Artist's album
Sarah Lavaud
Piano
"Sarah Lavaud is one of those performers who feel (...) that every musical idea is a vital issue. "(Jean-Claude Pennetier)
Born in 1982, Sarah was noticed at the age of 14 by François-René Duchâble. She was trained by Bruno Rigutto, Nicholas Angelich, Christian Ivaldi and Michaël Levinas at the Paris Conservatoire (1st prizes in piano, chamber music and analysis with congratulations) and received advice from Jean-Claude Pennetier, Maria Curcio, Hüseyin Sermet, György Kurtág, Franco Scala and Livia Rev
Winner of the Città di Pinerolo (2nd Prize), Poulenc (3rd Prize and Special Prize), Maria Canals and Arthur Rubinstein competitions, she plays regularly in France (Salle Cortot, Maison de Radio France, la Roque d'Anthéron, Piano en Valois, Chopin Festivals in Paris and Nohant, Rencontres de Musiciennes à Ouessant, Solistes aux Serres d'Auteuil...) and abroad (Spain, Italy, Netherlands).
She has played with François-René Duchâble, Christian Ivaldi, Jean Mouillère... as well as with various orchestras (Lyon-Villeurbanne or Limousin symphony orchestras and Paul Valéry orchestra in Montpellier).
Her career has attracted the attention of the media: press (Pianiste, Diapason...), radio (France Musique), television (the Japanese channel NHK).
After a Classica Discovery CD (2004), she is now exploring the piano works of Leos Janácek for a forthcoming recording. She has just received the "special prize" of the 2008 Musician's Grant from the Jean-Luc Lagardère Foundation.