Fiddler’s gesture & posture through French Folk Music
Day 1 Wednesday 18|02
*FULL*
French Folk Chamber Music
Open for all string instruments
Day 5 Sunday 22|02
*FULL*
Workshop 1 Fiddler’s gesture & posture through French Folk Music
This workshop focuses on the technique, movement, and posture of the violinist through the lens of French traditional repertoire. On the program: targeted work on bowing, left-hand efficiency, and body alignment to gain power, fluidity, and playing comfort.
Workshop 2 French Folk Chamber Music
This workshop invites participants to explore string quartet playing through folk repertoire and compositions inspired by traditional music. The aim is to combine the rigor and finesse of classical chamber music with the energy, colors, and freedom of folk.
For fiddle players with intermediate instrument skills. The workshop ‘French Folk Chamber Music’ is open for string instruments: violin, viola and cello.
Workshops can be booked per day. You’re welcome to join multiple sessions with the same teacher, but it’s not required. Each day is independent, so you can mix and match freely.
10:00 – 12:30 & 14:00 – 17:00 (Sunday till 16:30)
Margaux Liénard
Margaux Liénard grew up in a family of musicians in the Avesnois region near the Ardennes. She began violin at six, trained at the conservatories of Valenciennes and Lille (earning her Diplôme d’Études Musicales), and later broadened her studies to include jazz and Irish music, with an additional year at the Conservatoire du Xème in Paris.
Over time, she developed a strong interest in traditional music, shaping her style through influences from various European fiddle traditions as well as Eastern modal music and microtonality. She eventually adopted the Hardanger d’Amore, which became central to her artistic identity.
Her work spans several cross-genre projects, including Kyab Yul-Sa, the klezmer group Bubbey Mayse, the Irish-inspired Ramble Ditties, and a blues duo with Julien Biget. In 2019, following extensive research into the musical heritage of Avesnois-Thiérache, she created L’Euphonie des Coquecigrues, a string-quartet project blending elements of folk and baroque music.
photo © Victor Delfim
