Falling into the Wagnerian cauldron: Alain Altinoglu

Alain Altinoglu

Alain Altinoglu with amateur musicians at the 2023 Colmar Festival

Die Walküre at La Monnaie

Alain Altinoglu

By Pierre Liscia-Beaurenaut, 19 March 2024

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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.