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Restoration of Max Ernst’s “The King”

“The King Playing with the Queen”, a work by Max Ernst, a German painter and sculptor known for his part in the Surrealist movement, is being restored. [...]

International Festival of Jazz & Film: The Results are in!

The first International Festival of Jazz & Film kicked off on April 12.
A sumptuous three-day feast, fusing jazz and film.
This gem of a concept is the brainchild of jazz aficionado Jean-Marc Gélin, journalist Alex Dutilh, radio host Thierry Jousse, and MK2, the major French cinema network. Their mission: to create an event that would bring [...]

“French Spring Festival” heralds the start of the new season in Ukraine

The French Spring Festival in Ukraine celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, with events taking place in the country’s six largest cities: Kiev, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Lviv and Odessa.
The event, which has been sponsored by UkrSibbank BNP Paribas Group for the past 7 years, signals the arrival of spring.
A wide range of cultural and artistic [...]

Rising Star Piano Festival showcases young talent

The ‘Rising Star’ Piano Festival was initiated and sponsored by BNP Paribas China and the BNP Paribas Foundation. It was created to uncover the rising stars of China’s most talented young pianists, providing them with a platform on which to showcase their abilities.
Under the leadership of Mr. Paul-Arnaud Péjouan, Artistic Director of the Festival Piano [...]

Hong Kong Students Reflect on their Dance Workshop Experience

As a follow up to our last article about the final shows of this year’s Artists-in-Residence project, in which participating students performed what they had learned from choreographer Rock Fang and French artists Abou and Nawal Lawal of Compagnie La Baraka, here is what the students had to say!

As a reminder, this multi-disciplinary arts education [...]

Cubist Cubism in Rome

Cubistes and Cubisme, a new exhibition sponsored by BNL, is on now and running until June 23rd at the Vittoriano Complex in Rome.
Over 200 works will be on display, including oil paintings, drawings, sculptures, design objects, films, costumes, compositions and documents retracing the birth and growth of this movement, revolutionary in both Europe and across [...]

A Master of the Renaissance—accessible to all

BNL is lending a work by Lorenzo Lotto, “Giuditta con la testa di Oloferne”—Judith with the Head of Holofernes—for inclusion in the exhibition “A master of the Renaissance. Lotto in the Marche region”, which is being held in the Sale delle Arti at the Palace of Venaria from 9 March to 7 July 2013.
The Italian [...]

The Queen Elizabeth Competition, a springboard for musical talent

The Queen Elizabeth Competition is a prestigious international music competition that has been honouring young virtuoso musicians, including instrumentalists, singers and composers, for 75 years.
The competition was an initiative of Queen Elizabeth of Belgium. Its aim is to help young performers to achieve a bright career in the music world.
In 2012, the laurels went to [...]

Come celebrate the launch of the International Jazz & Cinema Festival

It’s official! The first annual Festival international du Jazz au Cinéma—featuring movies about Jazz—will be held in Paris from 12- 14 April 2013, in partnership with the BNP Paribas Foundation, which has helped and supported jazz musicians, their careers and their musical endeavours for the past 18 years. The event is supported by BNP Paribas—a [...]