Jean-François Antonioli

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Jean-François Antonioli

Jean-François Antonioli (b.

pedagogue
.

Studied piano at

Conservatoire de Lausanne and Conservatoire de Paris (with Pierre Sancan). Further studies include those with Bruno Seidlhofer in Vienna and Carlo Zecchi
in Rome.

Performed solo or with orchestra in many musical centres in Europe, North America and Asia. He took part in international music festivals such as Montreux-Vevey, Lucerne, Bad Ragaz, Radio-France in Montpellier, Jeunesse Festival at the Vienna Konzerthaus, The Merano Festival in Italy, Dubrovnik Summer Festival, Pecs Napok in Hungary, Enescu and Lipatti in Bucharest, Lanaudičre in Montréal, Québec Festival d'Eté, Birmingham Festival of Arts, Wolf Trap in Washington and others.

He has recorded more than 20 CDs. His most famous recordings are those of

l'Académie Charles Cros
" in Paris in 1986.

From 1993 to 2002, he was the Principal Guest Conductor of the

Mozart Piano Concertos
, combining conducting and playing the solo part at the same time.

His orchestral recordings are highly appreciated, awarded and praised by critics worldwide. They include Concertos by

.

As a pianist and conductor, he premiered many important works of contemporary composers.

He has been a juror at several major international piano competitions and regularly teaches masterclasses for young pianists.

He is a full-time professor at the

Conservatoire de Lausanne
– Haute Ecole de Musique, where he holds the position of the Head of the Piano department.

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