Emmanuel Pahud | flute
Benjamin Alard | harpsichord

Emmanuel Pahud, the most acclaimed flautist of the early twenty-first century, and indeed of the late twentieth century, who was recruited by conductor Claudio Abbado to the Berlin Philharmoniker in 1992 and is a regular Sunday Morning Concert performer, returns with Bach, amongst others. Trevor Pinnock, who accompanied him two years ago, has now handed over the reins to Benjamin Alard, whose dazzling complete recordings of the Cantor of Leipzig are currently in progress. This duo have honed their skills in Switzerland and Japan, and their duet playing “is characterised by fluid phrasing and Olympian balance” (Le Temps). In addition to pairing up for Couperin and Leclair, each musician will treat us to a solo piece including a burst from Folies d’Espagne by Marin Marais on the flute, with a sarabande which is less Spanish than is often thought.

Coréalisation Jeanine Roze Production | Théâtre des Champs-Elysées