Clément Janinet's Garden of Silences concert at Nantes' Château des Ducs de Bretagne

On July 30 2026, violinist Clément Janinet presented his project “Garden of Silences” in the moats of the Château des Ducs de Bretagne in Nantes. He performed with a specially assembled European quartet: trumpeter Oscar Viret, accordionist Ambre Vuillermoz and double‑bass player Robert Lucaciu.

The concert was part of the “Aux heures d’été” festival, Nantes’ summer programme of contemporary world music that runs from July 21 to August 6 and highlights linguistic and musical diversity. The project was co‑produced by several French jazz and cultural organisations and received support from the DGCA, DRAC Île‑de‑France, CNM, ADAMI and SPEDIDAM.