Diffusé sur 100,7 - On air at 100,7

Découvrez le podcast de mon interview le 19 septembre dernier sur les ondes de la station radiophonique 100,7. Nous avons parlé de la tradition des concerts privés et de la première représentation de ma composition “Kaleidoskop” par l’ensemble Lucilin, donnée précisément dans mon “salon de concert”. Interview en luxembourgeois. http://bit.ly/RadioInterview100komma7

Discover the podcast of my interview on 19 September on the radio station 100,7. We talked about the tradition of private house concerts and about the premiere of my composition “Kaleidoskop” which, as a matter of fact, was performed by the ensemble Lucilin in my private concert hall. Interview in Luxembourgish. http://bit.ly/RadioInterview100komma7

photo credit - crédit photo: 100,7

Recording of "From Red to Blue"

Mid-August 2019 my composition “From Red to Blue” - written in 2017 and inspired by the pictures of Paulo Lobo - premiered in the framework of a concert given by Léna and Louise Kollmeier during the Water Festival. I am particularly happy to share the news that the piece has now been recorded at Centre National de l’Audiovisuel by these same two talented pianists.

Mi-août 2019 ma composition “From Red to Blue” - créée en 2017 et inspirée par les photos de Paulo Lobo - a fait sa première lors du Water Festival dans le cadre d’un concert donné par Léna et Louise Kollmeier. Je suis particulièrement heureux d’annoncer que cette pièce a maintenant été enregistrée au Centre National de l’Audiovisuel par ces deux mêmes pianistes talentueuses.

Crédit photographique: Romain Girtgen

RDV Contemporain #2 - VILLA LOUVIGNY

To celebrate Heritage Days, Villa Louvigny’s auditoire will feature a contemporary music concert performed by United Instruments of Lucilin. The ensemble will present a varied and well rounded program including several pieces selected from the contemporary répertoire. The program includes minimalist pieces with Steve Reich’s « Music for Pieces of Wood » and an extract from the splendid « Quartet n°5 » by Philip Glass, more spectacular pieces with Magnus Lindberg’s « Ablauf » for clarinet and two percussions, as well as « Popular context » by Matthew Shlomowitz for keyboard, 2 percussions and electronics. I am particularly happy to represent the Luxembourgish repertoire with my last string quartet « Kaleidoscope » (2018).

The concert will take place on Sunday, 29 September at 11.00 am in the auditorium of Villa Louvigny - free entrance.

Programme :
Steve Reich, Music for pieces of wood
Camille Kerger, Kaleidoscope
Matthew Shlomowitz, Popular context 
Philip Glass, Quatuor N.5 
Magnus Lindberg, Ablauf 
Tom Johnson, Rational Melodies

Summer Updates

Dear friends, the last months have been quite busy. And I love it. Here some of the highlights:

  • On 17 April - Russian pianist Niklaï Saratovsky performed my composition for piano Couleurs in Wasserbillig, to commemorate the arrival of the Russian first-wave émigrés in Mertert a century ago
  • Lucilin performed my composition Recycled Music for violin and piano on 9 May at Teatro Central and on 23 June in Sofia
  • From 20 May to 3 June I toured China with the Kammer Musek Veräin Lëtzebuerg, with concerts and masterclasses in Beijing, Chengdu et Nanning
  • My composition Ornithopoésie was performed by Noémie Sunnen (soprano) and Paul Mootz (marimba) at Cents Church on 17 June as a tribute concert to Theo Kerg
  • On 19 June the Prix Servais was awarded to Nico Helminger at the national literature center, at the sound of my music Atemlos - am Ursprung, performed by Frin Wolter (accordion) and Marcel Lallemang (bass clarinett).
  • Composition of Very Busy for tenor saxophone and piano, which was performed by Jeffrey E. Vickers (saxophone) & Hannah Creviston (piano) on 11 July in Zagreb during the «World Saxophone Congress 2018 »
  • Performance by Olivier Sliepen of my composition Wish for soprano saxophone was in Freden, Germany on 27 July