2025 marks the 150th anniversary of Maurice Ravel, born in 1875 in Ciboure in that distinctive Dutch-style house overlooking Saint-Jean-de-Luz, which once hosted Cardinal Mazarin on the occasion of Louis XIV\u2019s marriage.<\/p>\n
The ocean was his cradle, with La Rhune and the Trois Couronnes watching over it, and Ravel always expressed pride in being Basque and in mastering the Basque language. Thus, he returned each year to Saint-Jean-de-Luz, where he spent long months composing and immersing himself in that unique culture and landscape.<\/p>\n
Each year, the festival\u2019s programming draws from the vast wealth of this towering figure\u2019s musical universe, weaving links – tighter or looser – with his imagination, mindset, humanism, and influences.<\/p>\n
This year of celebration is an opportunity to explore Ravel\u2019s \u0153uvre in depth – if not exhaustively, at least in an encyclopedic manner.<\/p>\n