French
pianist resident in Costa Rica.
She
started studying piano at the age of five with Melle
Chastang. At the age of 10, she played with the
Bordeaux Symphony Orchestra (her teacher was then
M. Vérane). After winning the Excellency
Award from the Rochefort Conservatory, she studied
with Mme d’Ambelle (Alfred Cortot’s
pupil). Then she went to Paris, where she studied
piano with Maître Pierre Sancan and chamber
music with Maître Alfred Loewenguth.
Since
her arrival in Costa Rica in 1984, she has performed
numerous recitals as a soloist and has played chamber
music with renowned national and foreign musicians.
She has performed on several occasions as a soloist
with the National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica.
She became the orchestra’s pianist in 1986.
She has given recitals in Europe, Central America and the United States of
America, in which she has included Costa Rican pieces.
She
likes to combine different kinds of music in her
performances, inviting other musicians to join her
in her solo piano recitals. She also likes to play
arrangements of popular music as part of a classical
program. She wants to promote Latin-American music,
both by recognized composers as well as by younger
talents. In 1996, she recorded the first compact
disc entirely dedicated to piano music by Costa
Rican composers.
She recently began recording the "Piano Latinoamericano" series. The first volume of this set has been released in December 2006 on the Von Kelemen Music Group label.
Awards:
- Excellency Award from the International Conservatory
in Paris
- Nerini Grand Prix Award
- Second Place in the Ravel Special Constest organized
by the UFAM
- Second Place in the UFAM Grand Prix Contest
- Excellency Award from the Rochefort Conservatory
- Maestría en Música con énfasis en piano de la
Universidad de Costa Rica