Gatien Leray is currently pursuing the Diplôme d’Artiste Interprète at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris. At 17, he entered the Haute École de Musique de Genève, studying with Miguel da Silva, and in 2022 joined the International Menuhin Music Academy, where he works with Gérard Caussé and Ivan Vukčević. He completed a master’s degree in 2024, earning the Albert Lullin Special Prize. Passionate about both solo and chamber repertoire, Gatien has taken part in academies and masterclasses with Tabea Zimmermann, Lawrence Power, Nobuko Imai, and Jean Sulem, and has worked in chamber settings with Gábor Takács-Nagy, Valentin Erben, and Bruno Giuranna. He has performed at the Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad, Rencontres Internationales d’Évian, and Festival Pablo Casals, appearing alongside artists such as Renaud Capuçon, Clemens Hagen, and Daishin Kashimoto. He was a semi-finalist at the Oskar Nedbal International Viola Competition.
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