Known worldwide for their energy and synchronization, the duo formed by Katia and Marielle Labèque has been, and is, one of the most prestigious in the music world. Versatile and professionals, they have been surprising with their performances on the piano for more than forty years.
Artists of the Deutsche Grammophon label, they regularly collaborate with conductors such as Sir Simon Rattle, Gustavo Dudamel, Semión Bychkov, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Zubin Mehta and are regular guests of the most prestigious orchestras such as the Berliner Philharmoniker, Boston Symphony, Symphony of Chicago, London Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Vienna Philharmonic.
Daughters of the pianist Ada Cecchi, and born in Bayona, Katia and Marielle had a childhood full of music. Her mother, who gave piano lessons to young Spanish students crossing the border, introduced them to the music of Isaac Albéniz and from there, captivated by the art of the pianist Alicia de Larrocha, she went alone a step
The esteem and deep recognition that the Labèque sisters had for Alicia de Larrocha has made them the first to want to offer the concert with the Franz Schubert Philharmonic as a tribute to our greatest pianist in the year we celebrate the centenary of his birth