Viva Piccolo concert de la saint -Valentin

Valentine's Day concert Jean-Louis Beaumadier, piccolo, Véronique Potz, piano, Wissam Boustany, flute Virtuosic and entertaining pieces by Mathieu -André Reichert, Wissam Boustany, Joachim Andersen, Mario Pilati Léon Fontbonne, Vinicio Meza (tango) Jean-Louis BEAUMADIER began his flute studies with Joseph RAMPAL at the Conservatory of Marseille, and continued them at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique with Jean-Pierre RAMPAL. A prizewinner at the Geneva and Guilde Française des Artistes solistes international competitions, he was a soloist with the Orchestre National de France for twelve years. Thanks to his extensive discography (Grand Prix from the Académie Charles Cros), concerts in Europe, the United States and the Far East, and his piccolo collection published by Billaudot, he has since become one of the world's leading piccolo flute performers. His strong enthusiasm for the piccolo and wooden instruments dates back to his youth, when his family bought him a magnificent antique ebony piccolo, “Bonneville.” For several years, he has been working in depth to raise awareness of the piccolo and share the joy of playing it. He began as piccolo player with the Concerts Colonne, then spent twelve years as principal piccolo with the Orchestre National de France, performing under distinguished conductors: Sergiù Celibidache, Karl Böhm, Leonard Bernstein, Lorin Maazel, Seiji Ozawa, Wolfgang Sawalich, Pierre Boulez… He has also worked with other orchestras around the world, including Seiji Ozawa's “Saïto Kinen orchestra.” His extensive discography: Calliope-Harmonia-Mundi, Classic-Talents, Lyrinx, Rodolphe, Skarbo, Nouveaux horizons, Saphir, Naîve, Indésens… together with an International Grand Prix du disque from the Académie Charles Cros for the CD “La belle époque du piccolo” and his educational collection published by Billaudot, has earned him the recognition and friendship of flutists who invite him around the world to major conventions and flute festivals (Japan, USA, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Brazil, Costa Rica, Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Venezuela…). He also performs in numerous concerts in France (Paris, salle Cortot, Radio France) and around the world (Israel, Ireland, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Senegal, Croatia, USA (Carnegie hall New York), Austria, Slovenia, Iceland, Spain, the Netherlands, Finland, Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, China…). He has been invited as a soloist by many orchestras: Orchestre National de France, Orchestre Simon Bolivar de Caracas (sistema), Wiener concert verein, New-York soloists, Brussel Chamber Orchestra, Orchestre National Du Costa Rica, Orchestre National de l'Equateur, Orchestre Philharmonique de Marseille, Orchestre d'Auvergne, Orchestre de Bohème, Orchestre de chambre de Quito, Orchestre de chambre de San Jose de Californie, “I musici di Vivaldi,” Orchestre de Cannes, Orchestre de l'Université Claude Champagne de Montréal, Orchestre Jean Francois Paillard, Orchestre de chambre d'Alsace, “Les musiciens de France,” Orchestre symphonique de Caire, Orchestra camera musicae de Catalogne, Orchestre de chambre de Genève, Orchestre philharmonique de Taïpei (Taïwan), Twin Cities Orchestra Minneapolis, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo soloists, Vienna classical pleyers... Jean-Louis Beaumadier gives master classes at major musical institutions around the world.