COMPLETE NOCTURNES

In 2023 I moved to Warsaw for a month. I wanted to throw myself completely into Chopin’s world — to live in his country, walk his streets, and study every single one of his Nocturnes. Each day I worked on one Nocturne and recorded a small podcast episode about what I was learning. It was just meant for myself at first, but it grew into something much bigger, eventually winning the Belgian Podcast Award for Best Independent Story.

That month became the start of a much longer journey. Over the next two and a half years I played the complete Nocturnes in concerts and try-outs, letting them settle, breathe, and change with time. By the end of 2024 I finally recorded them on a beautiful Yamaha CFX — an instrument I’m genuinely proud to play as a Yamaha Artist.

This album isn’t just “my version” of these pieces. It’s the whole path I took with them. Learning how to let every note speak. Finding my own way in the nocturnal world where I’ve always felt most at home.

Together with my dear friend and wonderful pianist Simon Adda-Reyss we’ve recorded Fauré’s Dolly Suite and Ravel’s Ma Mère l’Oye. Four-hand music is about so much more than just the music—it’s about the moments we spend with a dear friend, the spontaneity, the laughter, and the conversations that happen around the piano. It’s an intimate, human experience, and that’s the feeling we wanted to capture… As if we’re playing it in your living room. The cover art holds a special place in our hearts. During a visit to our family friends, I asked their 12-year-old son Hugo, “What would four hands on a piano look like for you?” His drawing on my iPad captured the spirit of this music so perfectly that it became the cover of this recording. Simon and I recorded on a stunning Yamaha CFX at Motormusic Studio’s and we cannot wait for you to hear it the result!