Elizabeth Sombart

Elizabeth Sombart is a French pianist, born in Strasbourg.

Biography

Sombart began studying the piano at the age of seven. She entered the Strasbourg Conservatory and her first public performance was at the age of 11. After having gained first prize at the National Piano and Chamber Music Awards she left France to study in Buenos Aires with Bruno Leonardo Gelber; subsequently she studied with Peter Feuchtwanger in London, then Hilde Langer-Rühl in Vienna.[1]

Career

In the following 10 years, Sombart worked with Sergiu Celibidache at the University of Mayence. In 1998 she founded Fondation Résonnance, subsequently established in several countries, which offers free classical music education.[1] From 2011, she taught at Conservatoire Rachmaninoff.[2] In 2015, she played with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London, UK.[3]

Awards

In 2006, Elizabeth Sombart was awarded the rank of Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite for Lifetime Achievement, and in 2008 was made a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.[1]

References
  1. "Elizabeth Sombart - biography (in French)". Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  2. "Elizabeth Sombart et les couleurs de l'âme", in 88 notes pour piano solo, Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Neva Ed., 2015, p. 42-44. ISBN 978 2 3505 5192 0
  3. "Royal Philharmonic Orchestra". Retrieved 11 May 2015.


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