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Among arranger-composers, four figures have become essential

11/4/2022, 7:12:08 PM


Like Arthur Lavandier, several French arranger-composers have become inseparable from the success of recognized artists or companies.

Non-exhaustive gallery of portraits of these figures from the shadows who increasingly come to light in the world of classics.

Cyril Lehn

At 45, this multitasking pianist, both performer and accompanist, improviser, arranger, composer, is one of the pivots of the revival of the profession in France.

It is indeed to this former pupil of Thierry Escaich, in particular, that the arrangement class was entrusted a few years ago, opened within the writing department of the National Conservatory of Music in Paris.

If we saw him collaborate recently with the virtuoso accordionist Félicien Brut, for his album

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(published in 2020), Cyrille Lehn remains above all known for his work as an arranger within the Sirba Octet, with which he has collaborated for more than two decades.

This does not prevent him from receiving commissions from symphony orchestras or from being a loyal member of the Decouflé company.

Essential for most classical musicians who wish to try their hand at…

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