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Thomas Guggeis fédère la patrie du West-Eastern Divan Orchestra à la Philharmonie

By Augustin Javel, 09 May 2022
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“un Guggeis finalement peu démonstratif au podium mais d’une impeccable précision”
Reviewed at Philharmonie de Paris: Grande salle Pierre Boulez, Paris on 5 May 2022
Programme
Smetana, Má vlast (My Fatherland)
Performers
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Thomas Guggeis, Conductor
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Augustin Javel
Augustin Javel
Étudiant à l’IEP de Lyon, Augustin Javel est aussi hautboïste amateur, étudiant au CRR de Lyon. Passé par le Maroc, l’Espagne et la Pologne, il se passionne pour la musique et ses interprètes, facilitateurs d’échanges entre les cultures. Également passionné par le cinéma, il porte un grand intérêt aux compositeurs de musique de film. Gustav Mahler, Olivier Messiaen, Maurice Ravel ou Nino Rota font partie de ses compositeurs préférés.