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Wigmore Hall French Song Exchange 2026 at La Salle Cortot

festival-fair · 2026-05-26

The sixth edition of the Wigmore French Song Exchange culminates in a concert at La Salle Cortot in Paris. Founded by Dame Felicity Lott and François Le Roux, the program mentors eight singers and three pianists under Sebastian Wybrew. The evening features mélodies by Poulenc, Debussy, Fauré, Chaminade, Bizet, Jongen, Britten, Gounod, Duparc, Roussel, Massenet, Lili Boulanger, Aboulker, Nadia Boulanger, Puig-Roget, Viardot, Strohl, Beydts, Barber, Capdevielle, Hahn, Delibes, and Bernstein. Performances also take place in London.

Key facts

  • Sixth edition of Wigmore French Song Exchange
  • Concert at La Salle Cortot, Paris
  • Founded by Dame Felicity Lott and François Le Roux
  • Eight singers and three pianists mentored by Sebastian Wybrew
  • Program includes works by Poulenc, Debussy, Fauré, and others
  • Performances also in London
  • La Salle Cortot is a renowned Parisian concert hall
  • Event is a partner of Club Artistik Rezo

Entities

Artists

  • Dame Felicity Lott
  • François Le Roux
  • Sebastian Wybrew
  • Francis Poulenc
  • Claude Debussy
  • Gabriel Fauré
  • Cécile Chaminade
  • Georges Bizet
  • Joseph Jongen
  • Benjamin Britten
  • Charles Gounod
  • Henri Duparc
  • Émile Vuillermoz
  • Albert Roussel
  • Jules Massenet
  • Lili Boulanger
  • Isabelle Aboulker
  • Nadia Boulanger
  • Henriette Puig-Roget
  • Pauline Viardot
  • Rita Strohl
  • Louis Beydts
  • Samuel Barber
  • Pierre Capdevielle
  • Reynaldo Hahn
  • Léo Delibes
  • Leonard Bernstein

Institutions

  • Wigmore Hall
  • La Salle Cortot
  • Club Artistik Rezo
  • Artistikrezo

Locations

  • Paris
  • France
  • London
  • United Kingdom

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