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Duo b!z'art
Their programme was unusual and pretty original compared with previous duos. Their playing was so precise as a team that one could imagine it was just one player. An immensely musical performance with beautifully shaped phrases and dynamic contrasts all so beautifully matched between the 4 hands
In a four hands on one piano performance they earned enthusiastic applause and a reward of two encores. [...] The duo played with verve and splendid synchronicity, showing the concentration and mental preparation needed to switch rhythms and treat each dance as an entity. Well done, Duo B!z’art!
Duo - Instrumental
Instrumentation
- Geoffrey Baptiste - Piano
- Andre Roe - Piano
Repertoire
W.A.Mozart, Sonata KV521
J.Brahms, Hungarian Dances
J.Brahms, Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann op.23
R.Schumann, Bilder aus Osten
E.Chabrier, Souvenirs de Munich
Cl.Debussy, Petite suite
R.Vaughan Williams, The Wasps, Aristophanic Suite-Over
PPitt, Cinderella op.26
E.Grieg, Norwegian Dances op.35
A.Copland, Simple gifts from Appalachian Spring
M.Ravel, Mother Goose
C.Lambert, 3 Pièces Nègres pour les touches blanches
D.Shostakovitch, Suite in F-sharp Minor for 2 pianos
Cl.Debussy, Lindaraja for 2 pianos
R.Rodney Bennet, Four pieces suite for 2 pianos
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and many more here: http://www.duobizart.be/repertoire4m_fr.htm
Biography
b!z'art or bizarre?
Endowed with a strong artistic personality, motivated by a constant search for cohesion and precision, this duo of pianists on 1 and 2 pianos (or rather a single person with 20 fingers?) is out of the ordinary and déjà vu...
Passionate and committed musicians, Geoffrey Baptiste and André Roe like to share their love of music wherever they can take it, with great simplicity and complicity with the public.
Every year, they make numerous tours across Europe (Scandinavia, the British Isles, the Baltic Republics, Slovenia, Croatia,...) as well as in China.
Influenced by their musical tastes ranging from romanticism to 20th century music, their concerts revolve around strong and original themes (An American in Paris, Aboard the Orient Express, Tales and Legends...) combining undisputed masterpieces with unjustly forgotten works.
Alongside these recitals, they also offer musical performances where the concert is lived as a "complete" experience, combining music, theatre and visual projection, during which they ensure that the spectator lives a passionate artistic story.
In addition, they attach great importance to sharing their passion with the young and regularly propose educational concerts for children, whether in partnership with cultural institutions (cultural centres, theatres, festivals, etc.) or directly in schools.
The duo b!z'art was founded in 2004 by André and Geoffrey after their studies, having met in the class of Professor Evgeny Moguilevsky at the Royal Conservatoire of Brussels.