L'Abécédaire d'un jeune violoniste : L comme Luthier (1)

William H. W. Bicknell, The Violin Maker, 1888 (huile sur toile, Museum of Fine Arts)

By Pierre Liscia-Beaurenaut, 23 November 2021

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Pierre Liscia-Beaurenaut

Amoureux des arts, Pierre Liscia-Beaurenaut évolue parallèlement dans les univers de la littérature et de la musique. Ancien khâgneux du Lycée Henri IV, lauréat du Concours Général en Histoire, il a étudié le violon à l'Université des Arts de Berlin et au Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Lyon. Féru d'orchestre et d'opéra, il a su trouver son équilibre sur Bachtrack où, parallèlement à ses études musicales, il anime la chronique « L'Abécédaire d'un jeune violoniste », consacrée à ses tribulations dans le microcosme très fermé des musiciens classiques.

L'Abécédaire d'un jeune violoniste : L comme Luthier (partie 1)