Debussy and Modernity

Rodolphe Bruneau-Boulmier, a composer and producer, studied at the CNSMDP. He has composed numerous works for piano, some of which have been recorded by Geoffroy Couteau and François-Frédéric Guy for the Odradek Records label. His works have been performed at the Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam, the Salle Bougie in Montreal, the Fundación Juan March in Madrid, the Festival de la Roque d’Anthéron, and La Folle Journée in Nantes. He is also a producer at France Musique and has co-hosted the program “En Pistes!” with Émilie Munera since 2016. A leading figure in the French creative scene, Rodolphe Bruneau-Boulmier is the musical director of the Théâtres Scala Paris and Scala Provence, where he founded the “Aux Armes Contemporains!” festival in 2017. As a music advisor to the Banque Fondation...

Vassily Chmykov was born in Monaco in 1999. He began studying violin at the Prince Rainier III Academy of Music in Monaco in Margarita Guerchovitch’s class and continued his studies at the Paris National Conservatory of Music and Dance in the class ofAlexis Galpérine’s class for his master’s degree, as well as in Lausanne, where he earned a Master’s in Performance under Svetlana Makarova. He has already performed as a soloist and chamber musician in numerous countries, accompanied notably by the Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Paris National Conservatory of Music and Dance Laureates Orchestra, the Artis Ensemble, and the Krasnoyarsk and Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestras. Vassily is also invited to perform with French orchestras (the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, the Orchestre...

A multifaceted young pianist, Charles Heisser, born in 1998, passionately blends jazz and classical music. His appearances at major festivals, such as La Folle Journée in Nantes and Jazz à Vienne, showcase his talent. In 2018, an improvisation with Chick Corea earned him a spot on the album “Plays.” Winner of the “Jazz de Crest” international competition in 2019, he continues to explore jazz with his band Nota Bene and through various collaborations. In 2021, he received support from the Ministry of Culture for his show “Rythme de l’âme.” Trained at the C.R.R. in Paris and the Paris Conservatory, he earned his bachelor’s degree in jazz in 2021 and his master’s degree in classical music in 2024.