Born in Marseille, Didier Castell-Jacomin took up the piano at a very early age. at the age of 11 He met G. CZIFFRA with whom he took lessons in Senlis for two years. After Gaining his diplomas in piano, musical théory and sight-reading in Nice conservatory he met Catherine COLLARD and stayed with her to study during two years in Nice and St Maur-des Fossés. It s in 1989 in entered the prestigious Internationnal Piano School, CIEM Mozart Foundation directed by the Maestro Fausto ZADRA in Lausanne. His meeting with Fausto ZADRA radically changed his conception of music, and of the piano in particular.In 1995 he was engaged to perform at the internationnal Festival in Valencia, Spain. The same year, he took part in the first Internationnal Festival of Classical Music in Nice. Since 1996 Didier Castell-Jacomin has given innumerable performances, both in his native France and abroad: Italie, Netherlands, Monaco, Norway, England, Germany, the United States... He also performed under the baton for the first time in Mozart Concerti with the very well know canadian conductor: Roger-Luc CHAYER, further on he has been conducted by J.F. MANZONE, Werner STIEFEL, Fausto ZADRA.He performed in prestigious Halls as: Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Berlin Philharmonie, Cooper Union Great Hall in New-York, Carnegie Hall in New-York, Baden-Baden Philharmonie, St john's Smith Square in London... He has been engaged at the prestigious Music Festival "Unity Concert of New-Jersey" in New-York. Since 1999 he records for CALLIOPE. Didier Castell-Jacomin got awards for his CD's (Mozart concerti K.414 and K.415 with the Quartett of the Soloists of the Berlin Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra) and his Mozart recital program. Actually, he will record with Pierre AMOYAL and the Camerata Lausanne 3 Haydn Concerti and numerous Concerts in Europe and The United States. He still follows Master classes with F. ZADRA's wife in Brussels: the Maestra Marie louise BASTYNS.Didier castell-Jacomin will go in tour in NYC this winter and will perform to the Weill Recital Hall at CARNEGIE HALL, Nyack Library, Yamaha Services etc.... . Didier Castell-Jacomin, will perform a tour in Europe for 2008- 2009, and has been engaged in Nice Opera house, several festivals in France, he Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.
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