Emile Chandellier
Emile Chandellier began studying the piano at the age of four at the conservatories of Olivet, and then Orléans where he trained in music history and analysis.
In 2015 he was admitted to the Conservatoire of Tours, obtaining the first prize in the Regional Piano Diploma in 2017 under the guidance of Maestro Marc Maier.
Passionate about interdisciplinarity, he studied at the National Conservatoire of Paris, winning awards in Harmony, Counterpoint and Forms, Composition of the 20th-21st century, and Analysis, with a thesis dedicated to Kurtag's work "The Sayings of Péter Bornemisza". He also studied piano for 4 years at the Haute Ecole de Musique in Geneva with Maestro Paul Coker.
Since 2024 he has moved to Italy as a concert pianist, deepening his studies at Avos Project in Rome with Mario Montore and taking on the role of choir director and organist at St Marks Church in Florence.
She has participated in numerous European chamber music festivals, collaborating with Gregoire Torrossian, Coline Moreau, Roxane Choux and Sophie Gallagher with whom she won the first prize at the Mahler Competition 2022. She also pursues a solo career, winning the third prize at the VI Agustin Aponte International Competition in Tenerife and the first prize at the 3rd Fanny Mendelssohn International Music Competition.