Elizabeth Sombart
Elizabeth Sombart is a French pianist, born in Strasbourg.[1]
Biography
Sombart began studying the piano at the age of seven. She entered the Strasbourg Conservatory and her first public performance was at the age of 11. After winning first prize at the National Piano and Chamber Music Awards she left France to study in Buenos Aires with Bruno Leonardo Gelber; subsequently she studied with Peter Feuchtwanger in London, then Hilde Langer-Rühl in Vienna.[2]
Career
In the following 10 years, Sombart worked with Sergiu Celibidache at the Hochschule für Musik Mainz. In 1998 she founded Fondation Résonnance, subsequently established in several countries, which offers free classical music education.[2] From 2011, she taught at Conservatoire Rachmaninoff.[3] In 2015, she played with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London, UK.[4]
Awards
In 2006, Sombart was awarded the rank of Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite for Lifetime Achievement, and in 2008 was made a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.[2]
References
- Jourdain, Agnes. "Elizabeth Sombart Une musique aux couleurs de l'âme". Piano bleu le site des amateurs de piano (in French). Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- "Biography". Elizabeth Sombart. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- "Elizabeth Sombart et les couleurs de l'âme", In: Thiollet (2015). 88 notes pour piano solo (in French). Magland. France: Neva Éditions. ISBN 978-2-35055-192-0. OCLC 937572558.
- "Elizabeth Sombart Archives". Signum Records. Retrieved 24 November 2021.