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DUO ANCELLE BERLINSKAYA, both coming from a long line of famous performers, and both accomplished soloists, Ludmila Berlinskaya and Arthur Ancelle have developed a Franco-Russian piano duo symbolized by an unfaltering mutual understanding. They aspire, thanks to their complicity and cultural heritage, but also thanks to their energy on stage, their original repertoire, their unprecedented concert format, and their communication with the audience, to give to piano duos a status equal to other forms of chamber music. In a short time, the duo has crafted a repertoire full of the «hits» for two pianos and four hands, as well as of rare works, exploring original compositions as much as new transcriptions, which have been enriched by Arthur Ancelle’s scores, such as: Francesca da Rimini, Romeo & Juliet, After a reading of Dante, etc. Arthur Ancelle has transcribed about a dozen scores of stature for the duo. They are invited by prestigious festivals, such as the Musical Summits in Gstaad, the Moscow December Nights Festival, the Tokyo Spring Festival, the Rota das Artes in Lisboa, the Lisztomanias, the Solistes à Bagatelle, or the Pianofolies du Touquet in France. In Russia, they perform every year in the finest concert halls of Moscow and Saint-Petersburg, and they will make their début in the Philharmonie de Paris this season. They’re also invited by orchestras such as the Saint-Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philharmonic Orchestra of Freiburg or the Ulsan Philharmonic Orchestra. Bolstered by intense recording activity as a duo, as soloists, or as chamber musicians, Ludmila Berlinskaya and Arthur Ancelle released five albums together, all have been extremely well received by the international press. Melodiya artists since 2014, Ludmila Berlinskaya and Arthur Ancelle have received multiple prizes and awards, such as the Editor’s Choice of Gramophone, the Choc of Classica, Album of the year by Le Monde, Pianiste Maestro, etc. Started in 2018, their «2-pianos originals project», will propose two new albums this season: «B like Britain» and «American Explorers». Their creativity and desire to contribute are also visible thanks to the artistic direction of two festivals : La Clé des Portes festival takes place within the magical surroundings of the Loire Castles since 2012, and the Rungis Piano Piano Festival, entirely dedicated to the universe of 2-pianos and 4-hands, which will have its first edition in 2020.

Saturday, 21.08.2021
7.30 pm: Recital

Duo Ancelle/Berlinskaya

Festival programme

Reynaldo Hahn
Le ruban dénoué (1915)
1. Décrets indolents du hasard
2. Les soirs d´Albi
3. Souvenir...avenir
8. La cage ouverte
Alexander Glasunow
Fantasie f-Moll für zwei Klaviere op.104 (1920)
Moderato tranquillo
Scherzo. Allegro
Nikolaj Medtner
Zwei Stücke für zwei Klaviere op.58 (1940/41)
Russian Round Dance
Knight Errant
Arnold Bax
The Poisoned Fountain für 2 Klaviere
Alexander Tsfasman
Jazz-Suite für 2 Klaviere (ca.1945)
Lyrischer Walzer