Start time:
Doors open at 8:30 p.m.
Concert starts at 9:00 p.m.
SALQUE-PEIRANI
"Simply phenomenal" - the review of their first album "Est" chose "Citizen jazz".
Winner of the Victoires du jazz awards in 2014 and 2015, voted "Artist of the Year" by Jazzmag magazine,
Vincent Peirani is the artist everyone is talking about.
His cosmopolitan and unbridled musical vision, his keen sense of transitions and colors,
allow him to bring magical touches to his various projects.
As for cellist François Salque, winner of several Victoires de la musique awards
and the highest critical acclaim, he is already a benchmark. His sensitivity, breathtaking virtuosity, and charisma have taken him to over 70 countries and made him a key figure in the world of music.
Together, they invite us on a journey into the world of written or improvised music and shed new light on the classical repertoire, traditional themes from Central Europe, tango, and jazz to create an original and passionate language!
Vincent Peirani, accordion
Like all popular music, jazz is associated with strong personalities. The international recognition enjoyed by French accordionist Vincent Peirani is also a testament to his individuality. Born on April 24, 1980, in Nice, he began playing the accordion at the age of 11, encouraged by his musician father. He studied classical music and clarinet at the Conservatoire de Musique. After brilliant performances in the classical genre (numerous international awards), his dive into the world of jazz was a success from the very beginning and was crowned at the Victoires du Jazz in 2014 ("Revelation") and 2015 ("Artist of the Year").
His musical charisma, brilliant creative skills, and unique approach to art—the result of his communicativeness and openness to the world—evoke an immediate response from listeners.
Vincent Peirani has the ability to turn everything he touches into gold: in jazz, of course (his own projects, but also collaborations with Daniel Hamel, Michel Portal, and others), but also in French chanson (Sanseverino, Les Yeux Noirs), film music (composer for Mathieu Amalric's Barbara in 2017) and other events. Whatever style he pursues, the audience follows him: in his performances, he creates a balance between relatively popular motifs (inventive renditions of well-known themes) and unexpected insights, artistic compositions and popular music very close to each other, a sign of great artistry.
The man who completely revamped the language of the accordion ten years ago (and continues in the same vein) has become a significant artist whose relaxed and cosmopolitan approach to music and sense of instrumental combination and color allow him to exercise a rare, valuable, and magical connection with everything he touches.
François Salque, cello
A graduate of Yale University and the Paris Conservatory, François Salque won prizes at international competitions (Geneva, Tchaikovsky, Rostropovich, Rossini, etc.) at a very young age. The "sensitivity and nobility of his performance," combined with his "charisma and exceptional virtuosity" (Pierre Boulez) have earned him at least ten first prizes and as many special awards. His concerts have taken him to more than eighty countries, and his recordings as a soloist and chamber musician have been highly praised in the press.
His commitment to the music of our time has earned him dedications from contemporary composers such as Thierry Escaich, Karol Befa, Jean-Baptiste Robin, Nicolas Bacri, Jean-François Zizel, Jean-Frédéric Neuburger, Christophe Maratka, Bruno Mantovani... He is also at the origin of a large number of works combining contemporary themes and traditional music, recordings of highly original albums, notably in duo with jazz accordionist Vincent Peirani or with his own group "Loco Cello," accompanied by guitarist Samuel Struck. Teaching also plays an important role in his career. Today, he teaches cello at the Lausanne Higher School of Music and chamber music at the Paris Conservatory.
François Salque plays a magnificent 18th-century Italian cello, generously lent to him by Bernard Magret. His musical intelligence, technique, and eclecticism make him an indispensable figure in contemporary music.
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