Fernand Halphen
31/08/2017
Hebrew melodies concert
Watch excerpts from the concert performed by the cellist Sarah Iancu and the pianist David Bismuth, as part of the 13th edition of the Festival des Cultures Juives 2017, on …
04/03/2017
Centennial of the passing of Fernand Halphen
For the centennial year of the passing of Fernand Halphen (1872 - 1917), several events will take place : Concerts, publication of a collective book, and release of a new CD at the end of 2017 …
01/03/2017
From the salon to the front: Fernand Halphen (1872-1917), composer, patron and director of military music
A collective work published in April 2017 under the direction of Laure Schnapper, with the collaboration of Pierre-André Meyer – Preface by Hervé Roten, published under the auspices of EHESS, …
07/09/2016
Art music, 2nd part
From the Baroque period to the present day, many Jewish composers have written works inspired by Judaism or reflective of their times.Listen to a selection of works by Reynaldo Hahn, Fernand …
04/05/2016
Art music, 1st part
A selection of works by Charles-Valentin Alkan, Fernand Halphen, Ernest Bloch, Alexandre Tansman, Kurt Weill, Alberto Hemsi, and Serge Kaufmann …
04/02/2016
Fernand Halphen, a composer in the Great War
On April 6, 2014, for the commemorations celebrating 100 years after World War 1 (1914-1918), the European Institute of Jewish Music organized a concert, along with the Museum of Art …
20/01/2016
EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF JEWISH MUSIC’S GALA CONCERT – 2015 EDITION
Watch video clips of the first edition of the European Institute of Jewish Music’s Gala Concert, “Jewish music in all its states”, which was given November 8, 2015 in Adyar Theater in …
02/02/2015
Halphen, Fernand (1872-1917)
Fernand Halphen was born in 1872 and died for France in 1917. A pupil of Gabriel Fauré and Jules Massenet, he won the second Prix de Rome in 1896. Halphen was the author of over a hundred major works, including melodies, symphonies, sonatas, and pieces for the violin, cello, piano, and horn …
06/11/2014
Fernand Halphen – Andante religioso
The melody of this work for violin or cello and keyboard (organ or piano) by Fernand Halphen is based on the melody of Friday’s evening prayer Veshomerou sung in the Consistorial synagogues that practice the Ashkenazi rite …
25/03/2014
Tribute to Fernand Halphen
Throughout 2014, various events in honor of Fernand Halphen will be organized to commemorate the centenary of the 14-18 war …