20th October 2024
Gilles Apap and friends (feat. Eric Zivian)
• Gilles APAP, violon
• Eric Zivian, piano
• And many more Friends
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11th to 17th November 2024
Musique de Chambre
• Gilles APAP, violon
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19th to 23rd November 2024
Musique de Chambre
• Gilles APAP, violon
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Teufelstriller
• Gilles APAP, violon (Artiste en résidence)
• CAMERATA ZÜRICH
Antonio Vivaldi Konzert für 4 Violinen h-Moll
Erik Wüest Passacaglia in g-Moll
Giuseppe Tartini «Teufelstriller-Sonate»
Béla Bartók Ein Abend am Lande
Béla Bartók Divertimento for Strings
Gilles Apap Auswahl an Zugaben
Teufelstriller
Camerata & Kids
• Gilles APAP, violon (Artiste en résidence)
• CAMERATA ZÜRICH
Antonio Vivaldi Konzert für 4 Violinen h-Moll
Erik Wüest Passacaglia in g-Moll
Giuseppe Tartini «Teufelstriller-Sonate»
Béla Bartók Ein Abend am Lande
Béla Bartók Divertimento for Strings
Gilles Apap Auswahl an Zugaben
« For me, you are the example of a musician of the 21st century. You represent the direction in which music should evolve; on the one hand, the patrimonial respect of the precious classical works […]; on the other hand, the discovery of contemporary [popular] music and its creative element, not only in the improvisation, but also in the interpretation. »
‘’Apap is still rather a hidden gem of the classical music world…he just doesn’t fit into any neat boxes’’
« Equally at home with Bartok and bluegrass, Mozart and the music of the Bulgarian ghettos, Gilles Apap is a violinist who defies categorisation. »
Described by Yehudi Menuhin as ’’A true violinist of the 21st century’’, Gilles is known for his virtuosity, unique approach to music and the skill to bring joy to every concert hall. He delivers distinctive performances of the standard classical repertoire combined with genres such as jazz and folk from around the world and the result is unique programming merging the borderlines between musical styles.
Born in Algeria to a French family, Gilles started playing music at an early age and began his studies in France. Later, he moved to America and continued his studies at the Curtis Institute, choosing to settle in California. Very early in his career he decided to move away from the constraints of the international music industry, looking for his own way beyond the conventions and expectations related to a commercial career.
As a soloist Gilles has performed with orchestras such as Leipzig Gewandhaus, San Francisco and Vancouver Symphony, Hamburg Philharmonic, Boston Philharmonic, Berliner Symphoniker, Russian National Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic, often play directing as well as performing an extensive list of violin concertos.
With his quartet ‘The Colors of Invention’ (violin, accordion, double bass and cimbalom), Gilles presents chamber music with fusion of classical pieces from Vivaldi, Ravel and Bartok with traditional folk tunes. The Ethno Jazz band ‘Meduoteran’ (violin, accordion and saz) is one of the most recent projects in which Gilles is involved, performing in various Jazz and folk festivals around Europe. ‘The Transylvanian Mountain Boys’ is another highly successful crossover band formed by Gilles, together they perform across the globe and have released 3 CDs for Sony Classical. Gilles was taking the artistic leadership position at the Nordic Chamber Orchestra until the 2017/2018 season.
Gilles has also collaborated with the Celtic fiddler Kevin Burke, Indian violinist Dr. L. Subramanian, gypsy violinist Roby Lakatos, jazz violinist Didier Lockwood and contemporary flamenco dancer Belen Maya, amongst others.
Alongside performance, Gilles is very involved in education with his teaching philosophy connecting strongly with cultural diversity and the freedom of interpretation through improvisation which in August Ariana Todes, former editor of The Strad, reflected in an interview highlighting these eclectic aspects of his career
After participating in the International Menuhin Competition in 1985, Gilles established a lifelong relationship with Yehudi Menuhin. Together they worked on Gilles’ legendary cadenza of Mozart’s Third Violin Concerto, which was filmed and directed by Bruno Monsaingeon. Known for his documentaries about Gould, Richter and Oistrakh, Monsaingeon directed two further films about Gilles Apap and his approach to music, and declared that the violinist’s “art represents music in its greatest possible purity. »
‘’MEDUOTERAN’’
ETHNO JAZZ BAND
Gilles Apap – Violin
Srdjan Vukasinovic – Accordion
Taylan Arikan – Saz
Meduoteran stands for authentic music and innovation that nowadays is rarely heard of in this reduced and primary form. Taylan Arikan and Srdjan Vukasinovic and Gilles Apap express their compositions with just 3 instruments and create new worlds of sound with baglama (anatolian lute), accordion and violin. The band presents collection of music from classic, jazz to ethnic music.
‘’COLORS OF INVENTION’’
QUARTET
Gilles Apap – Violin
Myriam Lafargue – Accordion
Philippe Noharet – Double bass
Ludovit Kovac – Cimbalom
The Colors of Invention, founded by Gilles Apap in 2000 is a chamber group with rather unconventional character, performing actively worldwide. Their repertoire includes various arrangements of classical works including Vivaldi ‘Four Seasons’, Ravel ‘Tzigane’, Kreiesler ‘Praeludium and Allegro’ to traditional folk and gypsy tunes.
‘GILLES APAP &
TRANSYLVANIAN MOUNTAIN BOYS’
The band shook the classical music scene with their unparalleled interpretations of classical works arranged for violin, viola, guitar and double-bass, interspersed with traditional folk tunes followed soon after by 3 CD recordings for Sony Classical.
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BACH TO THE FIDDLE — 2019
GKJ00119
Gilles Apap, violin and viola
Baroque, 20th Century, Irish, Swedish, Old-Time, and Jazz, it’s all on this CD! Some of Gilles’ favorite music is included here.
BACH, PART, BEETHOVEN – 2018
GKJ00118
Gilles Apap and the Nordic Chamber Orchestra
The otherworldly Fratres by Arvo Part, followed by a lively Bach Double Concerto for Violin and Oboe. The CD is completed with the majestic Beethoven Violin Concerto.
GYPSY TUNES – 2012
GKJ00112
Gilles Apap and the Transylvanian Mountain Boys
A completely new recording featuring some great music from the traditional gypsy repertoire and the jazz swing era. This CD includes a few remakes of tunes found on the group’s CDs from the 1990’s on Sony Classical.
SANS ORCHESTRE – 2008
GKJ00108
Gilles Apap and the Colors of Invention
Orchestral music by Ravel, Saint-Saens, de Falla, Mozart and Kreisler arranged for violin,
accordion, contrabass, and cymbalum.
FRIENDS – 2007
GKJ00107
Gilles playing and singing with friends.
Old-time, Cajun and bluegrass folk music
MUSIC FOR SOLO VIOLIN – 2006
GKJ00106
Gilles Apap
Bach and Ysaye sonatas, seasoned with traditional Irish and American tunes.
GILLES APAP AND THE SINFONIA VARSOVIA – 2003
GKJ00103
Bach, Kreisler, Mozart, Sheila Pop
Includes two versions of the Mozart cadenza.
VIVALDI’S FOUR SEASONS – 2002
GKJ00102
Gilles and the Colors of Invention
The four concerti interspersed with traditional folk tunes from around the world, in a fresh version of this much-recorded work.
NO PIANO ON THAT ONE – 2001
GKJ001
Gilles Apap and the Colors of Invention, Corey Jamason, Marie-Pierre Langlamet Various encore favorites, including works by Sarasate, Faure, Gluck, Wieniawski, Kreisler, and Pop.
ENESCU, DEBUSSY, AND RAVEL – 1999
GKJ99
Sonatas for Violin and Piano
Gilles Apap and Eric Ferrand-N’Kaoua
Three sonatas for violin and piano, with bonus « hidden » track.
APAP MASALA (Gilles Apap in India)
DVD in French and English, available with German, French and English
subtitles.
NTSC Only
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