Jean Rondeau (musician)
Jean Rondeau (born 23 April 1991) is a French harpsichordist and pianist. He was taught by Blandine Verlet from an early age. He studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris and the Guildhall School of Music in London. He won the Young Soloist award in the 2014 Prix des Radios Francophones Publiques. He has released several solo albums.
This article is about the musician Jean Rondeau. For the race car driver Jean Rondeau, see Jean Rondeau.
Jean Rondeau
Early life and education[edit]
Variously described as a "prodigy",[1] a "badass virtuoso",[2] and a classical music "sex symbol",[1] Jean Rondeau began playing harpsichord at age six having first heard the instrument on the radio and declaring to his parents "I really want to make that sound". He spent a decade studying under Blandine Verlet.[3] He studied at the Paris Conservatoire and undertook further study at Guildhall School of Music, where he was taught by Carole Cerasi and James Johnstone.[4] In 2012 Rondeau won first place in the harpsichord competition at the Musica Antiqua Festival in Bruges, Belgium.[1][5] The same year he was given the European Union's EUBO Development Trust Prize and won second-place at the Prague Spring International Music Festival harpsichord competition.[3]