Renewal, rebirth... La Nouvelle Saison (The New Season) as a new momentum, a breath of fresh air that takes us to new horizons...
From the individual repertoire of each of the singers or co-written, between English pop-folk ballads, songs in French and Italian, the songs that make up the musical universe of Stéphanie Palazzo (singer-songwriter, pianist) and Alex Lodo (singer-songwriter, guitarist) alternate the sounds of these three languages, which mix their origins and their travels, between Italy, Switzerland, France and Ireland.
The first song to come out of their collaboration, Letting go & Heal, is featured on Stéphanie's album Blossoming Hearts, released in December 2020.
In 2021, Giacomo Grandi joined the duo with his cello, and the project took to the stage as a trio. They have since performed in Switzerland, Italy, and France.
New songs are then recorded, notably Surrounded and Naked At Last, and Alex and Stéphanie are invited to perform at the famous "Les Folies Bergère" theatre in Paris, accompanied on this occasion by the PMS symphony orchestra conducted by Eric du Faÿ.
Their dual expertise — as musicians and as practitioners of energy‑based healing — shapes a distinctive artistic identity. Each performance is designed as a space of resonance, emotional alignment, and inner balance, where sound and intention work together to foster connection.
La Nouvelle Saison is also a tribute to the duo The Swell Season (Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova), dear to the heart of both singers...
La Nouvelle Saison is composed of...
Stéphanie Palazzo
Singer-songwriter, Vocal, Piano, Cristal bowls
Stéphanie Palazzo trained in singing and piano at the Geneva Conservatory of Music and with numerous singing teachers in Europe. She also holds a degree from the Jaques-Dalcroze Institute in Geneva, which combines music and movement, and has been practicing energy healing since 2010.
Swiss and Italian singer-songwriter Stéphanie released her first album, Les petits moments, in 2005 and began performing in Switzerland, France, Belgium, Italy, and Canada (touring the Vancouver area between 2007 and 2009).
Also an opera singer, she has performed as a soprano soloist in numerous musicals and operas in Paris, France, Switzerland, and Italy.
In 2020, she released her album Blossoming Hearts, recorded in Milan, featuring illustrious collaborations from the Italian music scene.
Trained since 2012 in various energy healing practices, including sound therapy, the transmission of harmonizing frequencies that contribute to the well-being of audiences is an integral part of her artistic and human approach. She works both through individual and group healing sessions, as well as through healing concerts and workshops.
Alex Lodo
Songwriter, Vocal, Acoustic guitars
Alex Lodo was born in the Aosta Valley, the French part of Italy, where he developed a passion for music at an early age. He studied guitar at the Aosta Valley Music Foundation, notably ethnic music, and began performing on the local scene at a very young age.
Alongside his university studies in Pavia, he studied singing with soprano Debora Lombardo. He then studied in Vercelli with Moreno Del Signore, who taught him modern singing techniques.
He is then involved in several bands, the most important of which is “Ritmi Urbani,” and performs on several stages in major live clubs in northern Italy.
In 2004, he launched his solo project inspired by the atmosphere of Irish pubs, playing pop-folk covers in an entirely acoustic style, with guitar and vocals.
In 2013, he moved to Ireland, where he continued his solo acoustic project, fulfilling his dream of playing live in pubs in Dublin and other cities on the Emerald Isle.
Back in Italy in 2018, he continues his musical activities and the following year begins a collaboration with Stephanie, with whom he will open a new musical season that will give rise to the creation of new songs and the subsequent formation of La Nouvelle Saison, to which Giacomo's cello will be added.
Giacomo Grandi
Cello
Giacomo Grandi is an Italian-Swiss cellist, chamber musician, and principal cellist in several Italian and Swiss orchestras. As a performer, after completing his classical training, he enriched his knowledge with a multitude of musical styles.
He developed his passion for improvisation with the cello through jazz, and with various projects and groups involved in contemporary music and dance.
He founded the LemanCellos in Geneva, the first and only permanent cello ensemble in the Swiss and French Lake Geneva region, which performs regularly, thanks to its flexible structure, ranging from a duo to an orchestra of 50 cellos.
Trained in Dalcroze and Kodály pedagogy, he is also a bioenergetic bodywork counselor. Through individual and group internships and workshops, he has been developing a project for several years in Switzerland, France, and Italy to apply bioenergetics to musicians, in collaboration with the SIAB in Rome, “Società Italiana di Analisi Bioenergetica” (founded by A. Lowen and associated with the I.I.B.A, International Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis). The interdisciplinary union of Bioenergetic Analysis, the Jaques-Dalcroze method, and the Kodály concept supports and guides the musicians and instrumentalists with whom he works. Through body awareness, vital energy, and the exploration and understanding of the universe of human emotions, they discover the deep connection between personal development and musical expression.
In Geneva, he trains young cellists for the Orchestre des Collèges and lectures at the Studio Kodàly. He also teaches cello and chamber music at the Conservatoire Scriabin in Paris.
