Gabriel Bianco (born 25 April 1988) is a French

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ist.

Life

Born in the

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in a family of musicians, he started playing the guitar at the age of 5 with his father. He entered the Conservatoire de Paris in 1997. At the age of 12, he recorded on the

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channel for the "Musiciens en herbe" program. In 2002, he participated in a play with the ''Théâtre fragile'' company. At 15, he gave his first recital. In 2005, he also participated in the creation of contemporary works (''Alma Sola''). The same year, he returned to the Conservatoire de Paris (CNSMDP) where he gained notoriety. He gives many concerts in Europe and elsewhere. On June 2, 2008, he received the first prize of the CNSMDP, mention very well unanimously with the congratulations of the jury, on the occasion of the prize recital. In August 2008, he recorded a CD for

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and toured America the following year. In 2012, with Benjamin Valette, Pierre Lelievre, and Arkaitz Chambionnet,Arkaitz Chambionnet
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Competition Prizes

Bianco passed ten international competitions and won 7 first prizes and 3 second prizes: * 1st prizes: ** International guitar competition of

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, Portugal, 2005 ** International guitar competition of the Île de Ré, France, 2006 ** International guitar competition of Vienna ('), Austria; 2006 ** International guitar competition of

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('), Poland; 2006 ** International guitar competition of

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('), Germany, 2007 ** International Robert-Jean Vidal guitar competition, Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, France, 2007. ** International guitar competition of the GFA (

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), USA, 2008

References

External links

Official website

Official website
of the Éclisses Quartet.
Introduction & Caprice, Giulio Regondi - Gabriel Bianco, guitar
(YouYube) {{DEFAULTSORT:Bianco, Gabriel 1988 births Living people Musicians from Paris Conservatoire de Paris alumni French classical guitarists 21st-century French musicians French male guitarists 21st-century guitarists 21st-century French male musicians