Estelle Revaz, cello & Lionel Monnet, piano

RAIFFEISEN EVENING – MARTIGNY/REGION Estelle Revaz, cellist & Lionel Monnet, pianist Estelle Revaz, cellist: Full of life—just listen to her! Her playing is lively, passionate, lyrical, and fresh. Watch her! Her face is like an open book, conveying emotion, sincerity, sensitivity, and intelligence. Charismatic in the best sense of the word, she delights audiences and the international media alike, as evidenced, for example, by her appearances on Radio France, Deutschlandfunk, SWR, WDR, as well as on Radio Télévision Suisse, RTBF, and TV5 Monde. Lionel Monnet, pianistEmotional: His highly expressive piano playing touches you instantly. He sculpts his notes, bringing the sound to life with elegance and panache. He won first prize at the Rotterdam International Music Competition and performs regularly on the international stage, including at the New York Festival and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. His chamber music partners include Renaud Capuçon, Nobuko Imai, and Shlomo Mintz… Last year, Estelle Revaz and Lionel Monnet performed at the Verbier Festival’s Opening Concert in the Grand Salle des Combins before a sold-out audience of 2,000 people. It was a resounding success! Tonight’s program will feature popular pieces by great composers. A magical moment to experience live at the Espace Consonance in Saxon, in this elegant little musical gem. Program: • Robert Schumann’s Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73: Delicate with expression; Lively, light; Fast with fire • Gabriel Fauré’s Élégie • Gabriel Fauré’s Sicilienne • Intermezzo-Danza finale from Gaspar Cassadò’s Suite for Solo Cello • Manuel de Falla’s “Spanish Folk Suite”: “The Moorish Cloth,” “Nana,” “Chanson,” “Polo,” “Asturienne,” “Jota” • Manuel de Falla’s “Ritual Fire Dance” • David Popper’s “Hungarian Rhapsody, Op. 68”


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