Éric-Maria Couturier performs Elonei Mamre by Michael Edgerton 2022 | Malmö Academy of Music

Éric-Maria Couturier performs Elonei Mamre (2019, #105) by Michael Edward Edgerton on 2022-10-26, 19:00 in the black room of the Inter Arts Center in Malmö.
Elonei Mamre
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Mamre (/ˈmæmri/; Hebrew: מַמְרֵא), full Hebrew name Elonei Mamre (“Oaks/Terebinths of Mamre”), refers to an ancient cultic shrine originally focused on a single holy tree, belonging to Canaan.
The story goes that Abram met three men who were standing near the oak of Mamre, who turned out to be angels....
Talmudic sources refer to the site as Beth Ilanim or Botnah, where it was one of the three most important “fairs”, or market places, in Judea. Mamre lies approximately halfway between Halhul and historical Hebron, 4 kilometres north of the latter.
The fair at Botnah was famous for its pagan flavor from the massive amount of information about it that has survived until today. In Greek, the fair is known as paneguris, in Latin as mercatus, while in Hebrew it is called both yerid (fair) or shuq (market).
Botnah was the main hub for communication, transport and trade in the southern Judean mountains. During the Second Temple period (516 BCE and 70 CE) the site was called Beth Ilanim and as proof of its importance as a cultic center, King Herod built a massive fortress measuring 3200 square meters, surrounded by impressive walls.
Until the time of Constantine, Botnah was home to a multicultural festival with Jewish, pagan and Christian celebrations. However, the emperor was angered by this situation and forbade all non-Christian cults from the festival. This effectively ended the inter-denominational nature of the fair.
In the southwest corner of the enclosure was a sacred well and an ancient oak from the time of Abram.
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Interested in more on Mamre?
MAMRE OF ABRAHAM: www.youtube.co....
Rare Visit to Abraham's Home in Hebron, Elonei Mamre: www.youtube.co....
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Éric-Maria Couturier
Born in 1972 in Vietnam, Éric-Maria Couturier obtained the highest distinctions during his studies at the Paris Conservatory, in the class of Roland Pidoux.
Eclectic and versatile artist, passionate about all styles of music, Éric-Maria Couturier performs on major international stages with the Ensemble intercontemporain, solo or in chamber music with the trio Talweg, Mauricio Pollini, Martha Argerich and Juliana Steinbach.
Éric-Maria Couturier has collaborated with personalities such as Boulez, Sawallisch, Solti, Giulini, Kurtag, Eötvös, Mälkki, Nott, Pintscher, Rundel, Deroyer. He has played the cello concertos of Haydn, Dvořák, Korngold, Eötvös, Merlin, Fujikura, Saraariaho, Kurtág.
Passionate about pedagogy, he teaches as assistant professor at the Paris Conservatory, and has been regularly invited to give masterclasses and workshops on classical and contemporary music in France, Russia, Korea, Japan, China.
Soloist at Ensemble Intercontemporain - Member of Trio Talweg - Professor at Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et Danse de Paris and Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et Danse de Lyon