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Tanguy de Williencourt A sought-after pianist, conductor, and chamber musician, Tanguy de Williencourt performs on stages throughout France and abroad: Auditorium de Radio France, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Opéra-Comique, Grand Théâtre de Provence, Berlin Philharmonie, Bonn Opera House, Sala São Paulo, De Bijloke, Concertgebouw Bruges, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Wigmore Hall… and at festivals such as the Menuhin Festival in Gstaad, the Radio France Festival in Montpellier, the Pablo Casals Festival in Prades, the Chorégies d’Orange, La Folle Journée in Nantes, the Yekaterinburg Festival, the Warsaw and Tokyo Festivals, and the La Roque d’Anthéron Piano Festival… In concerto, Tanguy de Williencourt performs with the Paris Chamber Orchestra, the Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra, the Flanders Symphony Orchestra, the Sinfonia Varsovia, and Ensemble Matheus… conductors such as Kristiina Poska, Aziz Shokhakimov, Martijn Dendievel, Jean-Christophe Spinosi, Pascal Rophé, and Marta Gardolińska… He also collaborates as an assistant conductor with Philippe Jordan, Michael Schønwandt, Simone Young, and Gustavo Dudamel (Paris Opera, Vienna State Opera, Bayreuth Festival). His latest solo album, released in 2024, featuring Liszt and his Muses (Mirare), was critically acclaimed upon its release. His discography also includes, for Mirare, an album dedicated to César Franck (CHOC Classica), as well as two complete cycles: Beethoven's Bagatelles and Wagner/Liszt piano transcriptions, both praised by critics (***** Classica and Diapason). For Harmonia Mundi, he recorded with Bruno Philippe and Stéphanie d’Oustrac, as well as the album “Debussy: The Late Works,” which received the BBC Music Magazine Award and the Gramophone Award in 2019. The album “Proust: The Rediscovered Concert,” with Théotime Langlois de Swarte, garnered significant critical acclaim, including the Gramophone Editor’s Choice Award in 2021. Tanguy also participated in the filming of a documentary about Renée Fleming, shot at the Théâtre du Châtelet and released worldwide in 2022 on the IMAX network. After graduating with distinction from the Paris Conservatory (Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris) in piano (Roger Muraro), chamber music (Claire Désert), accompaniment (Jean-Frédéric Neuburger), and vocal coaching, he received support from the Blüthner Foundation, Banque Populaire, ADAMI (Classical Revelation), and SPEDIDAM. In 2016, he won both the Jury and Audience Prizes from the Geneva Society of Arts and the following year, he was a laureate of the Paris Play-Direct Competition at the Philharmonie de Paris. During this time, he also received guidance from Maria João Pires, Christoph Eschenbach, Stephen Kovacevich, and Paul Badura-Skoda. In 2025-2026, in addition to performing at venues including the Philharmonie de Paris and the Konzerthaus Dortmund, he collaborated with pianist Thomas Enhco, singer Lea Desandre, and violinist Nathan Mierdl. He performed in concerto (played and conducted) with the Orchestre des Pays de la Loire. He conducted Hamlet, a production by the Ballet of the Opéra National du Rhin. He assisted Pablo Heras-Casado at the Opéra National de Paris for Wagner's Siegfried. Tanguy de Williencourt has been teaching piano at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris since 2021. He is the artistic director of the Tempo festival Le Croisic.