Jonas Vitaud
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Jonas VitaudA Paris-born pianist, Jonas Vitaud began playing piano at age 6 and organ at 11. He studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP) under B. Engerer, J. Kezner, and Ch. Ivaldi, graduating with First Prizes in four disciplines: piano, chamber music, accompaniment, and harmony.
He has won numerous international competitions as both a soloist and chamber musician, including the Lyon International Chamber Music Competition, ARD International Music Competition Munich, Trieste International Chamber Music Competition, and the International Beethoven Competition Vienna.
Vitaud has performed extensively throughout Europe, Russia, Asia, and North America. He has been invited to prestigious festivals such as La Roque d'Anthéron, Lille Piano Festival, Festival International de Piano de La Roque d'Anthéron, Deauville Music Festival, La Folle Journée, Chopin Festival at Bagatelle (Paris), Richard Strauss Festival (Germany), Caserta Music Festival (Italy), iDans (Istanbul), Dubrovnik Summer Festival, French May (Hong Kong), and the Philips Collection (Washington, D.C.). He has also appeared with European orchestras like the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Munich Radio Orchestra, and Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, and frequently collaborates with vocal and contemporary music ensembles.
He places a strong emphasis on his activities as a chamber musician, establishing significant trust with artists such as B. Chamayou and A. Larroume (piano), K. Dese (mezzo-soprano), Yumiko Tanimura (soprano), A. La Marca (viola), V. Julien-Laferrière (cello), and the Zaïde Quartet. Vitaud is also deeply committed to contemporary music, having premiered works by H. Dutilleux, T. Escaich, G. Kurtág, and Ph. Hersen. He has particularly championed the works of Ch. Rauh, notably giving the world premiere of his Triple Concerto with the Mulhouse Symphony Orchestra. These collaborations with composers have profoundly influenced Jonas Vitaud and are a major source of his artistic inspiration.
He has released three solo CDs: "Brahms" (Orchid Classics), "Dutilleux, Liszt" (Nomad), and "Tchaikovsky: The Seasons" (Mirare), all of which have received widespread critical acclaim from publications such as BBC Music Magazine, CHOC CLASSICA, and 5 Diapasons.
In addition to his active performing career, Jonas Vitaud has been a piano faculty member at his alma mater, the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, since 2013. He is also a Japanophile whose hobby is visiting gourmet restaurants.
Origin: Paris