Olivier Charlier

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Olivier Charlier

Professeur

Instruments:

Violin
Revealed by the Long-Thibaud Foundation competition.
Winner of the Young Concert Artists International Audition in 1989.

A rare conviction that only can confer a sovereign control, a singular presence made by powerful inner light and mystery: Olivier Charlier counts undoubtedly among the great violinists. He conquers the public with the natural grace of pure playing, as an exceptionally dedicated and gifted performer whose virtuosity supremely serves the music.

Of a remarkable precocity, he enters the Paris Conservatoire at the age of 10, and received illustrious support, as Nadia Boulanger, Yehudi Menuhin and Henryk Szeryng. Follows an impressive series of international rewards: Competition of Munich, Montreal, Sibelius, Jacques Thibaud, Indianapolis, Young Concert Artists (New york).

A brilliant career opens then and he is invited by the Parisian orchestras : Orchestre National de France, Orchestre de Paris, Philharmonique de Radio France, Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, Orchestre de l’Opera…) as well as numerous international orchestras: London Philharmonic, Symphony Orchestra of Berlin, Tonnhalle of Zurich, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonic of Monte Carlo, RAI of Turin, BBC Orchestras, Pittsburgh Symphony, Orchestra of the Foundation Gulbenkian, National Orchestra of Belgium, Phiharmonique of Liège, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony, Tokyo Philharmonic, Orchestras of Montreal, Sydney, Mexico, Caracas…) and with conductors : Serge Baudo, Alain Lombard, Theodor Gushlbauer, Sakari Oramo, Yann-Pascal Tortelier, Armin Jordan, Pascal Rophé, Emmanuel Krivine, Gianandrea Noseda, Karl-Anton Rickenbacker, Lawrence Foster, James Judd, Yutaka Sado, Gustavo Dudamel, Jerzy Semkow, Charles Dutoit, Hans Graf, Klaus Weise, Michel Plasson…

His discography testifies of a great eclecticism: Beethoven, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Grieg, St Saëns, Lalo… Next to the concerto “L’arbre des songes” of Dutilleux that he recorded twice, we also find works of Pierné, Lili Boulanger, Vierne, Gerard Schurmann, John McEwen, Edward Gregson, Roberto Gerhard, Cyril Scott, among whom several world premieres. His most recent recording is dedicated to Mozart concertos, with Prague Chamber Orchestra. Vivaldi will be released this year.

The Marlboro Festival was for the young Olivier a revelation, and he is since a fervent chambrist. He participates regularly to numerous festivals: Prades, “Folles journées” of Nantes, La Roque d’Anthéron, Orangerie of Sceaux, Berlioz festival, Nice, Radio-France-Montpellier…

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Masterclasses of Olivier Charlier

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Photo of content Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, III. Sarabande – Double by Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, III. Sarabande – Double by Johann Sebastian Bach
In this masterclass, Olivier Charlier works with his student on style, technique and interpretation in Bach's First Violin Partita.
Photo of content Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Professor Olivier Charlier and student Giovanna Sevi discuss intensity, expressiveness, and contrast in this Mozart masterclass for violin.
Photo of content Caprice n°24 by Niccolò Paganini
Caprice n°24 by Niccolò Paganini
In this masterclass, Professor Charlier and student Giovanna work on Paganini’s Caprice No. 24.
Photo of content Extase, Op. 21 by Eugène Ysaÿe
Extase, Op. 21 by Eugène Ysaÿe
In this masterclass, Professor Olivier Charlier and student Lior Lieneman work together on Extase by Eugène Ysaÿe.
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