Organized by Sicky Darbion as part of the “En Compagnie d’Artistes” series, a four-hand piano concert on March 25, 2017, at 6:00 p.m., followed by a potluck dinner. Pianists: Hélène Assemat and Florian Chabbert Program: 16 waltzes by Brahms, Schubert’s Fantasy, and Rachmaninoff’s Op. 11 pieces. Hélène Assemat, pianist; First Prize in piano, music theory, and chamber music from the conservatories of Toulouse and Versailles.
For 12 years, she was a piano teacher at the Tarn Conservatory of Music. In 2005, she founded and directed her own school, Pianolude, in Castres. She has given numerous concerts throughout France, both as a soloist and in various ensembles: two pianos, four-hand piano, and chamber music.
With a wide-ranging repertoire, Hélène Assemat adapts to the audience’s preferences and performs works from the classical, romantic, and contemporary repertoires: Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Grieg, Debussy, Ravel… assemat-pianolude.monsite-orange.fr Florian Chabbert, pianist After beginning his piano studies in Albi, Florian Chabbert continued his musical education at the Toulouse Regional Conservatory in Daniel Beau’s class.
In 2006, he was unanimously awarded first prize in piano, with honors from the jury. That same year, he won the Yamaha Competition and began the specialization program at the Strasbourg Conservatory.
Admitted in 2007 to the Paris National Conservatory of Music, where he studied first with Théodore Paraskivesco and Laurent Cabasso, and later with Denis Pascal, he earned a master’s degree in piano after five years of study.
At the same time, he is pursuing advanced studies in chamber music in the class of Claire Désert and Ami Flammer. Florian Chabbert performs regularly as a soloist and chamber musician. He has performed, notably, at the Cité de la Musique in Strasbourg, the St. Pierre des Cuisines Auditorium in Toulouse, the Salle Gaveau in Paris, at the Chopin Festival at the Orangerie de Bagatelle, and on France Musique in Gaëlle Le Gallic’s program.
He holds a certificate of proficiency and a master’s degree in education, and teaches piano at the conservatories in Gennevilliers and Villemomble.