The finest blend of Indian and European music with piano:

"To mark the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome in India, a piano concert was held at the Grand Crystal Ball Room in the capital by Ariane Gray Hubert. With mellifluous compositions and renditions, Ariane played with an agility that met the music’s colouristic and rhythmic demands. With her new world music Trio ‘Piano Rag(a) Time’, it gave the audiences a rare and enriching experience."

INCREDIBLE INDIA (august 2007)

When fingers reign supreme :

Pianist Ariane Gray Hubert impressed with her range the other day.

Ariane took the audience by surprise when she recited "Ganaanam Tvaa Ganapatim Hawaamahe... "in chaste Sanskrit and the authentic style of Veda-paath with the udaatta, anuddata and swarit intonations.

The HINDU (2006)

Piano, ghatam, tabla- three to tango for Bollywood music:

Bollywood music composers have long been fascinated by piano music. But now a Franco American composer, Ariane Gray Hubert, is combining piano with ghatam  and tabla to make what she calls "niche new age music for Hindi films".

“Piano is western in origin and has for long been used for comedy music in Hollywood films and in French melodies. This makes me realise that combining it with Indian classical instruments can create music which will gel very well with live stories in Bollywood movies," says Hubert, who is already talking to various music directors.

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA (2006)

Pianist blends music and visual art:

Internationally-acclaimed pianist Ariane Gray Hubert has surpassed another frontier-- creating a new blend between music and visual art.

UNI (2006)

All bound to surprise her audience:

On Piano & Vocal along with a south Indian percussionist, Ariane Gray Hubert is not only a performer but a composer & arranger in a pioneering way creating a new niche for western classical music along with world music.

MIDEM, Cannes (2004)

The concerto connection:

Her forte, the piano. But that’s not just it, she sings, composes and has even made collages based on her visions of sound.

Today evening edition (2006)

Key to Originality:

She is not your regular pianist content to tread the beaten chord-performing to Indian ragas or playing classics in concerts. Instead, she fills and minimises the gaps between notes through improvisations and special techniques. “One should look beyond Mozart and Schubert”.

The Indian Express (2006)

Du Prélude au Raga - Beyond Classical World(s):

Le nouvel album d'Ariane Gray Hubert mêle des sonorités, des rythmes et des mélodies entre l'orient et l'occident de façon tout à fait inattendue et originale.

RADIO FRANCE, France Musiques (2003)

Ragas on Piano:

Ever wondered how a piano, which is so Western in concept, would adapt to the indian classical style of music- Ariane Gray Hubert has certainly succeeded in doing so, challenging the laws of playing the piano. Imagination being her middle name, melody comes naturally to this French nightingale.

The PIONEER (2006)

Piano Rag(a) Time : un nouveau swing :

Un spectacle audacieux où Ariane Gray Hubert met sa voix en scène et détourne résolument le piano classique en innovant d'après des mélodies inspirées de l’orient et de l’occident.

A écouter dans ses nouvelles compositions « Manik » et « Shalom Bombay ». 

Enghien les Bains, Festival Pianos du Monde (2004)

Un piano et une voix aux multiples couleurs :

Un piano et une voix puissante dans un même élan, et invitant avec audace des rythmes et des percussions venues du monde entier, le tout par une artiste singulière a suivre résolument…

UNESCO (2004)