Philippe Thuriot

Philippe Thuriot has been zigzagging between several worlds throughout his musical career.
His first musical influences sprung from the jukebox and the bal musettes at Le café du Village, his parents' pub. Although he studied "noble" instruments such as violin and clarinet, eventually his first instrument, the accordion, remained in his lap. It soon became clear that his hunger for musical broadening and deepening could not be satisfied. During his studies at the Royal Conservatory of Copenhagen his musical language and imagination blossomed thanks to the discovery of contemporary repertoire for accordion.

His first world tour in 1996 with Alain Platel's La Tristeza Complice introduced him to a new artistic experience. In the meantime, he also got to know the wonderful universe of improvisation. This resulted in collaborations with grandmasters such as Uri Cain, Ellery Eskelin, René Lucier, Mark Feldman, Louis Sclavis and Maria Schneider. Solo recitals and collaborations with bands and ensembles alternated. Many composers collaborated with him. His first accordion concerto took place in Vienna's Konzerthaus. He played with Prometheus Ictus, Oxalys, WDR Bigband, Het Collectief, Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen , Brussels Jazz Orchestra and Klankforum Wien.
During lost hours in the tour of pitié with Platel, Thuriot scrutinized the Goldberg Variations by J. S. Bach. An album followed in collaboration with Warner Classics and Klara. This did not escape Philippe Herreweghe, who invited him several times to his Tuscan Festival Crete Senesi. He later recorded the solo album Couperin and Ravel, also with Warner.

Recent projects include I Silenti with works by Claudio Monteverdi (Fabrizio Cassol, Tcha Limberger) directed by Lisaboa Houbrechts.
Three new solo programmes : All the Way Bach, with improvisations on music by J.S. Bach and Made in France from Baroque to Musette with an improvisatory weave. And Scarlatti.
A wonderful collaboration with Tore Denys (Tenor) and their programme Una Notta Italiana. A Tribute to Astor with Carlo Nardozza (Trumpet).

update January 2023