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French-Spanish pianist
Olivier Chauzu studied at the Conservatory of Bordeaux, and was a student of
Gabriel Tacchino at the Paris Conservatoire. He also studied with
Théodore Paraskivesco,
Jean-Claude Pennetier,
Christian Ivaldi,
Leon Fleisher, and
Dmitri Bashkirov.
Chauzu traveled to Canada to study with
György Sebök,
Paul Badura-Skoda, and
Anton Kuerti at the Banff Center. He received his doctorate in Spanish literature at the University of Pau, and took part in the Romance Language Laboratory at Pays de l'Adour. Known as a specialist in
Debussy,
Chauzu is also a noted interpreter of the music of Albéniz,
Granados, and Dukas, as well as standard repertoire by Beethoven and Schumann.
Chauzu has performed with many orchestras, including the Mexico Philharmonic Orchestra, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, the
St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, and
Cappella Istropolitana, and he has performed with
Pierre Amoyal,
Nicholas Angelich,
Raphael Perraud,
Staffan Mårtensson, Roland Daugareil,
François Leleux, and
Jean-Pierre Armengaud.
Chauzu has recorded for Calliope, Naxos, Azur Classical, and Grand Piano.