DONA SÉVÈNE: website www.donasevene.com
Dona Sévène’s career reflects her own image: demanding, creative, and constantly seeking connections between different styles and artistic worlds.
Praised for her pianism — “subtle and brilliant, with a magnificent sense of nuance and colour,” “a lyrical piano, a radiant charisma” — she approaches each repertoire with integrity and intensity. Her particular warmth and genuine rapport with the audience enable her to lead listeners from Bach to contemporary composers, from traditional recitals to original productions of her own conception, embracing both jazz and modern works.
Her classical background is brilliant. She was awarded First Prizes in both Piano and Chamber Music at the Paris Conservatoire (CNSMDP), unanimously and with highest honours. At the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome, she earned a unanimous First Prize in 2000. Recipient of the Lavoisier Scholarship from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she won several international competitions and received guidance from renowned masters such as Brigitte Engerer, Sergio Perticaroli, and Paul Badura-Skoda.
For over thirty years, she has performed across Europe, both as a soloist and with orchestras, in Berlin, Salzburg, Lausanne, Liège, Rome, Venice, and at major concert halls and festivals in Paris. Her artistic collaborations include Pierre Amoyal, David Bismuth, Henri Demarquette, and Julie Fuchs, as well as acclaimed actors Didier Sandre, Lambert Wilson, Marie-Christine Barrault, and historian Franck Ferrand.
She has created numerous theme-based performances and programmes dedicated to major art exhibitions, such as De Main en Mains (for five pianos and an actor), Dufy, Picasso, Trois Enfants du Siècle (Musset, Sand, Chopin), and Louise de Vilmorin et Poulenc.
Her curiosity also extends to jazz, performing with Claude Bolling, Louis Mazetier, accordionist Jean-Louis Matinier, kora player Karim Zekri, and the Com’Bach 4tet, with whom she recorded Spirale 2024. She has released two classical recital albums and a Debussy recording in 2025.
Founder and artistic director of the Musique en la Jatterie festival for ten years, she also worked with the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and the Opéra de Paris. A dedicated pedagogue, she shares her passion through teaching and masterclasses.
Tuesday December 2, 2025
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Impromptu n°1 op. 29 en La b M (1837) Allegro assai quasi presto
Impromptu n°2 op.36 en Fa# m (1839) Andantino
Fantaisie-Impromptu op.66 en Ut # m (1835)
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Impromptu n°1 op. 90 (1827) en Ut m Allegro molto moderato
Impromptu n°2 op. 90 (1827) en Mi b M Allegro
Impromptu n°3 op. 90 (1827) en Sol b M Andante mosso
Impromptu n°4 op . 90 (1827) en La b m Allegretto
Franz Schubert/ Franz Liszt
Ständchen
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante op.22 (1830/1835)
Thursday 4, December, 2025
“A la cour des danses oubliées” « At the Court of Forgotten Dances »
J-S. Bach
Partita n°1 BWV 825
J-S. Bach- F. Busoni
Transcription de la Chaconne pour violon en ré m BWV 1004
G-F. Haendel
Menuet
Ravel
Pavane pour une infante défunte
Poulenc
Pavane
Debussy
Suite « Pour le piano » Prélude – Sarabande – Toccata
Priority Booking for members opens: Monday, 17th November
General reservations open: Monday, 24th November
Concerts begin at 7.00 pm sharp.
Doors open at 6.00 pm and wine and canapés are served from 6.15 and in the interval.
Entry donation is €30 per person for Amigos’ guests and non-members.