"Ô-Celli
is magnificently unique" (The Daily Courier, N. Bowman) is the phrase that
marked the Canadian tour of the Ô-Celli cello octet in spring 2019 in British
Columbia. Ô-Celli is the unique vibration of the cello that multiplied by eight
gives a cathedral-like dimension to the works arranged and revisited by the
original and magnificent Belgian cello ensemble. Ô-Celli is certainly a group
of classically trained musicians, but above all musicians who reflect their
time, open to the world and its diversity. The concerts are invitations to
travel, in time and beyond stylistic boundaries. From Verdi to Queen, through
Strauss or Piazzolla, "in the end it is always music that wins"
(Michel Legrand). Ô-Celli is a human adventure initiated by Sébastien Walnier
and Alexandre Beauvoir, who gathered around them solo cellists of orchestras or
chamber music players, who share the same passion for their instrument. Since
2011, the year of their first concerts, the Huit de Bruxelles have one key
word: pleasure! The one they take together on the roads and stages of Europe
and Canada, the one they see in the eyes of the public, and the one they have
to continue building new projects.
