Starting in September 2026, the independent label Aparté, in collaboration with the Little Tribeca agency, will launch its first concert season , " Aparté Live ," at the Salle Cortot in Paris . Ten events, from September 2026 to May 2027 , will bring the label's artists to the stage, celebrating their album releases or the major events that mark their current activities.
With this new season, Aparté extends to the stage the support provided for its recordings. The project aims to create a direct link between its recording projects and the public, through recitals, chamber music programs, and rarer offerings from the Baroque repertoire.
The choice of the Salle Cortot also reflects a consistent aesthetic. Founded by sound engineer Nicolas Bartholomée, and recognized for nearly twenty years for his meticulous attention to sound recording, Aparté will be performing in one of Paris's most highly regarded venues, renowned for its acoustics and its special affinity for chamber music. The Aparté live season is thus intended to extend the record experience in a place where listening quality occupies a central place.
Program 2026-2027
September 22, 2026 · François-Xavier Poizat / Unpublished Ravel Around transcriptions for piano, flute and voice of works by Ravel and other composers, with François-Xavier Poizat, Vyacheslav Gryaznov, Brenda Poupard, Véronique Aldès and Héléna Macherel.
October 6, 2026 · Zoltan Darago, Ophélie Gaillard and Pulcinella / Venezia Sottosopra Sottosopra! – “upside down” – evokes the upside-down world of Baroque Venice. On the program: unpublished cantata by Finazzi, cello concertos by Vivaldi, intermezzi by Gozzi and Lambranzi.
October 20, 2026 · Simon Bürki / Recital
Trained between Kiev, Moscow and New York and already distinguished in numerous international competitions, pianist Simon Bürki makes his universe heard through Chopin and Schumann.
November 14, 2026 · Ophélie Gaillard & friends / Prayers, a tribute to Pablo Casals
With Prayers, cellist Ophélie Gaillard pays tribute to Pablo Casals through a repertoire imbued with spirituality and contemplation.
November 27, 2026 · Alexandre Baldo and Ensemble Mozaïque / Unusual Suspects The bass-baritone Alexandre Baldo and Ensemble Mozaïque explore rare baroque pages by Porpora, Caldara, Vivaldi, Handel, Smith, Mattheson and Veracini.
January 19, 2027 · Reed Tetzloff / Recital The American pianist draws on the repertoire of his two recordings with the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Sir John Eliot Gardiner to offer a program bringing together Schumann, Bartók and Prokofiev.
January 28, 2027 · Reed Tetzloff and Ophélie Gaillard / Beethoven In this Beethoven year, cellist Ophélie Gaillard and pianist Reed Tetzloff come together around the sonatas of the immortal composer.
February 2, 2027 · Albert Cano Smit / Recital
The Spanish-Dutch pianist Albert Cano Smit brings together Bach and Fauré in a program that creates a dialogue between Baroque repertoire and Romantic pages for piano.
March 3, 2027 · Johannes Gray and Anastasiya Megamedova / Fairytales
In “Fairytales”, cellist Johannes Gray and pianist Anastasiya Megamedova navigate between lyricism and fantasy in a program that brings together works by Stravinsky, Beethoven, Debussy, Sibelius and Janáček.
May 20, 2027 · Zoltan Darago and Ensemble Mozaïque / Caldara: David umiliato Rare performance of Antonio Caldara's oratorio David umiliato, with countertenor Zoltan Darago and Ensemble Mozaïque, around this little-known Viennese work.
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In theatre, an aside is that singular moment when a character detaches themselves from the stage and speaks directly to the audience , in an intimate setting, away from the noise of the action. A confidence shared.
This is exactly what the label wants to create here: a timeless space where an artist and their audience meet face to face, without distance, without mediation.