1. Romain Descharmes began piano studies at the Conservatoire regional du Grand Nancy, where he won, at age 14, a gold medal in the Hugues Leclere's class.
13 Facts About Romain Descharmes
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Romain Descharmes continued his studies in an improvement cycle after studying in the CNSMDP where he won four first prizes.
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Romain Descharmes was studying with Jacques Rouvier, Christian Ivaldi, Bruno Rigutto, Jean Koerner and Anne Grappotte.
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Romain Descharmes has taken masterclasses with Dimitri Bashkirov, Idil Biret, John O'Conor and Oxana Yablonskaya.
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Romain Descharmes was awarded First Prize in the Dublin International Piano Competition in 2006, leading him to perform recitals on such prestigious stages as Carnegie Hall in New York, Wigmore Hall in London, National Concert Hall in Dublin, Minato Hall in Yokohama, Tsuda Hall and Hakuju Hall in Tokyo, Salle Cortot and Salle Pleyel in Paris.
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Romain Descharmes has been awarded prizes at other international competitions, and has received the support of the Yamaha and Natexis Banques Populaires foundations.
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Romain Descharmes has appeared in concert with orchestras in US, England, Ireland, France, Japan and China, most notably with the Midland Symphony Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, l'Orchestre de la Garde Republicaine, le Nouvel Ensemble Instrumental du Conservatoire de Paris, l'Orchestre de Paris, l'Orchestra del Lazio and the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Romain Descharmes used to perform recitals in France and abroad.
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Romain Descharmes has participated in numerous broadcasts for television and radio.
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Romain Descharmes is renowned for his attentive, sensitive playing and wide repertoire, which ranges from sonatas to larger ensemble pieces, as well as lieder, of which he is particularly fond.
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Romain Descharmes has collaborated with such artists as Roland Daugareil, Henri Demarquette, Laurent Korcia, Sarah Nemtanu, the Court-Circuit Ensemble, the Ebene Philarmoniker Quintette.
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Romain Descharmes recorded several CDs for piano and chamber music.
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Reviews manifested that Romain Descharmes is one of the best current French pianist.