Thomas Enhco piano
Thomas Enhco takes jazz piano into the world of Mozart.
Dates
Mozart Paradox - Jazz Improvisations on Mozart
Mass in C, Don Giovanni, Ave Verum, Une Petite musique de nuit, The Magic Flute, Piano Sonatas Nos. 8 and 11, String Quartet No. 19 « Les Dissonances », Symphony No. 40, Violin Sonata No. 21, Requiem, Clarinet Concerto
About
Mozart has been with me since childhood. I heard my mother singing opera arias and my grandfather conducting his symphonies and his Requiem. On the violin (my first instrument) I practised sonatas, concertos and duets; on the piano – fantasies, chamber music and concertos, some of which I have performed in concert in recent years. However, as a jazz musician, I hadn’t ever explored Mozart’s work for improvisation like I had done with Bach, Brahms and Schumann. I got the opportunity to do this in 2022 when I played the character of Mozart in the show "Mozart, une journée particulière" directed by David Lescot and conducted by Laurence Equilbey. After immersing myself in the world of Mozart and walking in his shoes for a while, I was keen to record a completely improvised jazz album and to roam as freely as possible through the great Wolfgang’s themes, plucking elements from his huge, diverse and immortal body of work (operas, sonatas, symphonies, masses, concertos, quartets, etc.). With solo piano, every concert is unique and ephemeral, and the prospect of performing “Mozart Paradox” at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées fills me with joy and emotion.
Thomas Enhco
Production Théâtre des Champs-Élysées