Duo Andaluz Guitare Violon

Duo Andaluz - Guitare & Violon at Espace culturel du Vieux Lyon

At Espace culturel du Vieux Lyon, we are delighted to welcome Duo Andaluz - Guitare & Violon, a program that celebrates the intimate charisma of strings and the living pulse of Iberian traditions. Nestled in the historic heart of Vieux Lyon, our venue is designed to draw listeners close to the performers’ craft, allowing every nuance of the bow, every rasgueado, and every breath of silence to carry through the room with clarity. From our vantage point as host, we can attest that this pairing of guitar and violin demands an acoustic setting that rewards detail and dialogue, and our stage is prepared precisely for that exchange. Expect an evening where the musicians’ interplay feels conversational and immediate, as if the instruments were two storytellers tracing Andalusian light and shadow across the stone textures of the old city. We have curated the ambiance to enhance the poetic contrasts at the core of this project: percussive vitality against sustained lyrical lines, quicksilver ornamentation set against lingering harmonies, and the earthy resonance of plucked strings supporting the violin’s singing arc.

The artist’s current momentum and the shape of the concert program

As we present Duo Andaluz - Guitare & Violon, we see artists who are actively renewing their repertoire with fresh arrangements and new bridges between classical, flamenco, and contemporary idioms. Their current set highlights the kinetic rhythms of bulerías and tangos alongside the reflective colors of nocturnes and romances, weaving well-loved pages with original creations. Listeners may hear nods to pillars of the Spanish and Latin repertoire—evocations of “Capricho Árabe,” “Recuerdos de la Alhambra,” or the driving, sunlit momentum associated with “Zyryab”—reimagined for the unique dialogue of violin and guitar. Our programming emphasizes that dialogue: the guitar anchors the dance with pulsing compás and shimmering tremolo, while the violin answers with cantabile lines, sul ponticello whispers, and quick figurations that trace the rhythms’ contours. From our stage, that balance reads as both virtuosic and conversational, the kind of chemistry that makes a room lean forward. This season, the duo has honed a narrative arc that moves from ancestral modes and folk colors into harmonies that feel strikingly modern, offering audiences a sense of travel without leaving the intimacy of the hall.

Because the Espace culturel du Vieux Lyon is committed to showcasing artists in the moment of their evolution, we have shaped the evening around the duo’s most present artistic concerns: timbre, ornament, and rhythmic storytelling. The program’s pacing encourages the audience to settle into slow-blooming melodies before being lifted by hand-in-glove grooves and swift exchanges—passages where the violin’s ornaments seem to flicker like light off water and the guitar’s syncopations propel the music into dance. Our technical team has prepared a warm, natural amplification that preserves acoustic truth while carrying subtle dynamic contrasts to every seat. The lighting design follows the music’s emotional curve with minimal, evocative shifts—golden ambers for lyrical pieces, cooler hues for meditative episodes, and vivid accents when the pulse turns percussive. Within the vaulted character of Vieux Lyon, this meeting of place and sound amplifies the duo’s palette: the softness of a whispered harmonics phrase, the earthy snap of a golpe, the violin’s fiery ascent into an ardent cadence. We invite you to let the room, the repertoire, and the artists’ renewed vision work together—an evening where craft becomes storytelling, and where the spirit of the South finds a resonant home in our historic quarter.