Biography
Awards and honours
- 1st Prize - Joël Klépal Apassionato International Violin Competition
- 2nd Prize - Orpehus Competition
- 3rd Prize - Fondation Maurice Ravel
- Young Talent of Académie Musicale Philippe Jarrousky - Debussy Promotion
- Laureate of the Seiji Ozawa International Academy
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Born in 2001, Thomas Briant began playing the violin at the age of 5 at the Toulon Conservatoire. Trained at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris with Stéphanie-Marie Degand and Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian, he is currently studying with Renaud Capuçon at the HEMU in Lausanne.
Thomas benefits from the guidance of internationally renowned artists, including Nemanja Radulović, Anne Gastinel, Philippe Jaroussky, Cédric Tiberghien, Claire Désert, Trio Wanderer, Quatuor Ebenne, Philippe Graffin, Olivier Charlier, Gérard Poulet, Schmuel Ashkenasi and Christian Ivaldi.
He participates in prestigious academies including the Seiji Ozawa International Academy in Switzerland, the Académie Musicale Philippe Jaroussky, the Académie des Ecoles d'Art Américaines de Fontainebleau and the Académie de Villecroze.
Thomas encourages new horizons of the violin repertoire. He arranges and composes works for his instrument and explores the contemporary repertoire alongside accomplished composers (Philippe Schoeller, Julian Anderson, Éric Montalbetti, Betsy Jolas, Thierry Escaich, Julien Beautemps, Max Vinetz...).
In 2019, he won the 5th Joël Klépal Appassionato violin competition. The same year, the Maurice Ravel Foundation awarded him the third prize for his interpretation of Maurice Ravel's Sonata in G major.
Thomas has already performed as a soloist and chamber musician internationally, in particular in Russia, Italy, Romania, Switzerland, the UK and Morocco. A regular guest at festivals and concert seasons such as the Centre de Musique de Chambre de Paris, Les Pianissimes and the Festival International de Piano de La Roque-d'Anthéron, he has shared the stage with Gautier Capuçon, Martha Argerich, Anne Gastinel, Vincent Coq, Raphaël Pidoux, Ophélie Gaillard and many others.
With Théotime Gillot (piano) and Eliott Leridon (cello), he forms the Trio Zarathoustra, whose first CD will be released at the end of 2024 on the Conservatoire de Paris INITIALE label.
Thomas plays a David Tecchler violin dating from 1722.
Saison 2024-2025
January 4, 2024
CD recording - Label INITIALE
Paris Conservatoire
February 9, 2024
Le Volcan
Le Havre – France
WithOrchestre Dissonances
February 11, 2024
Théatre de Caen
Caen – France
WithOrchestre Dissonances
February 14, 2024
Mairie de Caudéran
Bordeaux – France
With Philia Trio
February 15, 2024
Salle Simone Signoret
Bordeaux – France
With Philia Trio
February 22, 2024
RTBF Master sur les ondes
Suisse
With Julien Beautemps
March 1-3, 2024
Palacio Eukalduna
Bilbao – Espagne
WithOrchestre Dissonances
March 23, 2024
Concert
Édimbourg – Écosse
With Trio Zarathoustra
April 30, 2024
Pianissimes, Salle Cortot
Paris – France
With Trio Zarathoustra
July 26, 2024
Concert privé
With Trio Zarathoustra
August 1-9, 2024
Festival des Rencontres de Violoncelle
Bélaye – France
With Trio Zarathoustra
8 Septembre 2024
Festival Ernen
Ernen – Suisse
11, 12 et 13 octobre 2024
Hanghzou Contemporary Music Festival
Hanghzou – Chine
30 octobre 2024
La nuit magique – Théâtre Debussy du Palais des Arts
Dinard – France
avec Théo Ould et Lisa Strauss
31 octobre, 1er et 2 novembre 2024
Festival international de musique de Dinard
Dinard – France
avec Tatiana Probst, Ninon Hannecart- Segal, Noémie Lenhof, Lisa Strauss et Théo Ould
17 novembre 2024
Scala Paris
Paris – France