NEWS
FRANCH TV / FRANCE 2: A 20-minute portrait broadcast in July and available to replay!
Laurent Delahousse and his teams from ‘20h30 l’été’ followed Félicien from the Philharmonie de Paris to the Festival de l’Epau, via Auvergne!
On 11 July, Laurent Delahousse closed his news programme on France 2 with a 20-minute documentary entirely devoted to Félicien.
A film crew led by journalist Florence Helleux followed the accordionist for several weeks. We follow him in concert with his quintet at the Philharmonie de Paris and alongside the Orchestre de la Garde Républicaine in Le Mans for the Festival de l’Epau. But Félicien also takes us to the land of his childhood in Auvergne, including a visit to CNIMA, the school where he trained.
The portrait is available for replay on the France TV website and app.
NEW ALBUM / SOLO: “Préludes, Valses & Envols”, a hymn to the accordion, a tribute to the great names who have written its history.
Félicien’s latest album was released on 22 May by Erato/Warner Classics!
Preludes by Bach, Brahms, Chopin, Albéniz and Nino Rota evoke the art of transcription, so prevalent in the history of the accordion. Waltzes, a few whirls that only the accordion knows how to perform, sometimes swinging, sometimes melancholic, composed by Marcel Azzola, Joss Baselli, Joë Rossi, Richard Galliano, Domi Emorine and Félicien himself. Finally, flights of fancy. Five original pieces for concert accordion, the fruit of the imagination of André Astier, Evgeni Derbenko, John Gart, Franck Angelis and Petri Makkonen.
These preludes, waltzes and flights of fancy make up Félicien’s fifth album, his first solo record: a tribute to the rich and tumultuous history of an instrument that is as popular as it is misunderstood!
AUTUMN 2025 CONCERT SCHEDULE
In Japan, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Germany and France: this autumn, Félicien and his accordion continue to travel the globe!
Whether performing solo recitals, duets with Astrig Siranossian or Lucienne Renaudin Vary, under the baton of Pierre Dumoussaud and alongside the Gunma Symphonic Orchestra, Félicien will be touring Europe and Japan this autumn!
He will be in Austria for the prestigious Linz International Brucknerfest, in Venice for a concert at the Palazzetto Bru Zane, in Switzerland as part of the Zentrum Klee season in Bern, and in Germany at the invitation of the Institut Français in Mainz. Félicien will be in Japan in October for a three-week tour. He will perform solo, in duets and with symphony orchestras in several cities: Tokyo, Takasaki and Tokorozawa.
In France, he will be appearing at the Ferme de Villefavard, the Scène Nationale d’Orléans, the Concerts de Poche season and also in Auvergne for the 30th anniversary of the CNIMA Jacques Mornet!
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!
![[PRESSE / CRITIQUE DE CONCERT : Les équipes de @classykeo étaient à @operadebordeaux dimanche, compte-rendu !] 🪗🗞️🙏
« Presque incrusté dans l’orchestre, Félicien Brut est très attentif à la battue précise de Johanna Malangré, la cheffe du jour. Comme tout musicien qui a connu le solfège sur le tard, il a appris l’humilité nécessaire et la conviction qu’on ne fait jamais de bons concerts tout seul. Son appui sur les impulsions de l’orchestre pour faire décoller la musique a quelque chose de profondément touchant, dans le sous-texte. Preuve qu’on peut être une des stars du moment, et savoir la jouer collectif. Ça sent le chic type à plein nez, derrière le musicien. Ça paraît bête à dire, mais ça va droit au cœur. Droit au b(r)ut… »
Un immense merci à @olivierdly pour ses mots si touchants suite au concert donné dimanche dans le superbe auditorium de l’opéra de @villedebordeaux ! 🙏😇
Merci aussi, du fond du cœur, aux magnifiques musiciens de @operalimoges, à @johannamalangre, à @emmanuelhondre et toutes les équipes de @operadebordeaux ainsi qu’à mes chers @karol.beffa et @romaindumasconductor ! 🥰
Prochain concert demain, à Paris. Je serai à 20h sur la scène du @lebalblomet en compagnie de mon indispensable complice @macarezedouard ! 🎻🤗
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