Musiques et Vignes à Fontevraud
English version
The festival Musiques et Vignes en Confluence was created in 2022 by French violinist Bernard Zinck who wanted to celebrate chamber music and the award-winning vineyards of the Loire Valley. The festival promotes the Loire heritage on the border between Touraine and Anjou, in the magical setting of Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, the Loire and the Vienne Confluence, classified in 2022 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
For our fifth season, the festival is back in its original format with four chamber music concerts followed by wine tasting. All concerts are presented in the Church of Saint-Michel, in Fontevraud-l'Abbaye. The wine tasting following the concerts are held in the presbyter garden, next to the church. Our formula remains the same: chamber music concerts featuring original and interesting repertoire following by an alfresco wine tasting where audience members and artists can mingle while tasting local wine. The 2026 guest artists held from Argentine, France, Italy, Germany and Spain.
• Saturday July 4 at 7.00pm: String Trios from Bach to Dohnányi
Bernard Zinck (violin), Karsten Dobers (viola), Emmanuel Boulanger (cello)
J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations" BWV 968
Zoltán Kodály: Intermezzo
Ernö Dohnányi: Serenade for String Trio op. 10
The wine tasting starts at 8.30pm in the garden of the parish house next to the church.
• Sunday July 5 at 5.00pm: String Duets
Bernard Zinck and Anna Bohigas (violins), Karsten Dobers (viola), Emmanuel Boulanger (cello)
Jean-Marie Leclair: Duet Op. 3 No. 1 for two violins
W.A. Mozart: Duet No. 1 for violin and viola in G major, K. 423
Zoltàn Kodàly: Duo for violin and cello Op. 7
The wine tasting starts at 6.30pm in the garden of the parish house next to the church.
• Saturday July 11 at 7.00pm: Tangos for Guitar and Bandoneon with the Torres-Fruscella Duo
Antonio Fruscella (guitar) and Facundo Torres (bandoneon) will perform a program of Argentinian tangos.
Works by Carlos Gardel, Alfonso Montes, Horacio Salgan and Astor Piazzolla.
The wine tasting starts at 8.30pm in the garden of the parish house next to the church.
• Sunday July 12 at 5.00pm: Les Bassons du Roy
Pierre Walter, Mathieu Moreaud and Aurélien Utz (bassoons)
François-René Gebauer: Trio No. 3 in B flat major
Adolf Bergt: Trio
Michael Norris: Six Dances
The wine tasting starts at 6.30pm in the garden of the parish house next to the church.
The detailed repertoire and artists bios for all four concerts can be found in the "Programmation" section.
For our fifth season, the festival is back in its original format with four chamber music concerts followed by wine tasting. All concerts are presented in the Church of Saint-Michel, in Fontevraud-l'Abbaye. The wine tasting following the concerts are held in the presbyter garden, next to the church. Our formula remains the same: chamber music concerts featuring original and interesting repertoire following by an alfresco wine tasting where audience members and artists can mingle while tasting local wine. The 2026 guest artists held from Argentine, France, Italy, Germany and Spain.
• Saturday July 4 at 7.00pm: String Trios from Bach to Dohnányi
Bernard Zinck (violin), Karsten Dobers (viola), Emmanuel Boulanger (cello)
J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations" BWV 968
Zoltán Kodály: Intermezzo
Ernö Dohnányi: Serenade for String Trio op. 10
The wine tasting starts at 8.30pm in the garden of the parish house next to the church.
• Sunday July 5 at 5.00pm: String Duets
Bernard Zinck and Anna Bohigas (violins), Karsten Dobers (viola), Emmanuel Boulanger (cello)
Jean-Marie Leclair: Duet Op. 3 No. 1 for two violins
W.A. Mozart: Duet No. 1 for violin and viola in G major, K. 423
Zoltàn Kodàly: Duo for violin and cello Op. 7
The wine tasting starts at 6.30pm in the garden of the parish house next to the church.
• Saturday July 11 at 7.00pm: Tangos for Guitar and Bandoneon with the Torres-Fruscella Duo
Antonio Fruscella (guitar) and Facundo Torres (bandoneon) will perform a program of Argentinian tangos.
Works by Carlos Gardel, Alfonso Montes, Horacio Salgan and Astor Piazzolla.
The wine tasting starts at 8.30pm in the garden of the parish house next to the church.
• Sunday July 12 at 5.00pm: Les Bassons du Roy
Pierre Walter, Mathieu Moreaud and Aurélien Utz (bassoons)
François-René Gebauer: Trio No. 3 in B flat major
Adolf Bergt: Trio
Michael Norris: Six Dances
The wine tasting starts at 6.30pm in the garden of the parish house next to the church.
The detailed repertoire and artists bios for all four concerts can be found in the "Programmation" section.
Wine Producers/Partners
The vineyards of the Loire Valley cover nearly 70,000 hectares of vines and include four wine regions: Pays Nantais, Anjou, Touraine and Centre.
The third largest wine region in France, along with Bordeaux and Bourgogne, the Loire Valley produces red, white and rosé wines, sweet wines and bubbly wines.
Loire wines are mainly grouped into two appellations: Les Vins de Loire and Les Vins du Centre-Loire, but some appellations prefer to remain independent, such as the Côteaux du Vendômois, the wines of Bourgueil, Chinon, Saumur-Champigny or Valençay.
The festival's partners are located in the confluence of the Vienne and Loire rivers, between Chinon, Bourgueil and Saumur.
Bertille Cibileau
Les Philtres de Bertille, Lerné, 37500
lesphiltresdebertille.sumupstore.com
Lili et Nicolas Desdouit - La Sauvagère, La Ronce Bleue
6 Rue Trochet, Candes St Martin, 37550
www.instagram.com/vinslasauvagere/?hl=en
Angélique Léon
8 bis rue de la Roche Honneur, Beaumont-en-Véron, 37420
angelique-leon.com
Jonathan Thénéguin
25 Rue de la Buissonière, Beaumont-en-Véron, 37420
maisondesvinsduveron.com/nos-vignerons/jonathan-theneguin/
Alex Trévise
2 Rue de la Papinière, Anché, 37500
alextreviseartisanvigneron.fr
The vineyards of the Loire Valley cover nearly 70,000 hectares of vines and include four wine regions: Pays Nantais, Anjou, Touraine and Centre.
The third largest wine region in France, along with Bordeaux and Bourgogne, the Loire Valley produces red, white and rosé wines, sweet wines and bubbly wines.
Loire wines are mainly grouped into two appellations: Les Vins de Loire and Les Vins du Centre-Loire, but some appellations prefer to remain independent, such as the Côteaux du Vendômois, the wines of Bourgueil, Chinon, Saumur-Champigny or Valençay.
The festival's partners are located in the confluence of the Vienne and Loire rivers, between Chinon, Bourgueil and Saumur.
Bertille Cibileau
Les Philtres de Bertille, Lerné, 37500
lesphiltresdebertille.sumupstore.com
Lili et Nicolas Desdouit - La Sauvagère, La Ronce Bleue
6 Rue Trochet, Candes St Martin, 37550
www.instagram.com/vinslasauvagere/?hl=en
Angélique Léon
8 bis rue de la Roche Honneur, Beaumont-en-Véron, 37420
angelique-leon.com
Jonathan Thénéguin
25 Rue de la Buissonière, Beaumont-en-Véron, 37420
maisondesvinsduveron.com/nos-vignerons/jonathan-theneguin/
Alex Trévise
2 Rue de la Papinière, Anché, 37500
alextreviseartisanvigneron.fr
- Location: Église Saint-Michel de Fontevraud-l'Abbaye - 4-5 Place de l'Église, 49590 Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, France
www.experienceloire.com/saint_michel_de_fontevraud.htm
- Reservations: Office de Tourisme Saumur Val de Loire
www.ot-saumur.fr - Telephone: 02 41 40 20 60
Admissions: Admissions: 15 euros
Free under 10 years old
- Informations: [email protected]
www.musiquesetvignes.com
- To make a tax-deductible donation to the Festival, go to:
www.paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=YDKELKRA8FX4C
- Festival Production: Association Musiques et Vignes en Confluence
I rue Rue du Port Feu-Hugon, 37000 Tours, France
www.experienceloire.com/saint_michel_de_fontevraud.htm
- Reservations: Office de Tourisme Saumur Val de Loire
www.ot-saumur.fr - Telephone: 02 41 40 20 60
Admissions: Admissions: 15 euros
Free under 10 years old
- Informations: [email protected]
www.musiquesetvignes.com
- To make a tax-deductible donation to the Festival, go to:
www.paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=YDKELKRA8FX4C
- Festival Production: Association Musiques et Vignes en Confluence
I rue Rue du Port Feu-Hugon, 37000 Tours, France