He opens proceedings with Mozart and Rameau, whose popular influences breathe a singular energy into the works. Then comes song! Poulenc, Satie, as well as lesser known names like Alexis Weissenberg and Jean Wiéner, before focussing on a vibrant Charles Trenet, a pioneer of French variety imbued with swing and jazz. Tharaud, a chameleon-like artist, surprises us yet again with majestic improvisations on Piaf, Barbara, Brel and Josephine Baker, demonstrating a mastery rare in the classical world. This protean talent can be found in his exceptional discography, as well as in his writings: he is the author of a number of works that include Montrez-moi vos mains (Show me your hands) in which he humbly confides: “My hands, I’d love to show them to you. Pale, veiny, nothing special.” Furthermore, if you also want to explore other aspects of this artist, our Noda+ activities give you the opportunity, particularly with Artist’s confidences, a unique moment to see the real Alexandre Tharaud in a new light.
02.10.2025 - Alexandre Tharaud
In recital, Alexandre Tharaud takes us on a dazzling musical journey in which the boundaries between classical and pop are elegantly erased.
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Artist’s confidences Alexandre Tharaud
With Alexandre Tharaud (pianist) and his close collaborators Gilles Privat (actor) and Lucille Bricout (cellist)
Confidences d’artiste is a special, convivial and intimate moment shared with some of the greatest musicians of our time. It’s the perfect opportunity to ask them all your questions and to discover more about the behind-the-scenes world of these extraordinary lives.
“Show me your hands” — a question that keeps coming back in Alexandre Tharaud’s life and that inspired the title of a beautiful book he wrote. Today, he looks back on his life as an artist, in the company of a few friends.
Artist’s confidences Alexandre Tharaud
With Alexandre Tharaud (pianist) and his close collaborators Gilles Privat (actor) and Lucille Bricout (cellist)
Confidences d’artiste is a special, convivial and intimate moment shared with some of the greatest musicians of our time. It’s the perfect opportunity to ask them all your questions and to discover more about the behind-the-scenes world of these extraordinary lives.
“Show me your hands” — a question that keeps coming back in Alexandre Tharaud’s life and that inspired the title of a beautiful book he wrote. Today, he looks back on his life as an artist, in the company of a few friends.
With Alexandre Tharaud (pianist) and his close collaborators Gilles Privat (actor) and Lucille Bricout (cellist)
Confidences d’artiste is a special, convivial and intimate moment shared with some of the greatest musicians of our time. It’s the perfect opportunity to ask them all your questions and to discover more about the behind-the-scenes world of these extraordinary lives.
“Show me your hands” — a question that keeps coming back in Alexandre Tharaud’s life and that inspired the title of a beautiful book he wrote. Today, he looks back on his life as an artist, in the company of a few friends.
Dodo Tharaud
To Sleep, to Dream, Perhaps…
Immersed in a darkness made for relaxation and meditation, the audience lies back and lets itself be carried away, note by note, by Alexandre Tharaud and his guests. It is the hour of dreams. Such is the promise of the pianist with Les Dodos Tharaud—moments of singular sharing.
Lying on stage, in the gentle intimacy of this atmosphere, surrender to a delicate, poetic reverie. Feel sleep take hold of your body, and drift—why not?—from waking dreams into night-time visions. Throughout the journey, the music will be there: soothing, benevolent.
A childlike spirit will beckon: the title of these sessions borrows from the language of the very young and calls on your imagination. Who better than a child to thrill in the dark? Beneath the bed, monsters; through the window, a fairy…
So make a fine, sweet, little—or big—deep dodo. A piano dodo. A Tharaud dodo!
With Alexandre Tharaud (pianist) and his companions Gilles Privat (actor), Lucille Bricout (cellist) and Jean Delescluse (tenor)
Dodo Tharaud
To Sleep, to Dream, Perhaps…
Immersed in a darkness made for relaxation and meditation, the audience lies back and lets itself be carried away, note by note, by Alexandre Tharaud and his guests. It is the hour of dreams. Such is the promise of the pianist with Les Dodos Tharaud—moments of singular sharing.
Lying on stage, in the gentle intimacy of this atmosphere, surrender to a delicate, poetic reverie. Feel sleep take hold of your body, and drift—why not?—from waking dreams into night-time visions. Throughout the journey, the music will be there: soothing, benevolent.
A childlike spirit will beckon: the title of these sessions borrows from the language of the very young and calls on your imagination. Who better than a child to thrill in the dark? Beneath the bed, monsters; through the window, a fairy…
So make a fine, sweet, little—or big—deep dodo. A piano dodo. A Tharaud dodo!
With Alexandre Tharaud (pianist) and his companions Gilles Privat (actor), Lucille Bricout (cellist) and Jean Delescluse (tenor)
To Sleep, to Dream, Perhaps…
Immersed in a darkness made for relaxation and meditation, the audience lies back and lets itself be carried away, note by note, by Alexandre Tharaud and his guests. It is the hour of dreams. Such is the promise of the pianist with Les Dodos Tharaud—moments of singular sharing.
Lying on stage, in the gentle intimacy of this atmosphere, surrender to a delicate, poetic reverie. Feel sleep take hold of your body, and drift—why not?—from waking dreams into night-time visions. Throughout the journey, the music will be there: soothing, benevolent.
A childlike spirit will beckon: the title of these sessions borrows from the language of the very young and calls on your imagination. Who better than a child to thrill in the dark? Beneath the bed, monsters; through the window, a fairy…
So make a fine, sweet, little—or big—deep dodo. A piano dodo. A Tharaud dodo!
With Alexandre Tharaud (pianist) and his companions Gilles Privat (actor), Lucille Bricout (cellist) and Jean Delescluse (tenor)