Thibaut Garcia (born 26 May 1994,

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, France) is a French

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ist.

Early life and education

Garcia, whose Spanish origins have influenced his style, began playing the guitar at the age of seven.

Awards

In 2015 Garcia was awarded the 1st prize of the

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2015. Garcia has performed for the French TV show ''la boîte à musique'' on

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(French Television), invited by the musician

Jean-François Zygel Jean-François Zygel (born 23 November 1960) is a French pianist, improviser, composer and improvisation teacher for piano at the Conservatoire de Paris. Born in Paris, he is also known for his work in introducing classical music on television a ...

and performed on

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in December 2015 in Gaëlle Le Gallic’s program. He received the Prix Filleul 2015 of the

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Discography

* ''Demain dès l’aube'' (Contrastes Records / Naxos, 2014) * ''Leyendas'' (Erato / Warner Classics, 2016) * ''"Bach Inspirations"'' (Erato / Warner Classics, 2018) * ''Aranjuez'' (Erato / Warner Classics, 2020) * ''À sa guitare'' (with Philippe Jaroussky; Erato / Warner Classics, 2021)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Thibaut French classical guitarists French male guitarists Musicians from Toulouse 1994 births Living people 21st-century guitarists 21st-century French male musicians Erato Records artists