Tucked away in the Lubéron between Marseilles and Avignon, a region best known for its Cavaillon melons, the thirty-year-old Festival de La Roque d'Anthéron has emerged as the major European summer venue for pianists. Blessed with a million-dollar budget, the latest outdoor acoustical installation and affordable ticket prices, visitors can enjoy world-class performances in a natural park setting. This year's festival features recitals by distinguished keyboard artists such as Martha Argerich, Nelson Freire, Christian Zacharias, Boris Berezovsky, Nikolaï Lugansky, Dezsö Ránki, Grigory Sokolov, Aldo Ciccolini, Maria João Pires, Stephen Kovacevich, Arcadi Volodos, McCoy Tyner, Eric Legnini Trio, Yaron Herman, Chick Corea, Makoto Ozone, Brigitte Engerer, Jean-Claude Pennetier, Anne Queffélec, François Chaplin, Claire Désert, Florent Boffard, Emmanuel Strosser, Philippe Giusiano, Bruno Rigutto, Christian Ivaldi, Alain Planès among others.
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