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Vanessa Wagner
A highly individual musician, VanessaWagner is characterised by her sensitive and
thoughtful playing, the richness of her tone colour, and her artistic choices, which
prompt her to traverse the different repertories, from that of the fortepiano (which
she plays on period instruments) to the music of our time, notably that of Pascal
Dusapin and François Meïmoun, both of whom have dedicated several pieces to
her.
After obtaining a Premier Prix at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique
de Paris in Dominique Merlet’s class and a postgraduate diploma in the class of
Jean-François Heisser, she entered the International Piano Academy Lake Como,
where she received the guidance of such great masters as Leon Fleisher, Dmitri
Bashkirov, Murray Perahia, Fou Ts’ong and AlexisWeissenberg.
Since being named ‘Solo Instrumental Discovery of the Year’ at the Victoires de la
Musique in 1999, Vanessa Wagner has appeared with the leading international
orchestras and conductors.
She is also a sought-after chamber music partner, and often shares the concert
platform with her musician friends, notably Augustin Dumay, with whom she
has a privileged partnership, the pianists Marie Vermeulin, Cédric Tiberghien and
Wilhem Latchoumia, and Murcof, a renowned musician on the electro scene.
Vanessa Wagner is artistic director of the Festival de Chambord and has been
appointed Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
VANESSAWAGNER