DYAD: Two Wishes, One Duo

Didier Laloy dreamed of shaking a conductor’s hand as he stepped onto the stage. Adrien Tyberghein wanted to improvise on traditional themes from other countries. Behind these desires lie two contrasting musical paths: Laloy came from a background in the diatonic accordion and traditional music. Tyberghein was classically trained and increasingly placed improvisation at the center of his work. With DYAD, these two aspirations gave rise to collaborative pieces.

Laloy discovered the diatonic accordion at the age of thirteen. He studied with Marc Perrone and Bruno Le Tron, among others, and made his stage debut at sixteen. At eighteen, he joined the group Panta Rhei, with whom he toured internationally. At the same time, he accompanied the Belgian singer Marka. Since then, Laloy has worked on more than fifty projects and contributed to over 230 recordings. World music, jazz, chanson, pop, and rock are just as much a part of his career as theater, dance, and circus. Throughout it all, the accordion has remained his preferred means of expression.

Adrien Tyberghein began making music at the age of six. The French double bassist studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, the Royal Conservatory in Mons, and the Centre des Musiques Didier Lockwood. He performed at the Paris Opera, among other venues, but later left the orchestra to develop his own musical language. In 2020, Ibrahim Maalouf invited him to join the Free Spirit Ensemble, a classical orchestra focused on improvisation. Tyberghein works with the bow, plucked strings, and extended playing techniques. His double bass takes on melodic, rhythmic, and percussive roles.