They are seven French pianists on the starting line of the Queen Elisabeth Competition, which has just opened in Belgium, after a year of postponement.
If the competition remains a decisive springboard for our young musicians, it is not the only milestone on the path to glory.
Overview, in six stages, of the making of the French stars of the classic between spotlight and shadow figures.
● The competition springboard
International competitions do not always have a good press among musicians.
However, they still play an essential role in the making of the French classic stars.
Queen Elizabeth, who has just started, is a good example.
The man who revealed Brigitte Engerer in 1978 and Frank Braley in 1993 crowned French cellist Victor-Julien Laferrière four years ago.
And the latter recognizes that there was a before and an after.
If the Belgian competition is very publicized, it is far from being the only one to serve as a springboard for the French stars.
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