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| Born | (1973-12-18)December 18, 1973 Lausanne |
| Died | October 21, 2018(2018-10-21) (aged 44) |
| Education | Geneva University of Music |
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Gaël Liardon (18 December 1973 – 21 October 2018) was a Swiss classical keyboard player, composer and academic.
Born in Lausanne, he studied harpsichord, organ and continuo playing with Pierre-Alain Clerc [fr] and Jovanka Marville [fr], piano with Freddy Balta [fr], and improvisation with Rudolf Lutz. He has been organist of the church of Villamont, Lausanne, from 1995.
In 2009, he obtained a diploma of teaching theory at the Geneva University of Music, with distinction. He taught music pedagogy at the Geneva Conservatory.
In 1997, he created the Festival de Musique Improvisée de Lausanne and also participated in the creation of the research group on improvisation of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis.
In 2011, he founded the Sweelinck Ensemble in Geneva.
References
- ^ "Gaël Liardon". Ecole Emil (in French). Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- Festival de Musique Improvisée de Lausanne
- Sweelinck Ensemble on Cantate-choir.info
External links
- Official website
- Festival de musique improvisée, Lausanne on RTS
- Gaël Liardon France-orgue
- Gaël Liardon IMSLP
- Gaël Liardon: Les psaumes de Didier Poncet (1611). Etude d'un style polyphonique hors norme. (thesis) Centre d'études supérieures de la Renaissance [fr]
- Enquête sur la disparition de l'improvisation au XVIIIe siècle by Gaël Liardon on Centre d'études supérieures de la Renaissance
- Gaël Liardon - Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland YouTube
- Gaël Liardon: Sonne der Gerechtigkeit IMLSP
- 1973 births
- Musicians from Lausanne
- 2018 deaths
- Swiss harpsichordists
- Swiss organists
- Male classical organists
- Organ improvisers
- 20th-century organists
- 21st-century organists
- 20th-century Swiss musicians
- 21st-century Swiss musicians
- 20th-century Swiss male musicians
- 21st-century Swiss male musicians
- 20th-century classical musicians