Duo mandolin and guitar
The duo, alternating between Alla Tolkacheva and Philippe Dechêne or Hany Heshmat on guitar, offers a mixed programme of classical music (Bach, Beethoven, Schubert…), film music, dance (polka, minuet, gavotte…) and world music.
For children, the duo has a specially adapted programme featuring music from Disney-style cartoons.
Hany Heshmat
Biographie
Of Egyptian origin on his father's side and Belgian on his mother's, Hany Heshmat studied music in Belgium with O.Assad for guitar and J.P.Peuvion for chamber music.
He devotes much of his energy to contemporary music for guitar, collaborating with composers such as C. Ledoux and C. Lenners, with whom he has just recorded a CD for the NEOS label.
He currently performs regularly as a soloist and chamber musician, notably with the violinist Vania Lecuit, the guitarist Josip Dragnić, the mandolinist Alla Tolkacheva or with the Esch-sur-Alzette plectrum ensemble and the Noise Watchers ensemble.
Together with Josip Dragnić, he is artistic director of the ‘Festival de Guitare de Luxembourg’ and teaches at the Conservatoire de la Ville de Luxembourg.
