Programme

G st
Waltzing & Guests

feat. Angélique Kidjo, Dobet Gnahoré, Kyle Eastwood
Grand Auditorium
Wed

  • Kyle Eastwood in a black suit, standing with double bass against a deep red wall, lit by soft modern lights.
    ©: Jérôme Bonnet
  • Angélique Kidjo in patterned dress and headwrap, singing expressively with eyes closed.
    ©: Sofia And Mauro

What you’ll hear and see

The music

  • Gast Waltzing, Jean-Jacques Mailliet Invasion
  • Gast Waltzing George's theme (George and the Dragon) (arr. Steven Reineke) Battle of the Picks (George and the Dragon) (arr. Steven Reineke) «My Song for You» «Glad You're here» Moon over Sapporo (arr. Peter Hinderthür)
  • Éric Lapleau «Woman Soldier» (arr. David Laborier)
  • Morgane Ji «Loving Machine» (arr. Gast Waltzing )
  • Lalo Schifrin Magnum Force (arr. Jean-Jacques Maillet)
  • Jaco Pastorius Teen Town (arr. Jean-Jacques Mailliet)
  • Ennio Morricone The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (arr. Gast Waltzing, Jean-Jacques Mailliet)
  • Dobet Gnahoré «Afrika» (arr. Gast Waltzing)
  • Dobet Gnahoré, Colin Laroche de Féline «Samahani» (arr. Gast Waltzing)
  • Gast Waltzing Never Enough
  • Angélique Kidjo, Jean Hebrail «Bahia» (arr. Gast Waltzing)
  • Fadhili William «Malaika» (arr. Gast Waltzing)
  • Angélique Kidjo, Jean Hebrail «Kelele» (arr. Gast Waltzing)

The artists

  • Luxembourg Philharmonic
  • Gast Waltzing conducting
  • Angélique Kidjo vocals
  • Dobet Gnahoré vocals
  • Morgane Ji vocals
  • Maggie Parke vocals
  • Li Xiaochuan trumpet
  • Jean-Jacques Mailliet violin
  • Kyle Eastwood double bass
  • David Laborier guitar
  • Rom Heck bass
  • Rainer Kind drums

Album

A birthday spent in good company:

the Luxembourg conductor, trumpeter and arranger Gast Waltzing will be enjoying his 70th birthday surrounded by artists who have been friends for many years, and in the company of the Luxembourg Philharmonic. Be sure to join us for this musical celebration!


This concert is broadcast live by Opus. It will be available for replay for 7 days on www.opus.radio.

A whisper of melancholy… In this rare and intimate moment, the bandoneon takes the spotlight, thanks to the soulful Daniel Gruselle, together with conductor Gast Waltzing and the Luxembourg Philharmonic weaving a delicate frame around Piazzolla’s Oblivion.