- duo
- | Alonso de Proteau
Mercedes Alonso and Pierre Frédéric Proteau, met each other in "La Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris"
where they studied with the famous pianist Thierry de Brunhoff.
After performing on their own several years, they decided to become a Duo of four hands on one piano rather than two hands on two pianos in 1980. This has proved to be a most positive decision providing memorable concerts for enthusiastic audiences.
They have performed numerous concerts in many countries in Europe as well as in Canada , the United States, South America, China , Thailand, the Philippines and various other countries.
In the Festival of Cantabria they were the first to interpret the "Rites of Spring" by Stravinsky for four hands on one piano. In Paris, they created the performance, unique in the world, of Mahler´s "First Symphony" for four pianos and eight hands.
They performed a number of concerts for the 350th founding of Montreal.
In Orsay they interpreted music of the XIX and XX centuries and participated in a concert to honor Henri Sauguet in the Madame Curie in Paris.
They played concerts in Thailand and The Philppines at invitations from the Spanish Embassies to those countries and, most recently, performed a series of concerts in Scandinavia.
Duo Alonso de Proteau often collaborate with other artists in different productions such as the operas ( " Figaro", “Porgy and Bess", “Carmen") and chamber music .
Currently, they are performing in France in a lyrical choreographical play (piano, voice and dance) called "Evocación Española". They have recorded numerous radio and television programs world-wide.
In 2013, Mercedes and Pierre-Frédéric were invited to give a series of recitals focusing on the "Rite of Spring".
In 2015, they record this work and so put the finishing touch on a series of events which celebrated the 100th anniversary of the world première of Stravinsky's great masterpiece.
Currently, they perform, in collaboration with a comedian, in a program of French music (Satie, Poulenc, Saint-Saëns) with texts by Satie and Francis Blanche.
After performing on their own several years, they decided to become a Duo of four hands on one piano rather than two hands on two pianos in 1980. This has proved to be a most positive decision providing memorable concerts for enthusiastic audiences.
They have performed numerous concerts in many countries in Europe as well as in Canada , the United States, South America, China , Thailand, the Philippines and various other countries.
In the Festival of Cantabria they were the first to interpret the "Rites of Spring" by Stravinsky for four hands on one piano. In Paris, they created the performance, unique in the world, of Mahler´s "First Symphony" for four pianos and eight hands.
They performed a number of concerts for the 350th founding of Montreal.
In Orsay they interpreted music of the XIX and XX centuries and participated in a concert to honor Henri Sauguet in the Madame Curie in Paris.
They played concerts in Thailand and The Philppines at invitations from the Spanish Embassies to those countries and, most recently, performed a series of concerts in Scandinavia.
Duo Alonso de Proteau often collaborate with other artists in different productions such as the operas ( " Figaro", “Porgy and Bess", “Carmen") and chamber music .
Currently, they are performing in France in a lyrical choreographical play (piano, voice and dance) called "Evocación Española". They have recorded numerous radio and television programs world-wide.
In 2013, Mercedes and Pierre-Frédéric were invited to give a series of recitals focusing on the "Rite of Spring".
In 2015, they record this work and so put the finishing touch on a series of events which celebrated the 100th anniversary of the world première of Stravinsky's great masterpiece.
Currently, they perform, in collaboration with a comedian, in a program of French music (Satie, Poulenc, Saint-Saëns) with texts by Satie and Francis Blanche.