"Le Vaisseau Gramophone": When a violinist makes a stopover

In the streets of a village, on a market square, or at the corner of a festival, a strange ship gently rolls past passers-by. On board is a violinist, an explorer of sounds and worlds. His name is Dimitri, and his craft is "Le Vaisseau Gramophone".

© Dimitri Samarov

A concert for curious ears

Dimitri doesn't play like the others. He has no stage, no microphone, or red curtain. He places an old 78 rpm record on the turntable of his gramophone, turns up the crank, and everything starts to move. The horns turn, the music rises and the violin sings.

All around him, tunes from all over the world join in the party: Argentine tangos, Irish jigs, Viennese waltzes, Offenbach's French cancan, gypsy tunes... The notes travel like the wind. Sometimes it's film music that takes over, by Nino Rota, Ennio Morricone or Vladimir Cosma.

A lively encounter

Le Vaisseau Gramophone doesn't just play. It invites people of all ages to climb aboard, share a piece of the journey, and dream for a moment of elsewhere. The wanderings become shows. The squares become stages. Every stop is a stopover.

And when the music ends, Dimitri takes the helm again, looking for a new shore. He sets off on another adventure, beyond streets and borders.

Music that connects

Le Vaisseau Gramophone is more than a concert. It's a link between cultures, between people, between generations. It's a suspended moment, a simple, poetic celebration. So if one day you come across this strange ship, stop for a moment. Listen carefully and let yourself be carried away.

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