The music of Krug Champagnes provided the inspiration for an unexpected encounter between former Krug Cellar Master and Deputy Director of the House, Éric Lebel, and two talented young musicians. Pianist Vincent Mussat and violinist Hugo Boulanger graduated from the Paris National Superior Conservatory and the Royal Conservatory of Brussels respectively. Their tasting and exchanges were punctuated by spontaneous improvisations around each Champagne. This led them to create a “music portrait” or “echo” of five Krug Champagnes in the form of impromptu melodies.
A talk with Hugo & Vincent
For Krug 2004, our intention was to invoke the tranquil warmth of a moment by the fire and its contrast with freshness. To create this cocoon, we were inspired by Tracy Chapman in the creation of a refrain at the piano while the violin plays different textures to symbolise the cold and develop the melody.
For Krug Grande Cuvée, we sought to compose a grandiose melody that reminds us of the incredible generosity of the most generous expression of Champagne. We translated it into rich chords, warm notes from the piano and an increasingly powerful presence of the violin that grows into a melodious apotheosis.
