Created in 1981 by Christian Gentet, “L’Orchestre de Contrebasses” symbolises a most original and promising approach to modern musical creativity.

This vibrant music has received international acclaim due to the surprising combination of sound and lighting effects.

“L’Orchestre de Contrebasses” groups six virtuosi, Xavier Lugué, Christian Gentet, Olivier Moret, Etienne Roumanet, Yves Torchinsky et Jean-Philippe Viret, and in alternance Grégoire Dubruel / Léonardo Teruggi, all of them composers and performers.

These musicians blend sound and sight : a revolutionary repertoire in which music discovers new horizons, where the double-bass, pushed to its extreme limits, becomes sensual, seductive, and magical, where we find ourselves willing captives of a spontaneous musical flight into a dream world.