The pianist Pascal Pistone and the multi-instrumentalist actress Mathilde Chatin.
Pascal Pistone
Bordeaux. Pascal Pistone, pianist, composer and lecturer at Bordeaux Montaigne University, and Mathilde Chatin, author-composer, actress and multi-instrumentalist explore and reinvent three centuries of music from Bach to Piazzolla via Beethoven, Saint-Saëns, Debussy, Ravel… and Charlie Chaplin!
Friday then January 21, February 18, March 14, April 11, May 16 and June 13 at 8 p.m. at l’Impromptu, 8 cours de la Marne. From 5 to 8 euros, free drink. 06 81 96 35 11 and www.vivaarte.fr/impromptu/intro.htm.
The Conservatory Symphony Orchestra
Richard Nourry
The Conservatory Symphony Orchestra.
Bordeaux. As part of the “Resistances” week programmed by the Bordeaux Opera and under the direction of Roberto Gatto, the best instrumentalists from the Conservatory will perform the Overture to “Egmont” by Beethoven and those of “Nabucco” and “ The Battle of Legnano” by Verdi and will accompany senior students from singing classes in operatic arias by Rossini, Bellini, Verdi, Tchaikovsky and Puccini.
Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Auditorium. Free but full: waiting list at 05 56 00 85 95.
New instruments to discover
Etienne Rolin
Etienne Rolin
Bordeaux. Etienne Rolin plays the glisotar, a saxophone whose keys are replaced by a ribbon which allows for glissandos, Jean-Marie Colin plays the karlax, an instrument pre-programmed to produce the desired sound following each movement of the performer, and the electronic sampo expands further the possibilities of their instruments. The composer Alexander Mihalič also participates in this evening of “Comprovisations”.
