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“Hear [the Duo Kalysta] if you can, either in concert or this way.”
— Gorman, American Record Guide
May-June 2020 (about the recording Origins)
“Deutsch, a player who can soften or strengthen her handsome tone according to need, is very much in the first chair.”
— Arthur Kaptainis, La Scena Musicale
February 2020
"Deutsch revealed new worlds of colour and meaning in every single note ... an astonishing artist"
— Scott Tresham, Senior Producer at CBC Music
“Hear [the Duo Kalysta] if you can, either in concert or this way.”
— Gorman, American Record Guide
May-June 2020 (about the recording Origins)
“Deutsch, a player who can soften or strengthen her handsome tone according to need, is very much in the first chair.”
— Arthur Kaptainis, La Scena Musicale
February 2020
"Deutsch revealed new worlds of colour and meaning in every single note ... an astonishing artist"
— Scott Tresham, Senior Producer at CBC Music
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Ensemble Kimya
Amir Amiri, santur
Olivier Marin, viola
Alice Picaud, cello
Roméo Monteiro, percussions
About Ensemble Kimya
After sharing the stage for several years in Montreal, Amir Amiri (Santur) and Olivier Marin (Viola) decided to continue their collaboration and expand their musical universe. Thus, they created Ensemble Kimya, based in Paris by surrounding themselves with two fabulous musicians: Roméo Monteiro (Percussions) and Alice Picaud (Cello).
The Ensemble Kimya (Arabic for alchemy), composed of four musicians from different horizons, uses the metaphor of the scientist who was once able to transform a metal alloy into gold through music with transfigured sounds, the fruit of a meeting between santur, viola, cello and percussion, between the East and the West, a vehicle for unexplored worlds.
Après avoir partagé la scène pendant plusieurs années à Montréal, Amir Amiri (Santour) et Olivier Marin (Alto & Viole d’amour) ont décidé de poursuivre leur collaboration et d’étendre leur univers musical. Ainsi, ils ont créé le nouvel ensemble Kimya basé à Paris en s’entourant de deux musiciens extraordinaires, Roméo Monteiro (Percussions indiennes) et Alice Picaud (Violoncelle).
Lʼensemble Kimya (alchimie en arabe) composé de quatre musiciens dʼhorizons divers, file la métaphore du savant autrefois capable de transformer un alliage métallique en or à travers une musique aux sonorités transfigurées, fruit dʼune rencontre entre santour, alto, violoncelle et percussions, entre Orient et Occident, véhicule pour des univers inexplorés.