ROLAND DYENS IN THE SKAÏ GUITAR FESTIVAL 2026 -MONTREUIL AND BAGNOLET 93 – FRANCE

9, 10 and 11 october 2026 in Montreuil and Bagnolet – 93 France

From headliners to up-and-coming talents

Established in 2019 in tribute to the guitarist and composer Roland Dyens, who passed away 10 years ago, the Roland Dyens in the Skaï Festival brings together internationally renowned artists, young virtuosos and high-achieving students.  

His aim is to make classical guitar accessible to as many people as possible and to move beyond its elitist image through a vibrant programme of events.  

Since its inception, the Festival has introduced audiences to numerous international soloists and ensembles, such as Jérémy Jouve, Gaëlle Solal, Samuelito, Orestis Kalampalikis and the Quatuor Éclisses. It has also supported and showcased young guitarists who are now performing on the international stage, including Cassie Martin, Edith Pageaud, Paolo Besson, Vera Danilina, Antoine Guerrero, Guadalupe Martín Pino and Sotiris Athanasiou. 

A workshop, open to both high-level amateurs and professionals, rounds off the concert programme.  

The Festival is co-organised by the associations Roland Dyens in the Skaï and La Locomotive des Arts, which pool their artistic and organisational expertise to create an inclusive event open to all.

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Friday 9 october 2026 at 8 p.m.

Raphaël Feuillâtre concert

Trained at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique De Paris in Roland Dyens’s class, Raphaël Feuillâtre has won numerous international competitions, including the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America competition (USA – 2018) and ADAMI’s « Révélation Classique 2021 ». He was signed as an exclusive artist by Deutsche Grammophon in 2022. 

Following a highly acclaimed debut at Carnegie Hall in New York in the spring of 2023, he has been performing at prestigious venues and festivals. He is due to perform at the Philharmonie de Paris in November 2026. 

As an ambassador for the guitar and keen to contribute to the development of its repertoire, he has arranged numerous works from the repertoire of the instruments he loves, with a particular fondness for keyboard instruments such as the piano and the harpsichord.

Students from all over the world benefit from his guidance during masterclasses, from the San Francisco Conservatory to the Manhattan School of Music in New York, and the Geneva Conservatoire, amongst others.  

Raphaël Feuillâtre is supported by Savarez. 

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In the opening act, discover Alexia Knopp, a student of Jérémy Jouve at the CRR in Paris. 

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• 8 p.m. 
• Crypte Saint-André, 45 rue Voltaire, Montreuil (93100) 
• Subway : line 9, Robespierre station  
• Duration : 1 hour 30 minutes, including an interval

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Saturday 10 october 2026 at 8 p.m. 

CONCERTO EN SI
by Roland Dyens (1991)

The Concerto en SI, composed in 1991 by Roland Dyens and published by Edition Henry Lemoine, will be performed by soloist Tania Chagnot, accompanied by a guitar ensemble comprising Jérémy Jouve‘s students at the Paris Regional Conservatoire – Ida Rubinstein, and at the Pôle Supérieur Paris Boulogne-Billancourt, as well as students of Tania Chagnot from the Pôle sup 93, the Aubervilliers Regional Conservatoire (CRR) and the Conservatoire de L’Haÿ-les-Roses, and students of Benjamin Valette from the Rueil-Malmaison Regional Conservatoire (CRR). 

Tania Chagnot began learning the guitar at the age of 8 with Maurice Rosset, at the Ecole Nationale de Musique in Fresnes. In 1979, she completed her studies at the conservatoire, winning a gold medal and a prize for excellence awarded unanimously with the jury’s congratulations. She then continued her training at the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris in Alberto Ponce’s class, where in 1984 she was unanimously awarded the Diplôme Supérieur de Concertiste with honours. 
Between 1981 and 1985, she won several international guitar competitions (Carpentras, Sassari, Rome, Toronto, Benicassim), becoming, in 1985, the first French guitarist to win the Paris-Radio France International Competition. 

Her career as a concert performer has taken her to Europe, the United States, Central and South America, Japan, Africa and the Middle East, and she has also appeared on various radio and television programmes. Committed to contemporary music, she has premiered several works (by Felipe Pires and Williams Montesinos) whilst exploring a wide-ranging repertoire, as evidenced by her discography (La Guitare au XXème siècle, La Guitaromanie, Oceanonox, Los Cuatro Elementos…).

A recognised teacher (State Diploma in 1993, Certificate of Competence in 1995), she has been teaching since 1984 at the Conservatoire du Val de Bièvre in l’Haÿ-les-Roses, and joined Pôle Sup’93 and the Conservatoire d’Aubervilliers in 2017, having previously taught at the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris (2012-2017). She has also been giving masterclasses and summer courses since 1989). 

In 2003, she founded the association “Vous avez dit Guitare ?” to set up the Paris International Guitar Festival. 

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Part one : Qianzheng Wang and Gabriele Imbesi

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• 8 p.m.
• At the théâtre Berthelot-Jean Guerrin, 6 rue Marcellin Berthelot, Montreuil (93100) 
• Subway : line 9, Croix de Chavaux station
• Duration : 1 hour 30 minutes, including an interval

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Sunday 11 october 2026 at 5 p.m.

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Part One : Austin Tango by Roland Dyens

Participants in the Roland Dyens in the Skaï guitar workshop, led by Jérémy Jouve and Orestis Kalampalikis, will perform Austin Tango, a composition for guitar ensemble by Roland Dyens, under his direction.

Premiered on 25 April 2009 at the Northwest Hills United Church in Austin (Texas), the piece was performed by 100 guitarists under the direction of Michel Quantz, in the presence of the composer.

It was then performed on 11 June 2009 at George Mason University under the direction of Roland Dyens.

Austin Tango was performed again in 2010 at the Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) with the participation of 200 young guitarists under the direction of Michael Quantz.

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• 5 p.m.
• At the Conservatoire Slave de musique Hajrija Vukobrat, , 59 rue Victor Hugo, Bagnolet (93170)
• Subway : line 9, Robespierre station
• Duration : 1 hour 30 minutes, including an interval

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