Olivier Gardon

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Olivier Gardon is a French classical pianist and piano teacher born on 29 January 1950 in Nice, France.

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Early life

The seven year old prodigy had come to the attention of the Hungarian pianist Lili Kraus, who had strongly encouraged him to pursue a career in music. When he first performed with an orchestra at the Opéra de Nice playing Bach's piano Concerto in D Minor, he was only ten years old. [1]

He was trained by Madam Audibert-Lambert, a student of Alfred Cortot, and went on to study at the Conservatoire de Nice and at the Conservatoire de Paris with Pierre Sacan, a student of Yves Nat. [2] He perfected his skills under the advisory of Jean Hubeau, Jean Fassina, Géza Anda, Lili Kraus, and György Sebök.

Career

He has been honored numerous awards in prestigious international competitions, including the Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition (1973), the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition (1975), the Viotti International Music Competition, the Rina Sala Gallo International Piano Competition, the Senigallia Competition and the Alfredo Casella Piano Competition in Naples.

After that, he started his career as a soloist and as a chamber music player. He performed in the biggest venues of the world's musical capitals such as the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, the Salle Pleyel, and the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, the Royal Festival Hall and the Barbican Center in London, the Carnegie Hall in New York, the Großes Festspielhaus in Salzbourg, the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Hall in Tokyo, the Dvorak Hall in Prague, etc. [3]

For his debut at Carnegie Hall in New York, the New York Times critic praised his "full-bodied, clear, clean and refreshingly unsentimental" playing.

Discography (selected)

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References

  1. "Olivier Gardon - pianist - Biography". Olivier Gardon, pianiste, pianist. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  2. French Pianism: A Historical Perspective, Charles Timbrell
  3. "Académie Internationale d'Eté de Nice". Académie Internationale d'Eté de Nice. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2018.