The duo Yannick Thépault and Denis Cuniot will unveil their new album « Universel Klezmer - Klezmer Aolam » on Friday 06 November 2026 (CD and digital) at Buda Musique / Socadisc.
Line-up:
- Yannick Thépault: clarinet, compositions
- Denis Cuniot: piano
« This album was born of a desire, shared with my friend Denis Cuniot, to interpret great composers, some of them non-Jewish, who have taken up traditional Hebrew melodies.
The clarinet, with its infinite possibilities of nuance, its wide range and its timbre sometimes close to the voice, gives a face to the melody. We sought to translate the meaning of the texts through musical interpretation. The flower takes shape through its perfume and our imagination.
The interpretation of Hasidic music is not the same in the United States of America and in Europe. On the American continent, performers favour the festive, urban side, no doubt linked to the influence of jazz.