Campus 2026: Voix Nouvelles campus

Born in Lebanon in 1967, Zad Moultaka began playing the piano and painting at the age of five. After studying at the Beirut National Conservatory, he moved to Paris in 1984, winning two first prizes (piano and chamber music) at the CNSMDP in 1989. After a career as a classical soloist, he gave up the stage in 1993 to devote himself to composition and the visual arts. His work, deeply rooted in Mediterranean and Eastern tradition, dialogues with Western forms without compromise. He collaborates with prestigious institutions (IRCAM, Opéra du Rhin, Venice Biennale, Ensemble Modern…), and mixes opera, chamber music, visual and plastic installations. His honors include the Prix Claude-Arrieu (SACEM), the Prix de la Critique Musicale (2017) for the work UM, and exhibitions in New York, Metz, Paris and Beirut. In 2025, he published Strates etpalimpsestes, a work analyzing his creation.

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Farnaz Modarresifar (b. 1989, Tehran) is a Franco-Iranian composer, poet and santurist. A graduate of the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Téhéran (first prize in santour, 2012), she perfected her composition training at the CRR de Boulogne-Billancourt and the École Normale de Musique de Paris-Alfred Cortot (first prizes, 2014-2018). In 2020, she obtained a Master’s degree in improvisation and musical creation at Paris 8 University. Winner of the Grand Prix Lycéen des Compositeurs 2023 and the Prix Claude Arrieu (SACEM) in 2024, she evolves at the intersection of Western classical music, Persian traditions and sound poetry. Her artistic practice combines contemporary writing, improvisation and poetic expression, the material of her performances and compositions – often meditative, organic, attentive to Persian heritage yet flirting with the avant-garde. Based in Paris, she participates in festivals such as Archipel 2025 and publishes regularly via Ircam and Artchipel.

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Founded in Chicago in 2001 by flutist Claire Chase, the New York-based International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) is a musical collective of around thirty-four artists (strings, winds, piano, percussion, voice, technology…). It has premiered over 1,000 works, including more than 500 original commissions, with prizewinners including Aperghis, Alvin Lucier, John Zorn, David Lang, George Lewis and Du Yun. ICE is the winner of the Chamber Music America/ASCAP awards for adventurous programming, Musical America’s Ensemble of the Year, and is recognized as “America’s foremost new-music group” by The New Yorker. It develops innovative collaborative models (notably ICElab, 75 works in 285 concerts), blending art, multimedia, education and musical citizenship. Today, under the artistic direction of George Lewis, ICE acts as a driving force for contemporary sound creation, between transmission and experimentation.

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Born in 1976 on Long Island, Marisol Montalvo is an American soprano of Puerto Rican descent, with degrees from Mannes College and Zurich. She made a name for herself in the contemporary repertoire, most notably in the title role of Berg’s **Lulu**, at its Paris Opéra premiere, hailed by *Le Monde* for her “intensity and stage presence”. She went on to play Lulu on major stages (Berlin, Vienna, Toulouse, Basel…). She collaborates with conductor Christoph Eschenbach, with whom she made her Carnegie Hall debut, and performs with renowned orchestras: Vienna Philharmonic, Houston Symphony, Orchestre de Paris, London Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic… Her repertoire oscillates between contemporary and demanding lyricism, and she is a regular guest at international festivals and opera houses.

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Originally from Sendai (Japan), Naoko Kikuchi discovered koto through her mother and grandmother. In 1989, she studied with masters Tadao and Kazue Sawai, and went on to win prizes in several competitions. As a student at Sophia University in Tokyo, she took part in a world tour (Europe, Americas) with the Sawai Kazue Ensemble. In 2007, she was awarded a Japanese government scholarship to continue her studies in Frankfurt, becoming a member of the International Ensemble Modern Academy. Her repertoire covers both traditional and contemporary koto music, and she stands out for her virtuosity, her ability to navigate between meditative melodies and modern incarnations, creating “timeless moments”. She performs regularly in international concerts and recordings.

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Born in Zimbabwe in 1988, Vimbayi Kaziboni is a conductor and curator internationally acclaimed for his “great intensity, without distancing” (*Neue Musikzeitung*). He directs institutions such as the Boston Lyric Opera, and is artist-in-residence at ICE. Professor of Orchestral Studies and Contemporary Music at the Boston Conservatory, he studied in Germany and was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to Uzbekistan. In 2024, he received the prestigious Ditson Conductor’s Award. His career includes concerts at Carnegie Hall, Walt Disney Hall, Philharmonie de Paris, Elbphilharmonie, Concertgebouw, Lincoln Center, and tours of Europe, Asia and the Americas. His practice combines expressiveness, contemporary rigor and inventive programming, opening up new dialogues between repertoire, tradition and creation.

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version n°1 dated 26/06/2025
Validity of version n°1: 1 year renewable

Course description/content of the training

Number of traines minimum / maximum

Lower limit: 10 composers / 8 performers
Upper limit: 10 composers / 8 performers

Educational objectives

Targeted competencies / operational objectives

At the end of the training the beneficiary will be able to :

Methods used

Technical resources available :

• Workrooms, equipped with desks and chairs.
• Documentation via a private google drive.
• Composers will have access to a photocopier and will be provided with the materials needed to print their complete score and separate parts (paper, binders, cover).
• Performers will have access to a photocopier to print out their scores.

Monitoring and evaluation methods

During the course, face-to-face

The beneficiaries sign a sign-in sheet for each half-day.

At the end of training

The beneficiary receives a certificate at the end of the training course, stating the objectives, nature and duration of the action, as well as the results of the assessment of the training acquired, along with the certificate where applicable.

Qualitative assessment methods

The beneficiary fills in a qualitative evaluation form to assess the artistic, pedagogical, human and material aspects of the training.
A post-training follow-up is established, for which beneficiaries are asked to inform us within six months of the end of the training of any contracts they have obtained.

Accessibility and consideration of disability situations

The Royaumont Foundation has made the acceptance and participation of people with disabilities a strong commitment to its project. Our training courses are open to people with disabilities and different arrangements can be made according to the specificities of each course. To discuss your needs, please contact us when you register, or get in touch with our disability advisors.

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