International Center of Music Château de La Moutte

Cursus

The school is designed to host 50 young string instrumentalists or pianists. Admission will depend on the information provided on application and/or on the results of short courses designed to assess musicians' talent, creative potential, motivation and ability to live in a group setting. The school year covers eight months, from 15 September to 15 December and 15 January to 15 June.

-  Initial training: 1 to 2 years
Admission level: first prize from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique (Paris) or equivalent for foreign musicians. Initial training: 1 to 2 years Preparation for international contests. Training for professional life. The School will also host professional chamber music groups and young soloists wishing to further explore their work or expand their repertoire.

-  In-service training / concert cycle: of variable length up to one year
Course for professional musicians or teachers wishing to consolidate their knowledge or benefit from this creative forum of exchange and research. Trainees in this cycle will be given an assignment in the School and will in particular be expected to help students following the initial training course.

A prestigious place of study combined with comfortable accommodation

The School of Music will be held in a unique setting which in itself fosters personal development and meditation. The Château de la Moutte is a protected site in Saint Tropez, south-east France.

-  A natural source of inspiration : 4 hectares of palm trees, gardens, vineyards and woodland just 300 meters from the Mediterranean, where the "music of nature" has been definitively protected through Anne Troisier's gift to the Conservatoire du Littoral, a state body responsible for protecting the French coastline.

- A place of history and culture :
today considered a "historical monument", the Domaine de la Moutte was created in the late XIXth century by Emile Ollivier, then Prime Minister under Napoleon III. His library, which boasts over 6,000 literary works, has been kept exactly as it was, and will continue to be consulted by students. It will be expanded to include work by guest VIPs, musical reviews and more, and will also be complemented by a video and record library.

-  A musical tradition of prestige :
émile Ollivier married the daughter of Franz Liszt, instigating a prestigious musical tradition which has been nurtured to this day. Indeed, Ollivier's grand-daughter has organized a chamber music festival at La Moutte every summer for the past 25 years.

Logistics

Accommodation, student meals, meeting rooms and similar facilities will be provided by Lou Riou, a well-equipped family boarding house adjacent to the Château de la Moutte. It will host students in its 35 comfortable rooms for 2 or 3, which are also well sound-proofed.
Maestros will be housed and take their meals in the main building. Six independent apartments will be built for the purpose.

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