Marielle Nordmann (born 24 January 1941 in

Montpellier Montpellier (; ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of France, department of ...

) is a French classical

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ist.

Biography

Marielle Nordmann was a pupil of

Lily Laskine Lily Laskine (31 August 1893 – 4 January 1988) was one of the most prominent harpists of the twentieth century who was born and died in Paris. Born Lily Aimée Laskine to Jewish parents in Paris, she studied at the Conservatoire de Paris with Alp ...

at the

Conservatoire de Paris The Conservatoire de Paris (), or the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (; CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue Jean Ja ...

where she won a first prize in 1958. Between 1960 and 1978, she led the Nordmann Trio with flautist André Guilbert and cellist Renaud Fontanarosa. An international soloist, Marielle Nordmann divides her time between concerts, teaching and artistic creation. She gives concerts around the world (New York, Tokyo, Moscow, Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Bangkok ...), creating shows where she likes to blend the arts (mime, dance, comedy). She gives master classes for children, organizes competitions in France and abroad, and has created a foundation helping young musicians. She taught in Argentina from 1989 to 1999. She co-founded the Lili Laskine competition in 1993 and the "Journées de la harpe" at

Arles Arles ( , , ; ; Classical ) is a coastal city and Communes of France, commune in the South of France, a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture in the Bouches-du-Rhône Departments of France, department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Reg ...

in 1995. 3 releases: with Nemanja Radulović (violin), Eduardo Garcia (

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) and the . 1 release: Harp concertos by Boieldieu, Parish Alvars and

Viotti Giovanni Battista Viotti (12 May 1755 – 3 March 1824) was an Italian violinist whose virtuosity was famed and whose work as a composer featured a prominent violin and an appealing lyrical tunefulness. He was also a director of French and Italia ...

with Jean–Pierre Rampal and the Franz Liszt chamber orchestra. Marielle Nordman is the author of the book ''Lily Laskine'', Éditions Cahiers du Temps, 1999 ''Lily Laskine'', Éditions Cahiers du Temps
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References

External links

Official site

Marielle Nordmann
on France Musiques
Rencontre avec la harpiste Marielle Nordmann
on

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(audio)
Interview with Marielle Nordman
on concertclassic.com
Marielle Nordman
on Babelio

on aiharpe.org
Marielle Nordmann and Nemanja Radulovic - ''Fantaisie pour violon et harpe'' by C.Saint Saëns
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