« Köln Variations » : un concert d'Édouard Ferlet

Some works continue to speak to us long after their creation. Fifty years after the recording of the mythical Köln Concert, Édouard Ferlet pays tribute to it through a musical creation that explores what great works transmit, inspire, and transform over time. In a month dedicated to the art of debate, this concert invites us to consider the dialogue between heritage and creation, fidelity and reinvention.

Fifty years after the release of Keith Jarrett's legendary Köln Concert, Édouard Ferlet offers a personal and sensitive reinterpretation of this major work in jazz history. A renowned pianist, improviser, and composer, he revisits the spirit of the original concert not to reproduce it, but to extend its creative momentum. Nourished by half a century of listening, musical practice, and artistic exploration, Köln Variations is as much a tribute to Keith Jarrett as it is an intimate journey into a musician's path. Between memory and improvisation, Édouard Ferlet dialogues with a work that has marked generations of listeners and shaped his own imagination. Through this release party celebrating the album Köln Variations, the public is invited to rediscover the legacy of the Köln Concert in a new light. A sensitive musical journey where gratitude, transmission, and freedom of invention intersect.

Distribution

Music Keith Jarrett – Cavelight Music

Piano, improvisation and arrangement Édouard Ferlet

Sound Pierre-Emmanuel Meriaud

Staging Thierry Teston

Lights Robin Besrour

Co-improvisation technology Cyran Aouameur (Sony CSL – Paris)

Artificial intelligence development IRCAM, Benoît Carré

Köln Variations is a creation initiated by Printemps de Bourges Crédit Mutuel. A Yamaha artist, Édouard Ferlet plays on the PIANOïD device he invented and developed thanks to the Disklavier™ Yamaha Enspire.