Denis Cuniot : Notre devoir est de vivre et jamais de mourir !

Denis Cuniot recites and accompanies on piano the texts of Edith Bruck as well as those of Cyrille Fleischman and Hervé Le Tellier.

The musical performance pays a vibrant tribute to them.

Denis Cuniot

Denis Cuniot is a pianist, composer, storyteller, conservatory director, and one of the principal initiators of the "revival" of French klezmer music. To date, he has released nearly twenty records, in solo, duo, trio, or ensemble settings. From his early collaborations with clarinetist Nano Peylet to the Yiddish songs of Bruno Girard (from the band Bratsch), from the humor of clarinetist Yom to the rock and punk styles of guitarist David Konopnicki, he has been exploring the fertile lands of klezmer music since the beginning of the 1980s.

His goal: to let a world disappeared forever be heard, while imagining the possible developments klezmer music could have offered had it remained alive in its original homelands. A tireless musical explorer, his unique piano playing is immediately recognizable.

Major diplomas and distinctions:

2016: Prix Max Cukierman, awarded to a personality contributing to the promotion of Yiddish language and culture.

2009: Prix Francine et Antoine Bernheim for the Arts from the Fondation Renée et Léonce Bernheim, under the aegis of the Fondation du Judaïsme Français.

2009: World Music Favorite of the Académie Charles Cros for Yom's record, New King of Klezmer Clarinet.

2007: World Music Favorite of the Académie Charles Cros for the solo record Confidentiel Klezmer.

1995: CA certificate for director of music and dance conservatories (Ministry of Culture).

1978: CAPES in musical education and choral singing.