{"id":35,"date":"2015-09-06T20:02:11","date_gmt":"2015-09-06T19:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mickaelarcos.fr\/wordpress4_dumont\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2025-09-24T15:37:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T14:37:35","slug":"presse","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.francoisdumont.com\/en\/presse\/","title":{"rendered":"Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<h2>Bechstein Hall recital (June 2025)<\/h2>\n<h5><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.francoisdumont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/514413100_10238487346905063_859655648063783322_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9532 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.francoisdumont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/514413100_10238487346905063_859655648063783322_n-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.francoisdumont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/514413100_10238487346905063_859655648063783322_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.francoisdumont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/514413100_10238487346905063_859655648063783322_n-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.francoisdumont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/514413100_10238487346905063_859655648063783322_n-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.francoisdumont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/514413100_10238487346905063_859655648063783322_n.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>Fran\u00e7ois Dumont ignites and excites a Bechstein Hall reborn with moonlit magic<a href=\"https:\/\/www.francoisdumont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lmu035-3000px-rvb.jpeg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span class=\"gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf exr7barw b6ax4al1 gem102v4 ncib64c9 mrvwc6qr sx8pxkcf f597kf1v cpcgwwas m2nijcs8 hxfwr5lz k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6 ztn2w49o\" dir=\"auto\">\u00ab\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf exr7barw b6ax4al1 gem102v4 ncib64c9 mrvwc6qr sx8pxkcf f597kf1v cpcgwwas m2nijcs8 hxfwr5lz k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6 ztn2w49o\" dir=\"auto\">Today there was an air of expectation and excitement for a pianist who is a real musician with a capital M. He had chosen Bechstein Hall for his CD launch because Debussy had declared that great music should only be composed for the Bechstein! \u00bb<\/span><span class=\"gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf exr7barw b6ax4al1 gem102v4 ncib64c9 mrvwc6qr sx8pxkcf f597kf1v cpcgwwas m2nijcs8 hxfwr5lz k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6 ztn2w49o\" dir=\"auto\"> <span data-offset-key=\"fm47g-0-0\"><strong>Christopher Axworthy, June 2025 <em>&gt;&gt;&gt; <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/christopheraxworthymusiccommentary.com\/2025\/06\/29\/francois-dumont-ignites-and-excites-a-bechstein-hall-reborn-with-moonlit-magic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read the full review<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><em>About the \u00ab DEBUSSY Clair de Lune \u00bb\u00a0<\/em><em>album <\/em><\/h2>\n<h5><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.francoisdumont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lmu035-3000px-rvb.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8804 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.francoisdumont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lmu035-3000px-rvb-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.francoisdumont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lmu035-3000px-rvb-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.francoisdumont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lmu035-3000px-rvb-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.francoisdumont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lmu035-3000px-rvb.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>ARTMUSELONDOn, <\/strong><strong>INTERVIEW<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span class=\"gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf exr7barw b6ax4al1 gem102v4 ncib64c9 mrvwc6qr sx8pxkcf f597kf1v cpcgwwas m2nijcs8 hxfwr5lz k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6 ztn2w49o\" dir=\"auto\">\u00ab\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf exr7barw b6ax4al1 gem102v4 ncib64c9 mrvwc6qr sx8pxkcf f597kf1v cpcgwwas m2nijcs8 hxfwr5lz k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6 ztn2w49o\" dir=\"auto\">French pianist Fran\u00e7ois Dumont has still not quite recovered from \u2018the excitement, the anxiety\u2019 of playing \u201cClair de Lune\u201d on Debussy\u2019s own Bl\u00fcthner piano. \u00bb<\/span><span class=\"gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf exr7barw b6ax4al1 gem102v4 ncib64c9 mrvwc6qr sx8pxkcf f597kf1v cpcgwwas m2nijcs8 hxfwr5lz k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6 ztn2w49o\" dir=\"auto\"> <span data-offset-key=\"fm47g-0-0\"><strong>ArtMuseLondon, Apr. 2025 <em>&gt;&gt;&gt; <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/artmuselondon.com\/2025\/04\/01\/playing-debussy-on-his-bluthner-was-a-head-spinning-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read here<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Discovering Debussy\u2019s Bl\u00fcthner Piano<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span class=\"gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf exr7barw b6ax4al1 gem102v4 ncib64c9 mrvwc6qr sx8pxkcf f597kf1v cpcgwwas m2nijcs8 hxfwr5lz k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6 ztn2w49o\" dir=\"auto\">\u00ab\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf exr7barw b6ax4al1 gem102v4 ncib64c9 mrvwc6qr sx8pxkcf f597kf1v cpcgwwas m2nijcs8 hxfwr5lz k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6 ztn2w49o\" dir=\"auto\">Dumont is one of the select few pianists ever allowed to touch the instrument. It was his credibility as a Debussy player that persuaded museum management to grant access. \u00bb<\/span><span class=\"gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf exr7barw b6ax4al1 gem102v4 ncib64c9 mrvwc6qr sx8pxkcf f597kf1v cpcgwwas m2nijcs8 hxfwr5lz k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6 ztn2w49o\" dir=\"auto\"> <span data-offset-key=\"fm47g-0-0\"><strong>The Cross-Eyed Pianist, Apr. 2025 <em>&gt;&gt;&gt; <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/crosseyedpianist.com\/2025\/04\/09\/francois-dumont-discovering-debussys-bluthner-piano\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read here<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h5><strong>EN PLEIN c\u0153ur &#8211; CHOC CLASSICA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.francoisdumont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/visu2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9264 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.francoisdumont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/visu2-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.francoisdumont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/visu2-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.francoisdumont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/visu2-706x1024.jpg 706w, https:\/\/www.francoisdumont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/visu2-768x1114.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.francoisdumont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/visu2-1059x1536.jpg 1059w, https:\/\/www.francoisdumont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/visu2.jpg 1193w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span class=\"gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf exr7barw b6ax4al1 gem102v4 ncib64c9 mrvwc6qr sx8pxkcf f597kf1v cpcgwwas m2nijcs8 hxfwr5lz k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6 ztn2w49o\" dir=\"auto\">\u00ab <\/span><span class=\"gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf exr7barw b6ax4al1 gem102v4 ncib64c9 mrvwc6qr sx8pxkcf f597kf1v cpcgwwas m2nijcs8 hxfwr5lz k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6 ztn2w49o\" dir=\"auto\">Avec l&#8217;intelligence qu&#8217;on lui conna\u00eet, Fran\u00e7ois Dumont ne tombe jamais dans le pi\u00e8ge d&#8217;un syst\u00e8me ; il expose la musique comme un po\u00e8me vivant, dit tout d&#8217;elle sans en surligner la trame ni en diluer le dessin. \u00c9coutez le fameux Clair de lune qui donne son titre \u00e0 l&#8217;album : l&#8217;instrument vous touche en plein c\u0153ur, mais c&#8217;est bien le pianiste qui en fa\u00e7onne la magie. \u00bb<\/span><span class=\"gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf exr7barw b6ax4al1 gem102v4 ncib64c9 mrvwc6qr sx8pxkcf f597kf1v cpcgwwas m2nijcs8 hxfwr5lz k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6 ztn2w49o\" dir=\"auto\"> <span data-offset-key=\"fm47g-0-0\"><strong>G\u00e9rard Belvire, Classica No270, Feb. 2025 <\/strong>\u00a0<em>(click on the picture) <\/em><strong><em>&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/em><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Debussy auf Debussys Fl\u00fcgel<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span class=\"gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf exr7barw b6ax4al1 gem102v4 ncib64c9 mrvwc6qr sx8pxkcf f597kf1v cpcgwwas m2nijcs8 hxfwr5lz k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6 ztn2w49o\" dir=\"auto\">\u00ab\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf exr7barw b6ax4al1 gem102v4 ncib64c9 mrvwc6qr sx8pxkcf f597kf1v cpcgwwas m2nijcs8 hxfwr5lz k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6 ztn2w49o\" dir=\"auto\">Der franz\u00f6sische Pianist Fran\u00e7ois Dumont spielt Debussy auf einem Bl\u00fcthner-Fl\u00fcgel, der einst dem Komponisten selber geh\u00f6rte und dessen Klang Debussys Musik sehr zugute kommt. \u00bb<\/span><span class=\"gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf exr7barw b6ax4al1 gem102v4 ncib64c9 mrvwc6qr sx8pxkcf f597kf1v cpcgwwas m2nijcs8 hxfwr5lz k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6 ztn2w49o\" dir=\"auto\"> <span data-offset-key=\"fm47g-0-0\"><strong>Remy Franck, Pizzicato, Apr. 2025 <em>&gt;&gt;&gt; <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pizzicato.lu\/debussy-auf-debussys-flugel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read here<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bechstein Hall recital (June 2025) Fran\u00e7ois Dumont ignites and excites a Bechstein Hall reborn with moonlit magic \u00ab\u00a0Today there was an air of expectation and excitement for a pianist who is a real musician with a capital M. 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