The Classique à l’ECUJE season opened on October 7, 2026, with a concert titled Jewels of the Belle Epoque. The event took place in a dimly lit venue, where candlelight was used as part of the traditional atmosphere. The concert featured clarinetist Nicolas Baldeyrou and pianist Nicolas Stavy, who performed music from the Belle Epoque period—a time of cultural flourishing in France between the 1870s and 1914. The program included both well-known and lesser-known works, showcasing the diversity of the era’s musical style. Among the pieces performed was Invocation and Air slave by Clémence de Grandval, a composer who studied under Gabriel Fauré. The concert also featured Sonata for Clarinet and Piano by Francis Poulenc, a work that moved between playful and subdued sections, ending with a lively farandole, a traditional dance. Other selections included a Canzonetta by Gabriel Pierné and a competition piece by Claude Debussy for the Paris Conservatory's Clarinet Prize. Fernande Decruck, known for her saxophone compositions, was represented by her Cantilena, a lyrical and expressive piece. The concert concluded with Sonata by Camille Saint-Saëns for clarinet and piano, considered his final composition. Written shortly before his death in 1921, the piece included a slow, somber third movement, with the clarinet playing in its lowest register. Before the official start of the concert, Baldeyrou and Stavy performed Kaddish by Maurice Ravel, with the clarinet taking on the role of a vocal line, adding a unique and moving interpretation to the piece. The 2026-2027 season of the ECUJE (Jewish Cultural and University Space of Europe) will continue with eight concerts, ending on June 16, 2027, with a concert focusing on Poetic Horizons of Schubert, Leleu, Duparc, featuring soprano Marie-Laure Garnier and pianist Célia Oneto-Bensaïd. Additional events include A Journey for the Left Hand, from Scriabin to La La Land, with pianist Maxime Zecchini starting November 18, 2026, and The Paths of French Melody with tenor Cyrille Dubois and pianist Tristan Raës on December 9. The concert took place at 119, rue La Fayette, in Paris.