Julien Quentin

French pianist Julien Quentin has established himself as a versatile and sensitive musician, exhibiting great maturity and poise. His remarkable depth of musicianship and distinct clarity of sound coupled with flawless technique make him an artist in demand as both a soloist and a chamber musician.

He has made successful recital debuts in Paris (Salle Cortot), Geneva (Conservatoire Hall) and New York (Bargemusic). He has appeared as a soloist with the Wrocław Philharmonic, the Córdoba Philharmonic and the Indiana University Concert Orchestra under such conductors as Tommaso Placidi, Eduardo Alonso-Crespo, Paul Biss and Jens Troester. Regularly invited to numerous international festivals, in Europe Quentin has appeared in Verbier, Lucerne, Gstaad, Montreux, Zermatt, Dresden, Braunschweig, Schwetzingen, Ludwigsburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, at the Beethovenfest in Bonn, with Radio France in Montpellier and in Saint-Denis and Harrogate.

A regular performer in North America, he has appeared at the La Jolla, Ventura, Shandelee, Virginia Arts and Mostly Mozart festivals in the United States. He has broadcast in Canada, the United States and Japan in addition to countries throughout Europe.
Julien Quentin is a keen chamber musician and has collaborated with artists including Emanuel Ax, Lisa Batiashvili, Measha Brueggergosman, Corey Cerovsek, Michael Collins, Sol Gabetta, David Garrett, Nelson Goerner, Ilya Gringolts, Gary Hoffman, Angelika Kirchschlager, Lawrence Power, Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Sayaka Shoji, Kirill Troussov, Tatjana Vassiljeva and Alisa Weilerstein.

Touring internationally to America, Australia, Japan, the Middle East and throughout Europe, he has appeared at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Wigmore Hall in London, the Louvre in Paris, the Baden-Baden Festspielhaus, Berlin’s Philharmonie, the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, the Konzerthaus in Vienna and Avery Fisher Hall, Alice Tully Hall and Carnegie Hall in New York. Together with Julian Bliss he recorded his debut recital of music for clarinet and piano for EMI Classics. He has also performed the harpsichord, appearing in concert with Sarah Chang and the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra as well as with Thomas Quasthoff and under the baton of Leonidas Kavakos. During the 2011–12 season, solo and chamber music engagements will take him to Belgium, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, Switzerland, Sweden and the United States.

Born in Paris, Julien Quentin began his studies at the Geneva Conservatoire under Alexis Golovin. In 2002, he completed his Artist Diploma under the tutelage of Emile Naoumoff at Indiana University, where he held a one-year teaching position as Assistant Instructor and was a recipient of the Presser Award. In 2003, he received his Graduate Diploma from the Juilliard School, where he studied under György Sándor. He has also worked with Paul Badura-Skoda, Nikita Magaloff, György Sebök and Earl Wild.

Julien Quentin currently lives in Berlin. Along with visual artists Emanuela Lucaci, Kevork Mourad and Norman Perryman he explores new artistic visions, bringing together various different art forms. He also pursues a keen interest in other genres of music through his collaboration with the composer Justin Messina, pianists Francesco Tristano and Rami Khalifé and producer Martin Wheeler in projects ranging from improvisation to producing electronic music.

For more information, please go to the www.julienquentin.com