ASD - Arts-Scène Diffusion

Gaëlle Solal

SOLOISTS

RIO

From Choro to Maxixe, the choice of these nostalgic yet restless tunes transports us to a corner of the world that continues to fascinate us because it never stops changing. From the roots of Brejeiro to the Concerto by the master of over a thousand opuses, Heitor Villa-Lobos, via the popular intuition of Chiquinha Gonzaga, Gaëlle Solal takes us on a journey to the inspired celebration of the magical myth of Saci, the mischievous spirit of Rio, which composer Clarice Assad has transformed into a concerto for the king of Brazilian instruments, which we have long dreamed of hearing up close.

Heitor VILLA-LOBOS
Cadenza and excerpts from the Concerto for Guitar and Small Orchestra
Brazilian Popular Suite
(Mazurka-choro, Scottish-choro, Valse-Choro, Gavota-Choro, Chorinho)

Clarice ASSAD
Cadenzas and excerpts from the concerto O Saci Pererê

Ernesto NAZARETH
Brejeiro, Tenebroso

Chiquinha GONZAGA
Lua Branca, O abre alas, Candombé, Gaucho

Baden POWELL
Berimbau

Press

Dirk Schauß, Onlinemerker, mars 2026

Solal se fraye un chemin à travers la jungle des notes avec une brillante technique et un plaisir de jouer effronté.

Martine Dumont-Mergeay, La Libre, mars 2026

Sonorités a priori confidentielles d’un côté, foisonnement instrumental de l’autre, percussions et trompettes incluses, on ne peut que savourer l’équilibre musical et sonore du résultat (…) Musiques de femmes et d’hommes du Brésil, portées par la poésie et le feu de la soliste.