Biographie - Clément Chatelain

An unconventional pianist with a volcanic playing style, Clément offers a musical adventure in his recitals, exploring the great figures of piano music and lesser-known composers whom he loves to introduce. His repertoire ranges from Bach to Ravel, including the great Romantics such as Liszt and Chopin, who shaped the history of the piano and music in general.

Born in 2000, Clément began his piano studies at the Nice Conservatory in the class of Laetitia Grisi.

He then studied with Christophe Bukudjian (Saint-Maur-des-Fossés Regional Conservatory), with whom he graduated in 2018 with highest honors. Continuing his studies, he furthered his training with concert pianist Cédric Pescia (Geneva University of Music). He also studied with renowned pedagogues Anne-Lise Gastaldi (Paris Conservatory) and Olivier Gardon (École Normale de Musique de Paris Alfred Cortot).

As a young musician, he performed on stage, notably under the artistic direction of the Roque d'Anthéron International Piano Festival for four consecutive years, from 2015 to 2018, at events organized in the lead-up to the Festival; at the Cercle Musical de Cannes (Majestic Barrière); and at the Festival à Portée de Rue in Castres.

More recently, he has performed in Brussels, Beausoleil (Printemps des Poètes), Nice, Paris (Salle Érard, Opéra Comique), and La Seyne-sur-Mer (Festival International Chopin et Sand and Pianos Historiques Concerts). He was also a 2024 laureate of the City of Paris's Creart'Up program.

He performs both as a soloist and in ensembles: accompanying Léa Desandre and Arielle Dombasle; and in chamber music in sonata and trio formations.

He enjoys thinking outside the box and integrating the piano into different environments, leading to unique encounters between different worlds and creating new artistic spaces. For example: a piano-dance performance at the closing ceremony of the 64th Monte Carlo Television Festival, under the honorary presidency of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco.