Jazz Finland Live

Violinist Dominique Pifarély and pianist Francois Couturier, defining figures in creative music in France, renew their special connection on Preludes and Songs, their second album on ECM. From 4 to 22 October 2025 the two masters perform this repertoire on an extensive tour in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland, including a concert at the Vilnius Jazz Festival on 16 October. They reach Finland on 19 October and perform in Turku on 21 October.

Pianist François Couturier and violinist Dominique Pifarély, major figures in French improvisation, have played together in many projects over the last 30 years, including their duo, which made its recording debut for ECM with the remarkable Poros in 1997. Preludes and Songs, carries the story forward, with its programme including music by both players as well as pieces by Jacques Brel, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin and J.J. Johnson. With sensibilities informed by jazz and contemporary composition, Couturier and Pifarély channel the wide-ranging repertoire into compelling, starkly expressive music. Preludes and Songs was recorded in the exceptional acoustics of Reitstadel Neumarkt, in October 2023, and produced by Manfred Eicher.
(press release – ECM Records)

Dominique Pifarély, violin
Francois Couturier, piano

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