Elodie Sablier

Overview

If you have ever been walking around the Queen Victoria Building and heard a gentle cascade of piano music falling from the upper levels, you've already heard Sablier play. Born in France, she studied at world-famous conservatoires in Lyon and Paris before moving to Australia a few years ago, and her own compositions sit somewhere between old-world French Romanticism and a decidedly modern Australian attitude.

There are elements of Ravel and Debussy, to be sure, but it really belongs to the modern minimalism of the likes of Yann Tiersen, Philip Glass, Michael Nyman or Ludovico Einaudi. Her recently released debut album, Vertigo, is an enchanting, hypnotic album of tremendous beauty. Playing alongside her are two mainstays of the Australian classical community in Andrew Haggar and David Holmes, both of whom have featured on a number of much-loved recordings as well as having toured the world in various ensembles.

If you find yourself burnt out by summer's heat, or perhaps just overstimulated from all the parties and sugar, this show will be an absolute oasis of calm and beauty.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=U6-3j4_bfIo