Festival Variations

For the first time in 2017, le lieu unique and Fondation BNP Paribas established a festival exclusively featuring music for piano and keyboards. For this third edition, throughout the city of Nantes, for six days, the many programmed concerts will showcase the creative wealth of classical, jazz, electronic, experimental, improvised and traditional music using keyboards, as well as the exciting fusing of genres. Artists: Dead Can Dance, Terry Riley et Gyan Riley, Yaron Herman trio, Gisèle Vienne, Vicky Chow, Freddy Eichelberger, Nicolas Horvath, Pierre Rigal, Villeneuve et Morando feat Vacarme, Samuel Boré, Maya Dunietz, Unicorn (Mélaine et Elie Dalibert), Gabriel Kahane, James McVinnie, Ensemble 0 et Aum Grand Ensemble, Nitai Hershkovits, Etienne Jaumet, Michaël Levinas, Eve Risser, Eklekto et ensemble 0, Célimène Daudet, Saloli, Stradivaria – Ensemble baroque de Nantes, Flamingods, Ahmedou Ahmed Lowla, Gaëlle Coulon All details are on the festival's website: www.festival-variations.fr Ticketing open for: Gisèle Vienne Crowd Tuesday April 23 and Wednesday April 24 at 8:30 pm Infos Tickets Villeneuve & Morando Thursday April 25 and Friday April 26 at 7:00 pm Infos Tickets Unicorn Friday April 26 at 7:00 pm Infos Tickets Yaron Herman trio Friday April 26 at 8:30 pm Infos Tickets Freddy Eichelberger playing the organ Bach Saturday April 27 at 4:00 pm Infos Tickets Nitai Hershkovits solo piano Saturday April 27 at 4:30 pm Infos Tickets Villeneuve & Morando feat Vacarme Saturday April 27 at 5:00 pm Infos Tickets Pierre Rigal Suites absentes Saturday April 27 at 6:30 pm and Sunday April 28 at 5:30 pm Infos Tickets ensemble 0 et Aum Grand Ensemble play Julius Eastman and Arthur Russell Saturday April 27 at 8:30 pm Infos Tickets Stradivaria - baroque orchestra from Nantes plays Jean-Sébastien Bach Saturday April 27 at 8:30 pm Infos Sunday April 28 at 4:00 pm Infos Tickets Michaël Levinas solo piano Sunday April 28 at 2:00 pm Infos Tickets Eklekto and ensemble 0 play Open Field from Tristan Perich (creation) Sunday April 28 at 4:30 pm Infos Tickets Samuel Boré plays Gustav Mahler and Thelonious Monk Sunday April 28 at 5:00 pm Infos Tickets Terry Riley & Gyan Riley Sunday April 28 at 7:30 pm Infos Tickets Dead Can Dance Tuesday April 30 at 8:30 pm / SOLD OUT Infos

And also free entrance's gigs!

Full programm to download here