A picture of the band discussing around the sheet music. From left to right: Detlef Kieffer, Jean-Paul Finkbeiner (turning his back), Claude Ricou, Gabriel Bouchet (standing), Jean Batigne and Georges Van Gucht. Recording of Xenakis’ « Persephassa » (1969) in St Paul’s Church, Strasbourg, on January 21-23 1971. ©DR From the 21st to the 23rd of January, […]
With the Percussions de Strasbourg bags at their feet: Claude Ricou, Jean-Paul Finkbeiner, Gabriel Bouchet, Georges Van Gucht and Detlef Kieffer on their departure for the North American and Mexican tour of 1969. […]
The Percussions de Strasbourg, September 1969. Chiraz-Persepolis Art Festival, Iran. The programme included: “First Construction in metal » by John Cage and « Ionisation » by Edgar Varèse. The festival was also here to see the birth of Iannis Xenakis’ piece « Persephassa » on September 9th, 1969. Iannis Xenakis’ « Persephassa » was created at this occasion. There are only a […]
Concert in Paris, on February 28th, 1968. The band plays « Ionisation » by Edgar Varèse at the Paris Law School, rue d’Assas. Among the game of shadows, we can see, from left to right: Gabriel Bouchet, Jean-Paul Finkbeiner, Jean Batigne, Georges Van Gucht, Detlef Kieffer, and finally, Claude Ricou. Photograph by © Jacques Aubert […]
October 1967, from left to right: Gabriel Bouchet, Detlef Kieffer, Claude Ricou, Jean Batigne, Jean-Paul Finkbeiner, Georges Van Gucht. […]
In front of the Reichstett refinery, in Alsace. From left to right: Jean-Paul Finkbeiner, Claude Ricou, Detlef Kieffer, Jean Batigne, Gabriel Bouchet, Georges Van Gucht. Photograph by © Jacques Aubert […]
Maurice Ohana’s ballet « 4 études chorégraphiques », whose premiere was choreographed at the Strasbourg Festival on June 8th, 1963 by the Percussions de Strasbourg and choreographer Manuel Parrès. From left to right, we can see: Jean-Paul Finkbeiner, Lucien Droller, Jean Batigne, Georges Van Gucht, Bernard Balet and Claude Ricou. Photograph by © E. Klein […]
On January 17th, 1962, at the auditorium of the Maison de la Radio in Strasbourg. The very first concert of the Percussions de Strasbourg, directed by Charles Bruck. On the picture, sitting in the first row, from left to right: Jean-Paul Finkbeiner, Georges Van Gucht and Lucien Droller. Standing; from left to right: Claude Rico, […]
Pierre Boulez evokes the collaboration of the Percussions de Strasbourg on the radio programme « Cool blues et percussion ». first broadcast on January 16th, 1963. Produced by RTF, Paris. ©INA […]
Photograph from the beginnings of the artistic and friendly collaboration between Pierre Boulez and the others. From left to right: Jean Batigne, Claude Ricou, Pierre Boulez, Georges Van Gucht. This photograph is nicknamed « Les casquettes » (The Caps) and was taken in Darmstadt on July 15th, 1962 after a performance of « le Marteau sans maître » […]
Photograph of the class of 1956-57 of Felix Passerone’s percussion class (which was created in 1947), with Claude Ricou in the top right hand corner of the picture ©P. Dannès […]