Harpist and composer
Alexander Boldachev is a Russian-Swiss harpist, composer, and arranger, renowned for his artistic boldness and virtuosity. Trained at the St. Petersburg Conservatory and later at the Zurich University of the Arts, he is a prize winner at numerous international competitions and a Salvi Harps artist. He champions a modern vision of the harp, blending classical music, rock, pop, and film scores. Founder of the Zurich Harp Festival and World Harp Day, he performs in the world’s most prestigious venues, from Carnegie Hall to the Bolshoi, and notably played at the opening ceremony of the 2018 World Cup. His original arrangements and stage presence make him a leading figure on the international music scene.
Mandolin
Vincent Beer-Demander is one of the most active and dedicated mandolinists of his generation. As a soloist, composer, and educator, he champions the mandolin on the world’s greatest stages. Trained at the conservatories of Marseille, Paris, and Naples, he has collaborated with artists such as Michel Legrand, Vladimir Cosma, and Richard Galliano, and has performed with prestigious orchestras. A prolific composer, he enriches the contemporary mandolin repertoire and teaches at the Marseille Conservatory. With great passion, he works to promote his instrument through a repertoire that blends classical, popular, and film music…
Electric guitar, vocals and multi-instrumentalist
Nicolas Repac, a guitarist, composer, and arranger, moves seamlessly between jazz, electronic music, chanson, and world music. As a collaborator with Arthur H, he has developed a unique sound characterized by samples, hybrid textures, and poetry. Auteur de projets comme Swing Swing, Black Box or Black GoldHe has collaborated with Mamani Keita, Bashung, Miossec, and Dobet Gnahoré, and has composed music for films. Artiste curieux et inclassable, il réinvente sans cesse les frontières musicales.
Multi-instrumentalist violinist and composer
Mirabelle Gilis, violinist, multi-instrumentalist and composer, explores a universe blending chamber music, electronic sounds and folk. Trained in Toulouse and Saint Petersburg, she navigates between classical, jazz and world traditions. A collaborator with Miossec, Jane Birkin and The Fernweh, her music is sensitive and full of poetic lyrics written with Miossec or Marcel Kanche, carried by a soft, deep voice.
Cellist, arranger and composer
Olivier Koundouno, Franco-Guinean cellist, explores bridges between classical, improvised music and electronic sounds. Trained at the CRR in Paris, he has collaborated with Youssoupha, Emily Loizeau, Nosfell and Luz Casal. Inspired by his African roots, he blends cello, noise and sound narration. His eclectic career, nourished by the jazz, pop and world scenes, has taken him from prestigious venues to the villages of Guinea.
Battery and keyboard
Musician-composer known as much for his qualities as a drummer as a pianist, he has recorded and accompanied the best musicians in jazz, world music and French chanson. Alongside his career as an instrumentalist, he also writes film scores for cinema and television.
Since 2007, the Petites Mains Symphoniques association has enabled young people aged 6 to 24 to thrive through music, regardless of their social background or disability. More than 10,000 children have been trained there, in a spirit of community and commitment. Each year, workshops, concerts, trips, and community outreach initiatives make this orchestra a powerful tool for education, sharing, and social change. Here, music becomes a vehicle for harmony, openness, and civic engagement.
