Luis Perez-Magaña is a concert accordionist who trained primarily with accordionists Vincent Lhermet and Fanny Vicens at the CRR de Boulogne-Billancourt, the École Supérieure de Musique de Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, and the Haute École de Musique de Lausanne, where he graduated with distinction with a Master’s degree in concert performance. As a bandoneon player, he studied with Juanjo Mosalini at the Conservatoire de Gennevilliers. A recipient of the Fondation Banque Populaire award, Luis Perez has performed internationally with ensembles and institutions including the Orchestre Victor Hugo Bourgogne Franche-Comté, conducted by Jean-François Verdier, and at festivals such as IRCAM’s ManiFeste, Les Musicales de Bagatelle, and the Saline Royale d’Arc-et-Senans, as well as on radio programmes in Switzerland (RTS) and Mexico (Radio UNAM). Through these collaborations, he has performed works by composers including Raphaèle Biston, Luca Antignani, Joan Magrané, David Tellez, and Mateo Rodríguez. He is co-founder of Duo Contratempo, with flutist Willemine Lecointre, and teaches accordion at the Cité de la musique Simone Veil in Meaux.

Founded in 1998 and directed by Jérôme Combier, Ensemble Cairn is one of France’s most active ensembles in the creation and dissemination of contemporary music. The name Cairn refers to the piles of stones that mark mountain trails—an image that reflects the ensemble’s approach to conceiving each concert as a listening journey, bringing different works into dialogue around a shared idea. Its work encompasses new music for ensemble and chamber music, while also engaging in dialogue with visual arts and other artistic forms. Cairn has collaborated with composers and artists including Gérard Pesson, Tristan Murail, Philippe Leroux, Francesco Filidei, Noriko Baba, and Franck Bedrossian. The ensemble has appeared at international festivals and institutions including IRCAM, Festival d’Automne à Paris, Archipel, Darmstadt, Villa Medici, and Philharmonie de Paris. In 2023, it gave the world premiere of Philippe Leroux’s L’Annonce faite à Marie. Its discography includes music by Pesson, Murail, Combier, Lazkano, and Lucas Fagin.