Forest Festival Explained

Festival des Forêts
Genre:Classical
Location:Compiegne, France
Years Active:1992–
Founders:Bruno Ory-Lavollée

The Forest Festival or Festival of the Forests (French: Festival des Forêts) is a music festival created by Bruno Ory-Lavollée in 1992 held every year in June and July in Compiegne, northern France.

The Forest Festival offers classical music in the natural scenery of the and the Forest of Compiègne.

Four world premieres have been presented at the Festival e.g. Winter's Night by Nicolas Bacri, who was composer in residence at the Forest Festival 2010–2012.

In 2014, South Korean businessman Yoo Byung-eun had committed to a (~) sponsorship of the gala concert at Théâtre Impérial de Compiègne on 4 July 2014, where his photographs were to be projected during the world premiere in its entirety of Nicolas Bacri's Les Quatre Saisons opus 80.[1] [2] [3] Following an open letter on 12 June from Korean expatriates in France to, among others, French Minister of Culture Aurélie Filippetti and the president of the Forest Festival, and subsequent talks between the festival and the Ministry of Culture, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on 30 June gave written notice to the festival suggesting the projection should be renounced "out of sensitivity and respect for the Korean people mourning [following the sinking of ''[[Sewol]]], in particular the families of the young victims, and in the interest of the Festival and of France"; the projection and the sponsorship was cancelled on 2 July.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Concert de Gala . https://web.archive.org/web/20140605054706/http://www.festivaldesforets.fr/index.php?page=concert&id=233 . Gala Concert . festivaldesforets.fr . live . 5 June 2014 . 20 June 2014 . French.
  2. News: Pierrig . Guennec . Un mécène du Festival des forêts recherché par la police coréenne . A patron of the Forest Festival sought by the Korean police . . Courrier-picard.fr . French . 27 May 2014 . 1 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140602201838/http://www.courrier-picard.fr/region/un-mecene-du-festival-des-forets-recherche-par-la-ia0b0n379220 . live . 2 June 2014.
  3. Web site: Hasquenoph . Bernard . Ahae, mécène d'un concert de gala au Théâtre Impérial de Compiègne . Ahae patron of a gala concert at the Théâtre Impérial de Compiègne . louvrepourtous.fr . French . 26 May 2014 . 1 June 2014.
  4. Web site: La Communauté alternative des Coréens à Paris [The community of Koreans living in Paris] . 공개편지 – 프랑스 문화부장관, 전 루브르박물관 관장, 베르사이유궁 대표에게 . Open letter [to] The French Culture Minister, former director of The Louvre, Versailles Palace representative . Pariscopain.fr . French, Korean . 12 June 2014 . 15 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714190412/http://pariscopain.fr/archives/905 . 14 July 2014 . dead .
  5. News: À Compiègne, le mécène plonge le festival dans l'embarras . At Compiegne, patron plunges the festival into embarrassment . Courrier picard . 1 July 2014 . 2 July 2014 . French.
  6. News: Debes . Vicent . COMPIEGNE Le Festival des forêts coupe les ponts avec son mécène . Compiegne: The Forest Festival cut ties with their patron . Courrier picard . 2 July 2014 . 2 July 2014 . French.
  7. News: Le ministre des Affaires étrangères Laurent Fabius intervient indirectement dans l'affaire Ahae . . 2 July 2014 . 2 July 2014 . Bélingard, Christian . The Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius indirectly involved in the Ahae case.
  8. Web site: Hasquenoph . Bernard . Ahae annulé au Festival des forêts, la lettre de Laurent Fabius . Ahae canceled at the Forest Festival, the letter of Laurent Fabius . louvrepourtous.fr . 3 July 2014 . 3 July 2014 . French.
  9. News: Gignoux . Sabine . Après Compiègne, Laurent Fabius va intervenir à Versailles contre Ahae . After Compiègne, Laurent Fabius will intervene against Ahae at Versailles . . French . 3 July 2014 . 3 July 2014.
  10. News: France Wants South Korea Ferry Owner Event Scrapped . . 4 July 2014 . Agence France-Presse . 4 July 2014.
  11. News: Naufrage en Corée: polémique à Compiègne . Shipwreck in Korea: Controversy at Compiègne . French . . 3 July 2014 . 4 July 2014.
  12. Web site: Communiqué de presse: Festival des Forêts — Concert du 4 juillet 2014 . PDF . https://web.archive.org/web/20140704161316/http://www.festivaldesforets.fr/documents/files/Communiqu%C3%A9%20sur%20concert%204%20juillet%20dat%C3%A9%202%20juillet.pdf . dead . 4 July 2014 . Press release: Forest Festival — Concert on 4 July 2014 . festivaldesforets.fr . French . 2 July 2014 . 4 July 2014 .