La Symphonie de Poche
Chamber music
La Symphonie de Poche (Pocket Symphony) was founded in 2013 by Nicolas Simon. He and Lucas Henri, the ensemble’s arranger from the outset, decided on the final choice of instruments in 2015 around the accordion, which is the ensemble’s cornerstone: a string quintet, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet and baritone saxhorn are flanked by the resonance of a harp and a marimba.
The ensemble’s bold spirit and original colours led them into many and varied projects : Eh bien, dansez maintenant… with violiniste Deborah Nemtanu ; Le parti d’en rire and Boris Vian, écumeur de nuit with actor-singer Arnaud Marzorati ; Bourvil 100 ans with actor-singer Emmanuel Pleintel ; Le Ring de Poche with director Édouard Signolet and illustrator Cécile Pruvot ; Songs with mezzo Adèle Charvet ; Beethoven si tu nous entends…, a symphonic tribute written by Robin Melchior, one of La Symphonie de Poche’s principal composer-arrangers.
The quality and relevance of these programmes have earned La Symphonie de Poche a place in France’s musical landscape, with performances at the Philharmonie de Paris, the Cité de la Musique et de la Danse in Soissons, The Limoges Opera, Lille’s Nouveau Siècle hall, the Théâtre de Sartrouville, Le Havre’s Théâtre de l’Hôtel de Ville, the Royal Conservatory of Brussels Concert Hall, the Bal Blomet in Paris, the Théâtre Impérial de Compiègne, the Bateau-Feu in Dunkerque, and the Théâtre de Cornouaille National Theatre in Quimper, amongst others.
La Symphonie de Poche receives support from its principal sponsor, the Caisse des Dépôts.
Violins: Antoine Paul, Apolline Kirklar / Viola: Issey Nadaud
Cello: Amélie Potier / Double bass: Guillaume Girma
Harp: Léo Doumène / Accordion: Pierre Cussac
Flute: Juliette Renard / Clarinets: Joséphine Besançon, Morenn Nedellec
Baritone Saxhorn: Anthony Caillet / Percussion: Tristan Pereira
