Célimène Daudet (born in 1977) is a contemporary French classical pianist.

Biography

Born in

Aix-en-Provence Aix-en-Provence (, , ; oc, label=Provençal, Ais de Provença in classical norm, or in Mistralian norm, ; la, Aquae Sextiae), or simply Aix ( medieval Occitan: ''Aics''), is a city and commune in southern France, about north of Marseille. ...

to a French father and a Haitian mother, Daudet began her training at the Aix-en-Provence Conservatory with Michel Bourdoncle. She then studied at the in Olivier Gardon's class, the in the class of then at the

Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Lyon A music school is an educational institution specialized in the study, training, and research of music. Such an institution can also be known as a school of music, music academy, music faculty, college of music, music department (of a larger ins ...

with

Géry Moutier Géry Moutier (born 1957) is a French classical pianist, music educator, and director. Life Born in Normandy in 1957, Moutier explored the piano at the age of four, with a mother who loved literature and a father - a graduate of the Van Der K ...

from where she graduated with a first prize, then to the

Conservatoire de Paris The Conservatoire de Paris (), also known as the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue ...

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in cellist Jean Mouillère's class. She performs on many prestigious stages in France and abroad in venues such as the Carnegie Hall in New York, the Philharmonies of Ninji and Rostov in Russia, the Astana Opera in Kazakhstan, the Opéra de Lyon, le Cent Quatre and the

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in Paris, the Shanghai Oriental Arts Center, the Beijing National Center for performing Arts, in Canada, Israel, Germany, in the UAE, Brazil, Cuba, Colombia, Panama, Singapour, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia and on many national stages throughout France. She made her debut at the

Konzerthaus, Vienna The Konzerthaus is a concert hall located in Vienna, Austria, which opened in 1913. It is situated in the third district just at the edge of the first district in Vienna. Since it was founded it has always tried to emphasise both traditional and ...

of Vienna in 2017. She performs in concertos with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO), the National Orchestra of Vietnam, the Toulon Opera Orchestra, the Belem Symphony Orchestra, the Mulhouse Symphony Orchestra. She played Bach's ''

The Art of Fugue ''The Art of Fugue'', or ''The Art of the Fugue'' (german: Die Kunst der Fuge, links=no), BWV 1080, is an incomplete musical work of unspecified instrumentation by Johann Sebastian Bach. Written in the last decade of his life, ''The Art of F ...

'' from 2011 to 2014 as part of the show "Art of Fugue" conceived and directed by the Yoann Bourgeois company. She also collaborates with actress Marie-Christine Barrault, flutist Julien Beaudiment, soprano Camille Poul, violinists

Amanda Favier Amanda Favier (born 7 April 1979 in Paris, France) is a French classical violinist. Early life and academics Amanda Favier took her first piano lessons when she was four and started violin at six. At 13, she joined the Conservatoire de Paris ...

and

Guillaume Latour Guillaume Latour (born 15 March 1981) is a French violinist. He plays on a violin by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume dated 1830. Life Born in Les Lilas, Latour began studying the violin at the age of 7. He first studied at the Bayonne music school, th ...

, choreographer Yoann Bourgeois. Holder of the certificate of aptitude, she teaches at the Conservatory of the

8th arrondissement of Paris The 8th arrondissement of Paris (''VIIIe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, the arrondissement is colloquially referred to as ''le huitième'' ("the eighth"). The arrondissement, ...

. She regularly gives masterclasses in France (

, académie de Nancy) and abroad (École des Arts de Rostov sur le Don, Académie de piano d'Abu Dhabi, Institut Supérieur des Arts de La Havane, Conservatoire Supérieur d'Almaty etc.). She was artistic director of the Lucien Durosoir Festival until 2015. In 2016, she was at the initiative o
Haïti Piano Project
bringing a concert piano to Haiti and created the first annual classical music festival in 2017.

Prizes and awards

Célimène Daudet is the winner of several international competitions (, Concours International de Val d’Isère, Concours européen FNAPEC in Paris), she also won the International Prize Pro Musicis (Paris) in duet with violinist Guillaume Latour. She benefits from the support of the Safran Foundation and is named ''Artiste génération Spedidam 2014.'' She is
Steinway Artist.

Discography

* 2011: ''A Tribute to Bach'' (

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). It was awarded four stars by '' Classica''. Œuvres de Bach, Bach-Busoni, Liszt, Franck, Mendelssohn. * 2013: Bach' ''The Art of fugue'' (Arion) * 2013: ''Dans la malle du Poilu'' with violinist

(Arion). Ce programme a reçu le label de la Mission du centenaire de la première guerre mondiale. * 2016: Beethoven - sonatas '' 5, 3 and 10'' with violinist Amanda Favier
NoMadMusic
. * 2018:

Messiaen Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles Messiaen (, ; ; 10 December 1908 – 27 April 1992) was a French composer, organist, and ornithologist who was one of the major composers of the 20th century. His music is rhythmically complex; harmonical ...

Debussy (Achille) Claude Debussy (; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionism in music, Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most infl ...

- Preludes for piano
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.

References

External links

Official website

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