay of the lake into a formidable decoration of spectacle.
Five years later, the artistic direction is confided to Jean-Eric Ougier. The pyrotechnist producer gives an original orientation to the event by creating a new concept, the Pyroconcerts.

This true artistic adventure celebrates this year its fifteenth birthday
The Pyroconcerts, it's above all a single festival.Imagine! A open sky concert, illuminated by prestigious pyrotechnical effects. On a scene built on the water, artists give us the best of themselves to offer an exceptional musical spectacle.

Each summer, the splendid bay of Talloires is the theatre of this imposing alchemy. The fireworks fill with wonder the public at the rythm of the jazz, variety and classical compositions.
Often, dancers and acrobats accompany musicians and actors to offer a complete spectacle, near the universe of Music Hall.

The richess of the Pyroconcerts of Talloires rests on this artistic orientation, which is cultural and festive.
The excellence of the interpreters and feeric lights, enjoy a large public and this event becomes a privileged entertainment living in familly.

A casting of exception on 12 years:
The artist-musicians: the pianist François René Duchâble faithful to the event since its creation, Claude Bolling, Liz Mc Comb, Emmanuelle Bertrand (violoncello), Brigitte Engerer (piano), Dana Cioccali (piano), Pascal Amoyal (piano), the Orchestra of Pays de Savoie,Sophie Forte and her jazz Band, Jeanette Lindstroem and her quintet of jazz, Bertrand Renaudin and his jazz quartet, Benjamin Moussay (piano jazz), Didier Lockwood (violin jazz),Jean-Marc Philips (violin), Alexander Knazieff (violoncello).
Actors, actresses and prestigious godfathers, André Dussolier, Jean-Claude Brialy, Macha Meril, Marie-Christine Barrault, Stéphane Freiss, Maureen Dor, Stanislas Sauphanor.

A magician of fireworks ans arts
OUGIER Jean-Eric, pyrotechnist, artistic director and scenographer.

With the passing years, the spectator child of the Fetes of the Annecy Lake, pyrotechnist apprendice at the age of 18, in control of the society "Fêtes et Feux" since 25 years, has made his passion, his job. Jean-Eric Ougier likes to be defined as an originator of open air events. Productor, pyrotechnist, author, he endorses allthe roles with pleasure, to design innovative spectacles.
Shouldered by his faithful team, he sees his dreams become true and he is delighted to can share them with a very large public.
In France or in Europe, he has a lot of requests behalf of private and institutional prescribers. He has producted many outside spectacles: The Fairs of Night of the Versailles Castle, the legendary Fairs of the Annecy Lake, The Nights of Fire of Chantilly or several celebrations of July 14 at Paris.
With the Pyroconcerts of Talloires, he affirms his taste and his fascination for mixtures of kinds and arts. The released artistic harmony of the Pyroconcerts, reveals since 10 years the many facets of his talent.


The artists on the bill

François DUCHABLE
Pianist with an international fame, François-René Duchâble received many rewards throughout his career: The Shock of the Music, The Victories of the Music... With his accomplice Jean-Eric Ougier, he likes to innovate the domain of the music and go off the beaten tracks...