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CONCERT / EVENT: the Quinteto Nuevo Tango will set the Philharmonie de Paris alight!
Join us on 22 May 2025 at the Philharmonie de Paris for a vibrant tribute to Astor Piazzolla!
Félicien will be making his debut at the Philharmonie de Paris in May, in an exceptional concert by the Quinteto Nuevo Tango that he formed a few years ago with four fabulous musician friends: pianist Thomas Enhco, violinist Jordan Victoria, guitarist Thibaut Garcia and double bassist Édouard Macarez.
A few last tickets are still available, but don’t delay if you want to attend what promises to be a memorable evening! A live recording of the concert will be made and should be released in the coming months.
See you on Thursday 22 May, 8pm, in the Cité de la Musique concert hall!
RADIO / FRANCE CULTURE: Félicien answers questions from Zoé Sfez the day after the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Félicien Brut talks to France Culture for 45 minutes!
Far from the folklore with which he is still too often associated, Félicien Brut honours all the repertoires of the accordion, from chamber music to concerto to musette. His “piano à bretelles” was also honoured at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games.
Félicien Brut was delighted and moved to be able to honour his instrument on this memorable evening, pointing out that ‘the accordion is not the only symbol of France and Paris (…) [Thomas Jolly’s] teams have imagined this ceremony with all the facets of what France is and what Paris is’. In his view, it was important that the accordion should stand alongside the other genres and symbols that also shone at the ceremony.
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After playing for the world Édith Piaf’s song “La Foule” from the top of the Pont d’Austerlitz, Félicien is bringing out a previously unreleased recording of this song revisited by David Venitucci!
Édith Piaf, the French icon, always had the accordion as her travelling companion. Her unfailing accordionist Marc Bonnel, as well as the legendary Gus Viseur and Marcel Azzola, were her constant companions a few metres behind her.
So it’s no coincidence that Thomas Jolly chose to open the Paris 2024 Games to the sounds of La Foule and Félicien’s accordion! The day after the ceremony, Félicien released a new recording of this legendary song, arranged for solo accordion by David Venitucci.
RADIO / FRANCE MUSIQUE: three seasons available as podcasts, over 50 hours of programming entirely dedicated to the accordion!
Want to know everything about the accordion? Then don’t wait any longer: a hundred episodes of “Brut d’accordéon” are available as podcasts!
Every Sunday from September 2021 to June 2024, Félicien Brut took to the microphone of France Musique to talk to us about his favourite instrument. He has taken listeners on a journey around a famous composer or accordionist, a region of the world or a part of the repertoire.
Eminently popular but often little-known, the accordion is undeniably on a roll. If you want to get to know this instrument in all its facets, visit the Radio France website or app to rediscover all the episodes of “Brut d’accordéon” available as podcasts!