Festival

Far from any glare or glitter the Nuits du Château de la Moutte in Saint-Tropez are a call to romanticism and poetry.

Located in the heart of a magnificent, century-old palm-grove, the La Situé property was acquired and restored in 1860 by Emile Ollivier, Prime Minister under Napoleon III and husband of Blandine Liszt, daughter of Franz Liszt and sister of Cosima Wagner. A charming little XVIIIth century château hidden away on the Saint-Tropez peninsula, at the tip of La Moutte Point.

Since that time the property has been home to a prestigious musical tradition fostering close contact between artists and audience.

Under the general management and artistic direction of the violinist Jean-Philippe Audoli, the festival promotes itself as the place where music and the arts meet. It features some of the world's greatest artists: pianists Nelson Freire, François-René Duchâble, Boris Berezovsky, Nikolaï Lugansky, Khatia Buniatishvili, Alexandre Tharaud, Katia and Marielle Labèque, Bertrand Chamayou; singers Karine Deshayes, Patricia Petibon, Delphine Haidan, Véronique Gens, Julie Fuchs, China Moses, Dee Dee Bridgewater; flamenco dancer Eduardo Guerrero; blues singer China Moses and fado singer Cristina Branco and her musicians, violonists Renaud Capuçon, Daniel Lozakovich …

Every summer, concerts in the château's cool courtyard with its remarkable acoustics delight her friends and acquaintances.