The duo
A violin, an accordion, a conversation
Duo Vera is where two worlds meet.
On one side, Marie-Sophie Baumgartner, a classically trained violinist whose path has opened up to pop, contemporary styles and jazz. On the other, Dantong Wang, an accordionist rooted in jazz, equally at home in popular and contemporary music.
Together, they bring the beauty of classical music, the freedom of jazz and the energy of pop into a living repertoire, shaped by their own arrangements.
Between the written and the improvised, tenderness and intensity, violin and accordion answer each other, intertwine and push back the boundaries of their respective worlds.
Two paths, two sensibilities, one shared language: the language of Duo Vera.
Violin
Marie-Sophie Baumgartner
Marie-Sophie grew up between two languages, German and Russian, as if music were a third. From the orchestra she has kept the art of listening to others; from jazz, a taste for breaking free. Her violin has played in the studio, on tour, and even in front of a water screen. Wherever she goes, she looks for the same thing: a sound that answers the place, and someone to pass it on to.
Accordion
Dantong Wang
Dantong learned the accordion in Beijing, where she was born, and took it with her at nineteen, first to France, then to the shores of Lake Geneva. Along the way, the instrument changed its voice: after the virtuoso competitions, where she became the first Chinese prizewinner, came jazz — listening, risk, the joy of inventing in the moment: music that never passes the same way twice.
Gallery
In pictures
Photos: Maxime Mutschler
HD photos for the press (ZIP, 5 MB)Music
Videos
First video 14 October 2026
Ave Maria
Astor Piazzolla Recorded in Lausanne, 22 June 2026
Video: Sébastien Wenk · Recording & mixing: Axel Lussiez
Concerts
Dates
In preparation
The first dates will be announced here.
For invitations and bookings, write to us.
Contact
Get in touch
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