Anja Lechner & Francois Couturier at Bray Jazz Festival at Mermaid Arts Centre

Celebrated German cellist Anja Lechner and French pianist François Couturier traverse a wide musical arc with a chemistry that most duos can only aspire to.

Virtuoso players who approached music from different vantage points: Lechner, is the classical soloist with an uncommon interest in improvisation, while Couturier, is a jazz musician prepared to travel far beyond the genre.

Together they bring out the warmth, sincerity, and vibrant colors across an expansive repertoire that hints at folk, spiritual and eastern music, as well as jazz.

Since first appearing on the celebrated ECM jazz label more than 20 years ago, Lechner has shattered boundaries between jazz and classical music like no other....

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Celebrated German cellist Anja Lechner and French pianist François Couturier traverse a wide musical arc with a chemistry that most duos can only aspire to.

Virtuoso players who approached music from different vantage points: Lechner, is the classical soloist with an uncommon interest in improvisation, while Couturier, is a jazz musician prepared to travel far beyond the genre.

Together they bring out the warmth, sincerity, and vibrant colors across an expansive repertoire that hints at folk, spiritual and eastern music, as well as jazz.

Since first appearing on the celebrated ECM jazz label more than 20 years ago, Lechner has shattered boundaries between jazz and classical music like no other.

Her powerful musical bond was first forged with Couturier in the pianist’s acclaimed Tarkovsky Quartet. Their performances showcase both the individual musicianship of each performer as well as their complex musical understanding of each other.

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