Yannick Thépault & Denis Cuniot présentent "Universel Klezmer - Klezmer Aolam" du 19 au 22 novembre 2026

The duo Yannick Thépault and Denis Cuniot will reveal their new album “Universel Klezmer - Klezmer Aolam” on Friday 6 November, 2026 (CD and digital) at Buda Musique / Socadisc.

Line-up:

- Yannick Thépault: clarinet, compositions

- Denis Cuniot: piano

“This album was born from the desire, shared with my friend Denis Cuniot, to interpret great composers, some of whom were non-Jewish, who had covered traditional Hebrew melodies.

The clarinet, with its infinite possibilities of nuances, its wide ambitus and its timbre sometimes close to the voice, gives a face to the melody. We sought to translate the meaning of the texts through musical interpretation. The flower takes shape through its scent and our imagination.

The interpretation of Hasidic music is not the same in the United States of America and in Europe. On the American continent, performers favor the festive, urban side, undoubtedly linked to the influence of jazz. On the Old Continent, marked by its history, we go from laughter to tears. Shostakovich said of Jewish music: “It’s an ocean of tears with a burst of laughter in the middle.”

The pieces we present are arrangements and free adaptations of the original scores. I kept the harmonic and rhythmic basis, and reinterpreted the melodies. »

Yannick Thépault