Soundtrack collab, movie in cinemas now

February 22, 2023By leotardinNews No Comments

hi All, I’m happy to announce that Grand Pianoramax’s Dub Delay track has been used in a 1:30min deep-sea scene of Whale Nation – Les Gardiennes de la planète. Go see this very nice long-feature movie, it’s out now in France and Switzerland. The track itself is of course available on Spotify, Deezer, Bandcamp etc … Read More

Public Workshop at Autumn Of Music (Montreux)

September 29, 2022By leotardinNews No Comments

Hi there, Some 23 years after having the honour to win the first International Piano Solo Competition at the Montreux Jazz Festival, I’ll be at Autumn of Music (presented by the Montreux Jazz Artists Foundation) on Nov. 25th, 2022, giving a public workshop at 6pm at the the Montreux Palace (Coupole) entitled “Piano vs. Keys: From … Read More

My “acting debut”

August 7, 2022By leotardinNews No Comments

Hi all, I usually don’t share content from my childhood / young adulthood, but recently I coincidentally found myself hiking where I shot a Milka commercial around 40 years ago (directed by French filmmaker Jacques Doillon), which screened in cenemas in the German-speaking part of Switzerland in the early 80s. This recent hike made me … Read More

Les Aubes 2022

July 8, 2022By leotardinNews No Comments

Hi there, I’m happy to perform on August 6th in duo w/ my pal and talented musician Louis Matute at the magic Les Aubes concert series, taking place at 6am at Les Bains des Pâquis (entrance is free, seats are limited!) As a preview to what we’ll be playing live, here‘s a recording of our … Read More

Hypercity Geneva

June 1, 2022By leotardinNews No Comments

Hi there, I’m happy to have contributed to the Hypercity project, alongside other Genevans artists who integrated and showcased various local spots in their musical creations. My detailed appearances in specific sites compiled by Hypercity Geneva, as part of my tutorial series, are listed further down. To read my interview about it amongst other local … Read More

Duo w/ Louis Matute in Cully

April 7, 2022By leotardinNews No Comments

hi there, I’ll be performing in duo with the talented Louis Matute at the Cully Jazz Festival this Thursday April 7th at a new caveau (Cafe Lutz). We’ll be playing a repertoire of original pieces by Louis and I, as well as a cover of a Paul Mac Cartney song. Feel free to stop-by to … Read More

Guest Speaker at HSLU Projektwoche 2022

January 14, 2022By leotardinUncategorized No Comments

Hi there, I’ll be giving a day-long masterclass as part of the Projektwoche at HSLU, in Lucerne, on Monday January 31st, 2022. The topic can be described as: Booking / Music business from the Artist’s point of view. Further down is a short description about it. For more info, please contact directly the HSLU: carmen.roeoesli@hslu.ch … Read More

New Grand Pianoramax tracks

November 7, 2021By leotardinNews No Comments

hi there, about a month and a half ago, 2 new Grand Pianoramax tracks came out digitally on all platforms: “Silhouettes“, followed by “How I Feel” (ft. Angelo Powers). Silhouettes reached 10’000 streams a month after its release and is still going strong as of today. Feel free to include these pieces to your playlists … Read More

Rollerskates Landscapes au MAH

September 24, 2021By leotardinNews No Comments

UPDATE: En raison de la grève d’une partie du personnel de l’Etat, le MAH restera fermé le jeudi 30 septembre. La performance en rollers est reportée au 24 février 2022. Les billets pour le 30 sept. sont remboursés par le MAH. Merci pour votre compréhension. Bonjour, j’aurai le plaisir de donner une performance en rollers … Read More

New GPX videos

August 1, 2021By leotardinNews No Comments

hi folks, last spring Grand Pianoramax got to do a residency at the great Théâtre Forum Meyrin. We shot a miniset of 6 pieces on its stage with a nice video crew (Cornland studio), performing most of the “Past Forward” EP material. To see the full set: https://youtu.be/NDvF5qqOhTA You may also watch each piece on … Read More