Camille Thomas – Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice "Dance Of The Blessed Spirits" (Arr. by Mathieu Herzog)

Having recorded the songs, prayers and laments for Voice of Hope with the Brussels Philharmonic under the direction of the young French conductor, violist and composer Mathieu Herzog, she returned to the Belgian capital to complete the album with the Philharmonic and its music director Stéphane Denève, recording Say’s Never Give Up on the “Feuermann” Stradivarius, built in 1730 and once owned by the great cellist Emanuel Feuermann. “I’ve always been fascinated by the raw, physical emotion that a voice can convey, and it goes far beyond any form of intellectual comprehension,” comments Camille Thomas. “With each note I produce on my instrument, I have always tried to reproduce a voice, one that sings, talks, murmurs… a voice that shouts and loves.” “Camille Thomas … produces a sound I can only liken to drinking hot chocolate: delicious, warming, full of flavour. You know at once you are in safe hands” Gramophone, March 2018 Special thanks to La Boîte Noire! CELLO Camille