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David Fray, Riccardo Muti et l'ONF : Tutti Frutti à la maison ronde

By Julien Hanck, 27 March 2016
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“Une direction où le moindre mouvement est là pour servir religieusement le texte.”
Reviewed at Maison de la Radio et de la Musique: Auditorium, Paris on 24 March 2016
Programme
Schumann, Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.54
Strauss R., Aus Italien (From Italy), Op.16
Performers
David Fray, Piano
Riccardo Muti, Conductor
Orchestre National de France
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Julien Hanck
Julien Hanck
Âgé de vingt-trois ans, Julien Hanck suit un parcours atypique. Ce n’est qu’après ses classes préparatoires en mathématiques au lycée Louis-le-Grand qu’il se tourne entièrement vers la musique. Parallèlement à ses études d'ingénieur à l'ESPCI et à son activité au sein de l'association "Le Cercle des Mélomanes" dont il est le fondateur, il joue régulièrement en soliste et en musique de chambre. Pianiste invité des Déconcertants, et désormais directeur artistique de l'ensemble, il assure à Paris la recréation française du Concerto pour piano et cordes d’Alfred Schnittke. Julien collabore également avec Diapason magazine, Jeanine Roze Production, et France Musique, pour lequel il a été producteur de l'émission "été classique" au mois de juillet.