The Devil's Violinist with François Pineau-Benois
Sat, 07 Jun
|All Saints Church, Faringdon
French violin virtuoso François Pineau-Benois will be playing the technically demanding Caprices by Paganini, whose amazing violin skills were believed to be a gift from the devil, in exchange of his soul.
TIME & LOCATION
07 Jun 2025, 19:30 – 21:00
All Saints Church, Faringdon, Church St, Faringdon SN7 8AD, UK
ABOUT THE CONCERT
A violinist of the new generation, François Pineau-Benois has been nicknamed the "French virtuoso" by the international press. He holds masters degrees in violin and chamber music from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP). He studied with Régis Pasquier at the Ecole Normale de Musique Alfred Cortot. He has also worked with Maxim Vengerov, Salvatore Accardo and Mauricio Fuks at competitive European academies such as Kronberg. He is the recipient of career grants from the Fondation Banque Populaire and Safran pour la Musique (2017), "Culture Moves Europe" (EU), Adami (2023), and prizes from international competitions such as Pro Musici, Alexander Glazounov, Young Artist Award from the Leopold Mozart Competition. He plays with renowned musicians François-René Duchable and Régis Pasquier. And young musicians in France and abroad. The non-exhaustive geography of his concerts includes Belgium, Germany, Spain, Hungary, Israel, United Kingdom, Austria, Czech Republic, Turkey. He…
Tickets
General Admission
£20.00
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