A renowned pianist on the French and European music scene, as passionate about the classical repertoire as he is about jazz, Dimitri Naïditch is “one of those extraordinary musicians whose talent brims over the pigeon holes imposed by the system” (Olivier Bellamy). With a dazzling technique that combines a rare sensitivity and extraordinary power, he has unmistakable charisma.
An outstanding classical pianist (four First Prizes at the Kiev Conservatoire and several international Grand Prix), he is also a bona fide jazz musician and has been for over 30 years. Dimitri Naïditch has travelled the world performing solo, with symphony orchestras and alongside Didier Lockwood, Patricia Petibon, Richard Galliano, Marie-Claude Pietragalla, Gilles Apap, Pierre Amoyal, Rick Margitza, Mario Stantchev, Stefano Di Battista, Andy Sheppard, Buffo-Howard Buten, Jean-Jacques Avenel, Thierry Elliez, Nicolas Dautricourt… The list is long.
Straddling as he does the classical and jazz worlds, Dimitri Naïditch has carved an idiosyncratic path where the interpretation of classical texts, “decomposition” work and the jubilant freedom of improvisation are in harmony.
Author of many of his own creations, he is embarking on a series of programmes revisiting the masters: Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Liszt, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov. Far from being a simple jazzed-up reinterpretation, Dimitri Naïditch invites us on an exciting journey into the heart of classic masterpieces, which he handles with love and respect to give a new perspective. An inspired composer, he wrote Concerto for piano and nostalgia for the original soundtrack of Claude Lelouch’s film Chacun sa vie.
Founded in 2012, the Trio comprising Dimitri Naïditch (piano), Gilles Naturel (double bass) and Arthur Alard (drums) have performed at Palazzo Farnese in Rome, Mozarteum in Salzburg, the Théâtre du Châtelet, Lyon’s Auditorium, Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Théâtre de la Gaîté in Montparnasse and at Lisztomanias in Châteauroux.
Languages spoken: French, Ukrainian, English
Photo credit: Oles Badhio