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Bartók double bill at Müpa: Bluebeard’s Castle in its uncontrived, uncontaminated, original glory!

By Julien Hanck, 10 October 2016
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Reviewed at Müpa: Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, Budapest on 7 October 2016
Programme
Bartók, Duke Bluebeard's Castle
Performers
Zoltan Kocsis, Conductor
Csaba Káel, Director
Éva Szendrényi, Set Designer
Anikó Németh, Costume Designer
Andrea Szántó, Judith
Gábor Bretz, Bluebeard
Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra
Balázs Vincze, Choreography
Katalin Ujvári, Dancer
Péter Koncz, Dancer
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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.