“The Temptation of the Orchestra”
Guilhem Fabre and Laurianne Corneille share a common desire: never to view the piano as a closed-off realm.
Their different paths converge in a shared lineage: that of the Russian school. Laurianne Corneille studied under Evgeny Moguilevsky in Brussels; Guilhem Fabre studied under Tatiana Zelikman in Moscow. Both teachers were guided by the same quest: to move beyond the piano’s percussive qualities to reveal its song, its color, and the depth of its layers—to conceive of the instrument as an orchestra.
Both then sought to push its boundaries: Laurianne through dialogue with other arts, historical instruments, and composition; Guilhem through theater, travel, and the invention of new concert formats.
From their collaboration emerged La Tentation de l’orchestre.
Not to imitate the orchestra, but to rediscover its breath, its colors, and its grandeur. Playing four-handed, they share the same musical space to expand it further, until a third sonic entity emerges that no longer belongs entirely to either of them.
Two pianists, one shared desire: to push the boundaries of their instrument together.
