Programme

Mon ami
Ch stakovitch

Salle de Musique de Chambre
Sun
Jean-François Zygel sitting in front of his piano.
©: Eric Engel

What you’ll hear and see

The music

  • Œuvres de Chostakovitch et Zygel

The artists

  • Quatuor Elmire
  • Jean-François Zygel piano, composition, Musical Improvisation

A fictional dialogue with the great Russian composer

Pianist and composer Jean-François Zygel has always had a special relationship with Dmitri Shostakovich, whose writing, energy, emotional power and humour have never ceased to inspire him. In this unique musical journey, Jean-François Zygel converses with the strings of the Kreisler Quartet, combining creation, repertoire and improvisation to mark the 50th anniversary of the famous Russian composer’s death.

Find out more about who wrote this concert’s music

If you thought composers were all dull and dusty, we bet these snappy biographies will make you think again…

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Illustration of Beethoven, Mahler and Mozart