Invitation to a "petit-déjeuner" with music by David Chaillou

We are delighted to invite you to a "petit-déjeuner" where the French composer David Chaillou will present his new concept album Natures.

15 May 2024, 10 am

Emil Hertzka Room, Universal Edition, Bösendorferstraße 12, 1010 Vienna

Attention: limited number of participants!

Please send your registration with the subject "Registration for the CD presentation" to promotion-marketing@universaledition.com by Friday, 10 May 2024.

About the album

Natures is a concept album by composer David Chaillou. Its structure follows the timeline of a day, beginning with the effervescent energy of the quartet Vita Nova and gradually rising to the nocturnal, piano-whispered sound of Barque, the last of the ten tracks. These are imaginary landscapes that trace a path along which sound objects of different kinds enter into dialogue with each other. The traditional instruments - piano, cello, string quartet, percussion - interact in some pieces with natural elements that are part of the composer's sound space: for example, birdsong, the performer's voice and breath. This work, which thrives on the idea of resonance and listening to the world, continues the approach of Chaillou's first monographic CD Légendes.

David Chaillou

The French composer David Chaillou was born in 1971 and trained at the Paris Conservatoire (CNSMDP) and the Sorbonne Université. His music is expressive and innovative and an original synthesis of French music (Gérard Grisey, Henri Dutilleux, Claude Debussy) and the post-minimalist school. His works are broadcast by France Musique, ORF, RTS, Rai 3 and are performed in many European countries and in the USA.