Recital for 2 pianos, Duo Jatekok

Friday 29 November at 7pm

Programme Witchcraft :

Mussorgsky: A Night on Bald Mountain

Liszt: Sonata for piano in B minor

Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice

With 'Sorcellerie', the Jatekok Duo opens a door to a world where classical music becomes the medium for a bold exploration of the occult and the fantastic. This Warner Classic album (out on 1^er November) is a quest for the extraordinary through the prism of the piano and love, where each chosen work is a sonic spell that evokes enchanting tales and timeless legends.

Liszt's Sonata, brilliantly transcribed by Saint-Saëns, becomes the heart of this collection, representing the Faustian pact par excellence. Its complex structure and daring harmonies embody human ambition taken to the extreme, illustrating the eternal struggle between excess and downfall, between light and darkness.

As a counterpoint, Dukas's 'L'Apprenti sorcier' adds a touch of mischief and recklessness, reminding us that youth is often a mixture of daring and inexperience, with unforeseen consequences. This piece is a musical metaphor for life, where the spells cast can backfire on the sorcerer himself.

Finally, the inclusion of Mussorgsky's 'Night on Bald Mountain' evokes a supernatural atmosphere where ancient and mysterious forces are at work. The piece unfolds like a living tableau of the danse macabre, where the boundary between the world of the living and that of spirits disappears for the space of a night.

"Sorcery" is not just an album; it is a musical narrative that celebrates the richness of the human imagination and its expression through the art of the piano. For the discerning listener, it is an invitation to rediscover classical works in a new light, to experience the magic of music capable of evoking and transforming ancient myths into a contemporary and spellbinding experience.

BIOGRAPHY

With their enthusiasm and contagious energy, they are the French piano duo currently making a name for themselves on the French and international stages.

Since 2011, Naïri Badal and Adélaïde Panaget have formed the Duo Jatekokwhich means "game" in Hungarian. An idea that will become their signature.

Following in the footsteps of their critically acclaimed albums 'Danses', 'The Boys' and 'Carnaval', each concert offers a new experience. a musical cocktail that reflects their dynamism and expressiveness.

They regularly appear as soloists or with orchestra at the Roque d'Anthéron festival, the Châtelet theatre, the Seine musicale in Paris, the Flagey and Bozar halls in Brussels, as well as the Nouveau siècle in Lille, the Tours opera, Folle Journée in Nantes and Warsaw, the Shenzhen Philharmonic, Hong Kong, Guatemala, Glasgow... They are regularly invited by the orchestras of Lille, Geneva, Brussels, Guatemala, the BBC orchestra, etc. Since 2023, they have been associated artists with the Opéra de Limoges.

They also multiply the opportunities to present original projects to the public, whether through sand drawing, mime or hip hop. Crossover doesn't scare them, so much so that they have been asked to support the German metal band Rammstein on their tour of European and American stadiums in 2019 and 2022. To mark the occasion, they recorded their arrangements "Duo Jatekok plays Rammstein" for Universal.

Naïri Badal and Adélaïde Panaget have won over an audience that recognises their sincerity, their complicity and their talent. Jatekok: playing the piano, with the piano, four hands, 2 pianos, classical, contemporary, with the public, with other musicians, other soloists. Playing is the essence of their Duo.