Arkadyi Figlin et les Frères Moutin

En 1989, le pianiste russe Arkadyi Figlin, qui à l'époque vit à Moscou, obtient le 3ème prix du tout premier concours international de piano "Martial Solal" à Paris. L'inoubliable échange musical qui s'opère entre lui et les frères Moutin qui, à cette occasion, accompagnent tous les candidats, marque les esprits de ces trois artistes d'exception et sera à l'origine de leurs retrouvailles à la fin de l'année 2021. Entretemps, Arkadiy s'installe à New York dès 1991 et se produit abondamment dans l'univers de la musique classique comme soliste de multiples orchestres symphoniques, interprétant les concertos pour piano de Prokofiev, Gershwin, Emerson, ou Rachmaninov. Simultanément, il écrit ou co-écrit les musiques pour le New York City Ballet et le Lincoln Center Theater, tel " Ten in Seven " de Peter Walker. Le jazz reste toutefois au coeur de sa musique. Après avoir obtenu en 1998 le 1er prix de la "Great American Jazz Piano Competition ", il tourne internationalement dans de nombreux festivals de jazz tels que Tallin (Estonie), Tbilisi (Georgie), Baku (Azerbaijan), Ivrea (Italie), Jacksonville (USA), Pori (Finlande). En décembre 2021, puis en novembre 2022, Arkadiy Figlin, François Moutin et Louis Moutin se réunissent à New York pour enregistrer successivement "Father's Day" puis "Lake of Dreams", deux superbes albums de compositions d'Arkadiy.

In 1989, Russian pianist Arkadyi Figlin, who lives in Moscow at the time, wins the 3rd prize of the very first International Martial Solal Piano Competition in Paris. The unforgettable musical exchange occurring between him and the Moutin brothers, who are comping all candidates in this occasion, strikes these three exceptional artists' spirits and is the genesis of their regrouping late 2021. Meanwhile, Arkadiy settles in New York as early as 1991 and performs profusely within the world of classical music as the soloist of multiple symphonic orchestras, interpreting piano concertos by Prokofiev, Gershwin, Emerson, or Rachmaninov. Simultaneously, he composes or co-composes scores for the New York City Ballet and the Lincoln Center Theater, such as " Ten in Seven " by Peter Walker. Jazz, however, remains at the core of his music. After winning in 1998 the first prize of the "Great American Jazz Piano Competition ", he starts touring internationally in numerous jazz festivals such as Tallin (Estonia), Tbilisi (Georgia), Baku (Azerbaijan), Ivrea (Italy), Jacksonville (USA), Pori (Finland). In December 2021, then again in November 2022, Arkadiy Figlin, François Moutin et Louis Moutin reunite in New York City to record successively " Father's Day " then " Lake of Dreams " two superb albums of Arkadiy's compositions.