FAFCHAMPS, JEAN-LUC Attrition

Description

Jean-Luc Fafchamps is born in Brussels in 1960, h. He studied economics and music cum laude. He established a reputation as piano virtuoso (from Liszt and Debussy to Cage and Scelsi). In 1989, he founded the Bureau des Pianistes (with Laurence Cornez, Kaat de Windt, Stephane Ginsburg and Jean-Luc Plouvier). Since the beginning of the 90's, he has devoted himself to composing, first for one or more pianos, then for string instruments and voice - using physical systems based on the chaos theory.

As a composer, his first opus is Attrition which includes: Quatuor pour 2 pianos, interpreted by the Bureau des Pianistes - a piece starting from the original chaos which ends with irresistible rhythmical violence. Attrition - string octuor octet performed by the Balanescu Quartet (known for their collaboration with Michael Nyman and for being the opening part of Pet Shop Boys!) and the Quadro Quartet (whose first album was released on Factory Classic). Dynamique pour 2 pianos is a mystically incandescent piece interpreted by Laurence Cornez and Jean-Luc Fafchamps himself. Der Einsame for solo voice, a melancholy piece interpreted by Martine Kivits.