L‘Antidote (FR/IT/AU)

Can beauty save the world? Can the healing power of music serve as an antidote against the poisons of the times we live in? That is the wager of three musicians, Iranian percussionist Bijan Chemirani, Lebanese cellist/composer Redi Hasa and Lebanese pianist Rami Khalifé. All three have important things in common: They belong to families of artists in which they were musical trained and mentored, and the experience of needing to leave their homelands. The three virtuosos have been brought together to create L'Antidote. "On ‘L'Antidote', the cello speaks, the percussion articulates, and the piano converses – a musical language that can go beyond words." (CLASH magazine)   Line-up: Redi Hasa (clo), Rami Khalife (p), Bijan Chemirani (percs)