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Meet the artist: Carl Davis

Carl Davis explains his “double job”, speaks of his responsibility to introduce old movies to a new audience and the uniqueness of silent movies! More

Deolinda

1. Qui est « Deolinda » ?

Deolinda est une sorte d’alter-ego partagé par nous quatre, représenté par une dame d’âge mûr, qui regarde à travers sa fenêtre et nous raconte, sous forme de musique, ce qu’elle voit.

2. Deolinda, c’est le « Nouveau Fado du Portugal ». Que pensez-vous de cette affirmation ? Chantez-vous le fado ?

Non, non, nous ne chantons et jouons pas de fado. Notre musique est très inspirée du fado. Du coup, pour certains, notre musique ressemble peut-être au fado. Mais pour nous, ce n’est pas du fado. Si nous devions donner une étiquette à notre musique, ce serait celui de « musique populaire portugaise ». Cela, parce que les influences de la musique populaire portugaise sont nombreuses : au-delà du fado, elles incluent la chanson d’auteur, la chanson populaire et More

Meet the Artist: Maxime Bender

Vor seinem Konzert in der Philharmonie am 2. Februar (in der Reihe “Chill at the Phil”), konnte ich mich kurz mit Maxime Bender über ihn, seine Bands und seine Musik unterhalten. Dieses und weitere Interviews könnt ihr euch auch jederzeit auf unserem YouTube Channel anschauen!

Didier

Meet the Artist: Dobet Gnahoré

Associant la pop à la musique traditionnelle de Côte d’Ivoire et de toute l’Afrique, Dobet Gnahoré incarne le rythme pur de la danse et de la percussion — et avec sa voix, elle est en passe de devenir une grande dame de la musique africaine.
Dans une interview qu’elle nous a accrodée, Dobet Gnahoré nous parle de sujets qui lui lui tiennent particulièrement à coeur, le panafricanisme, la condition des femmes et des enfants, mais aussi, tout simplement de sa musique. Une belle rencontre!

Didier

Eric Bibb: Blues is all about real life!

Just back from his Norway/Sweden tour, Eric Bibb took the time to have a little chat with me. Amongst other things, we talked about his music, the hard times he had to go through, about BB King and Luxembourg. I’m really looking forward to hearing Eric Bibb tomorrow at the Philharmonie!

D: You were born in New York, but are now living in Scandinavia. Why leaving New York, which by many is considered to be „the“ melting pot and source of inspiration for many musicians?

E.B. : Growing up in New York gave me many opportunities to hear great music More

Vijay Iyer: “I do try to push myself instead of doing safe things”

When speaking of him, articles title “The Wizard of Jazz”, “The inventive Vijay Iyer” or “Iyer is unique in Jazz”. His success is worldwide and he is widely acclaimed by music critics. We are pleased to welcome Vijay Iyer for the very first time on December 13 in the Salle de Musique de Chambre. I had the pleasure to have a little chat with him, talking about Luxembourg, his music and a few more other things.

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Neil Cowley: “Its great that I do music and not comedy! It means I can be understood in all sorts of new places”

On October 13, Neil Cowley will be in Luxembourg for the very first time. I had a little chat with Neil and we talked about as varied subjects as “live concert vs recording”, the “Old-fashioned image classical music has to face” or simply improvisation.

D: Who (which pianists) did you admire while growing up?

N.C. :   As a child I admired Erroll Garner for his lyricism. Michel Petrucciani for his melody. Dudley Moore for his charisma. After that I tended to become obsessed with other instrumentalists. Frank Zappa had a great influence on me. His playing and his composition.

D: Aged 10, you already played More

Neil Cowley – Interview

A few days ago, we had the pleasure to have a little chat with Neil Cowley, who’ll be at the Philharmonie with his trio in October. Here is an excerpt from our chat. The whole interview will be put online here in September Don’t miss that!

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Stadivari, Guarneri, Guadagnini & Co. Why are they still that special?

photo (c) Daniel Hoffman

What makes a good violin, cello or viola? What makes a Stradivari or a Guadagnini that special? Who better than a luthier could answer these questions? We asked the American luthier Daniel Hoffman * ! More

Ian Bostridge über: The Rape of Lucretia, das Hören von Musik und seine Erfahrungen in der Philharmonie

Ian Bostridge, photo (c) Simon Fowler/emc

Das Positive im Negativen entdecken

Wir befinden uns jetzt gerade in der Pause zwischen den beiden Hälften der Masterclass für Liedgesang [mit Ian Bostridge und Julius Drake am 21. Mai 2011 in der Philharmonie Luxembourg]. Nehmen wir für einen Moment an, dieses Gespräch wäre Teil einer Masterclass für Zuhörer, bei der es darum geht, wie man The Rape of Lucretia am besten hören kann. Was ist Ihnen am wichtigsten beim Anhören dieses Werks?

Ich denke, das Wichtigste ist, sich klarzumachen, dass es More