On this Saturday morning a concert full of surprises and discoveries!

Françaix’s octet is light, funny and burlesque in character, reminiscent of the Paris of Jacques Tati or Amélie Poulain. We start the day with a smile!

In a story by the Turkish poet and writer Nazim Hikmet, a certain Doctor Littman sits staring at a heart in a jar. He tries to imagine the amorous life of the owner of the heart, Madame Tchabaï, and starts to hum some love songs. Jean-Luc Fafchamps set this bizarre daydream to music and added his own favourite pop songs to create a cycle for mezzo-soprano, cello and piano. Swinging, sensual and moving!

Ravel’s poetic piano trio, one of the most beautiful masterpieces of chamber music, ends this special concert.

Jean Françaix – Octuor for clarinet, horn, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass.

Jean-Luc Votano (clarinet), Jean-Pierre Dassonville (horn), Pieter Nuyten (bassoon), Malin Broman, Kaja Nowak (violin), Vincent Hepp (viola), David Waterman (cello), José Andrés Reyes (double bass)

Jean-Luc Fafchamps – Les amours de Madame Tchabaï (telles que les a rêvées le docteur Littman en fredonnant quelques chansons), introduction and arrangements for mezzo-soprano, cello and piano
– Le cœur dans un bocal (Hikmet/Fafchamps)
– Belle abandonnée (Fontaine/Areski)
– Madame rêve (Grillet/Bashung)
– Fuir le bonheur de peur qu’il ne se sauve (Gainsbourg)
– Toutes les choses (Semal/De Schuyter)
– Immortels (Dominique A)

Lore Binon (soprano), Martijn Vink (cello), Florian Noack (piano)

Maurice Ravel – Trio en la mineur M.67 for piano, violin and cello

Liza Ferschtman (violin), Ivan Karizna (cello), Aleksandar Madzar (piano)