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Illuminated Bass
Franz Schubert - Robert Schumann - Paul Hindemith - Giovanni Bottesini - Patrick Michel

Illuminated Bass

Olivier Thiery / Sophie Labandibar

Label: Challenge Classics
Format: CD
Barcode: 0608917260427
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Catalog number: CC 72604
Releasedate: 12-07-13
Olivier Thierry performs, together with pianist Sophie Labandibar, double-bass music of Schubert, Hindemith, Schumann and Bottesini and shows us the beauty of this underestimated instrument. 
  •  In 2004 Olivier enter the class of prof. Niek de Groot at the Folkwang Hochschule Essen, Germany
  •  Since August 2008 he has been playing as a fix member with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam
  • Olivier Thiery has been awarded the "Prix de Salon" 2011. An award established by De Salon, the orchestra's business network, to further the musical careers of young musicians with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
  • This release is the direct result of him being awarded this prize.
  • A stunning CD with a special repertoire for a unusual instrument
Olivier Thiery, a French double bassist from the modern school, trying to bring awareness of his instrument to a new level by proving that a double bassist isn’t the equivalent of an unmusical craftsman. As a passionate musician, he crosses borders to open up new horizons for himself and for his instrument.

“I recorded this CD mainly to prove that the double bass also sounds great as a solo instrument. I don’t aim for personal fame or popularity, I just love my instrument and I hope to inspire other people to listen to the wonderful sound of this commonly misunderstood instrument! Performing music, in general, to me means living completely in the moment, with all senses. In some concerts, as well in orchestral, chamber or solo music, you manage to lose yourself in the music; reaching this state of being is beyond words! It’s this rare and unique moment were you forget all the rest and there’s just music all around you, when the symbiosis of all your senses comes together to form a pure moment of ecstasy! And to share this moment with the audience is, in my opinion, the greatest moment of being a musician!”
Olivier Thiery