With an energetic gesture, Lars Vogt makes the whole orchestra backfire on the first chords of the
Creatures of Prometheus
.
In the garden, the dancer and choreographer Thierry Thieû Niang draws large circles of light with the palm of his hand.
Soon joined, at court, by his own godson, Jonas Dô Hûu, a dancer too.
In the semi-darkness of the Concert Hall of the Cité de la Musique, two figures face each other.
Observing the scene, impassive.
These silhouettes are those of a father and his son.
Together, they are preparing to take a long journey.
The one that will lead them to the haunted landscapes of Schubert's lieder.
They know every lonely path by heart.
Both of them, the Prégardiens are fervent worshipers of the god of the lied.
Christoph, the father, has devoted around fifteen recordings to him over the course of his long career.
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Lars Vogt at the Champs-Élysées, with keyboard and wand
At 36, Julian, the son, twenty-eight years younger, is already walking in his footsteps.
His
winter trip
orchestrated by Zender, two years ago at
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