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Pascal Contet Concerts - Franceby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
Video: Accordionist Pascal Contet performs on the set of the show "Un pays une déchirure". Published on Jan 21, 2016 French classical accordionist Pascal Contet performs as follows during January: January 20th, 7.30pm – with the Orchestre d’harmonie du Conservatoire d’Annecy, Auditorium Cité des Arts Jardin du Verney, Chambery January 24th, 8.30pm – with the Orchestre d’harmonie du Conservatoire d’Annecy, Auditorium, Seynod January 27th and 28th – master class, Conservatoire PESM Pole Enseignement Supérieur de Musique, Bayonne Pascal Contet is well-known as pioneer of contemporary music in France. He studied in Fribourg, Switzerland, the Hanover Academy of Music with Elisabeth Moser, the Copenhagen Royal Conservatory, Denmark, and at the Graz Academy of the Arts, Austria, with Mogens Ellegaard. He is the laureate of many foundations and prizes including the Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet Vocational Foundation (awarded and bestowed by French President, François Mitterrand), the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation, the Gyorgy Cziffra Foundation, the Lavoisier Foundation, the Gus Viseur Prize, and the Samfundet Prize (awarded by the Danish government). As a soloist, Contet has performed under the direction of conductors such as Pierre Boulez, François Xavier Roth, Pascal Rophé, Esa Pekka Salonen, Diego Masson, James Wood, Susanna Mäkkli, Denis Comtet, Arie Van Beek, Laurent Petitgirard, and Daniel Tosi, among others. He performs with many ensembles and as a soloist. For further information email: pascalcontet@wanadoo.fr |