Tribute to Guy Fallot
The Geneva and Neuchâtel HEM give a tribute concert to cellist Guy Fallot in Lutry and Paris.
Dubbed "the Napoleon of the cello" by the American press, Guy Fallot (1927-2018) was one of the instrument's most luminous servants in the 20th century. A disciple of Paul Burger in Lausanne and Paul Bazelaire in Paris, he won the Geneva Competition at the age of 15, and a year later was awarded first prize at the Paris Conservatoire in 1946. In 1948, he was awarded the first Piatigorsky Grand Prix.
A teacher of professional cello classes in Geneva and Lausanne, he has performed all over the world, championing unjustly neglected repertoires (such as Sonatas by Fauré, Honegger, Martinů, Kodály, Prévost, and the Concerto by the Czech Jindřich Feld) and passing on his knowledge to several generations of cellists, who today perpetuate his legacy.
The Haute école de musique de Genève et Neuchâtel, in collaboration with the Swiss and French cello associations, is giving a concert in tribute to Guy Fallot on October 17 at 8pm at Le Temps in Lutry. A second date will be held on October 19 at the Conservatoire CCR in Paris.
Find out more: guyfallot-concerts.com
