FANNY CLAMAGIRAND

Considered to be one of the best violinists of her generation, Fanny Clamagirand has made her mark at the most prestigious international venues and festivals. She has performed with numerous renowned orchestras, shortly to include both the Vienna and London Philharmonic Orchestras. Her elegance, the brightness of her playing, and the sensitivity and authority of her interpretations have been warmly received by critics and public alike.

Born in 1984, Fanny Clamagirand studied the violin with Larissa Kolos before joining, at the age of sixteen, Jean-Jacques Kantorow’s postgraduate course at the Conservatoire de Paris. She obtained her Artist Diploma under Itzhak Rashkovsky at the Royal College of Music, London, and was subsequently coached by Pavel Vernikov at the Vienna Conservatory. She is currently supported by Anne-Sophie Mutter. She has won numerous prizes and awards, notably First Prize at the Monte-Carlo Violin Masters (2007) and Fritz Kreisler (2005, Vienna) and Adami Classical Revelation (2006) competitions, as well as the Yehudi Menuhin Special Prize (2000).

She collaborates with artists such as Tugan Sokhiev, Gidon Kremer, Igor Tchetuev and the Ysaÿe String Quartet. She is a regular guest on French and foreign radio and TV programmes. Her first recording, of the Six Solo Sonatas by Ysaÿe (Nascor, 2007) was highly acclaimed by the press. She plays a 1700 Matteo Goffriller violin.

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