Born in Montreal (Canada).After training in various Russian, English and French schools, Isabelle Riddez pursues a career as a dancer, soloist and ballet master in France and abroad.For more than 30 years, as a teacher, she has worked for numerous professional training schools, private schools and conservatories. She is also invited for many international workshops, dance juries and company courses.Since 1999, she has been teaching at the National Conservatory of Paris.
Assisted by Emmanuelle KLEIN.
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Assisted by Gwendal GIGUELAY. https://www.facebook.com/gwendal.giguelay
Gwendal Giguelay is a pianist of Breton origin. Trained at the conservatoires of Paris, Lyon and Rennes, he won the Scaramuzza Prize at the Les Corts Competition in Barcelona (2008) as well as the Musiciens entre guerre et paix Prize at the Académie Ravel in Saint-Jean de Luz (2010). He performs as a soloist in France and abroad, and has recorded the 24 Études opus 10 and 25 by Chopin for the BY Classique label (2022).
Gwendal is a passionate chamber musician, and also forms a duo with cellist Louis Rodde with whom he recorded the CD Sonates (Fauré, Ropartz), released by the label NoMadMusic (2016).
A specialist in improvisation, he regularly accompanies silent films and also lends himself to original artistic experiences such as comic-book concerts, performances at the Venice Biennale, or even the cinema: you can also see him on screen in the film Noces by Philippe Béziat (2011).
Gwendal Giguelay has a privileged relationship with the world of dance. He has collaborated with many companies and institutions such as the Paris Opera Ballet, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater or the Centre National de la Danse in Pantin.
Gwendal Giguelay holds a Master Degree in pedagogy, and teaches piano and improvisation; he is regularly invited as a pedagogue in Asia and Africa. In 2016, he received the Prix de l'Enseignement Musicalfrom the French Chambre Syndicale des Éditeurs de Musique.
His three pedagogical books have been published by First Editions: Improviser au piano pour les nuls(2017), Les Grands Classiques du piano pour les nuls (2018) and Les Chefs-d'œuvre du classique au cinéma pour les nuls (2020).
