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 for an evening that places the expressive power of strings at the heart of our stage. In our intimate setting, the dialogue between bow and plucked strings can unfold with nuance: the guitar’s warmth and rhythmic drive, the violin’s singing line and aerial shimmer, and the shared pulse that turns conversation into music. The duo arrives with a renewed program shaped over recent months, refining textures and unveiling fresh arrangements that pay homage to the Iberian and Mediterranean soundworlds without ever reducing them to clichés. Listeners can expect a recital crafted for close listening—music that breathes, accelerates, whispers, and takes flight—designed to let every detail travel naturally through the room. This season, the artists have focused their artistic work on deepening ensemble interplay, exploring colors that bridge classical finesse and popular character, and expanding their repertoire with newly adapted pieces that fit the guitar–violin pairing like a glove.

A living journey through Iberian colors

The performance you will hear at Espace culturel du Vieux Lyon is conceived as a living journey rather than a fixed postcard. Duo Andaluz invites you into a landscape where dance rhythms surface and recede, where the violin traces luminous arcs over the guitar’s intricate filigree, and where the phrasing flexes with the natural breath of the room. Their latest onstage explorations highlight contrasts—festive brightness against reflective nocturnes, supple rubato beside crisp articulation—while keeping melodic clarity at the center. Between works, the duo often shares brief insights from the stage—context, inspiration, or the story behind an arrangement—fostering a direct link with the audience that suits our venue’s human scale. Technically, the artists favor the most natural sound possible, allowing timbres to bloom without harshness so that even the softest harmonics carry. It is chamber music in the truest sense: attentive, conversational, and anchored in the joy of listening together.

Alongside this appearance, the duo’s current artistic momentum can be felt in the way their program has evolved: new cadences that hint at flamenco inflections, lyrical lines that open onto broad horizons, and a refined sense of balance between spontaneity and form. Recent collaborations have informed their approach—work with fellow instrumentalists and dancers has sharpened the rhythmic backbone of certain pages, while time in the studio has inspired fresh voicings and colors tailored to the intimate guitar–violin palette. At Espace culturel du Vieux Lyon, we have curated the staging to honor that palette: lights that breathe with the music, a layout that brings the performers close to the audience, and an atmosphere where silence holds as much eloquence as sound. Whether you come for the spark of virtuosity or the slow-blooming poetry of sustained lines, Duo Andaluz - guitare & violon offers a program that feels both rooted and exploratory—crafted for this moment, in this place, and for the shared experience of a night in Vieux Lyon.