Gaël Liardon
{{Short description|Swiss musician (1973–2018)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1973|12|18}}
| birth_place = Lausanne
| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|10|21|1973|12|18}}
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| education = Geneva University of Music
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- Organist
- Composer
- Academic
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- Geneva Conservatory
- Schola Cantorum Basiliensis
- Festival de Musique Improvisée de Lausanne
- Sweelinck Ensemble
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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 {{ill|Pierre-Alain Clerc|fr}} and {{ill|Jovanka Marville|fr}}, piano with {{ill|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[http://www.fmil.org/ 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[http://www.cantate-choir.info/sweelinck-ensemble/ Sweelinck Ensemble] on Cantate-choir.info in Geneva.
References
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External links
- {{official|http://www.domisolmifa.net/}}
- [https://www.rts.ch/play/radio/les-matinales-despace-2/audio/gael-liardon---festival-de-musique-improvisee-lausanne?id=6869680&station=a9e7621504c6959e35c3ecbe7f6bed0446cdf8da Festival de musique improvisée, Lausanne] on RTS
- [https://www.france-orgue.fr/disque/index.php?ior=1&org=Ga%EBl%20LIARDON Gaël Liardon] France-orgue
- [http://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Liardon,_Ga%C3%ABl Gaël Liardon] IMSLP
- Gaël Liardon: [https://cesr.cnrs.fr/node/331 Les psaumes de Didier Poncet (1611). Etude d'un style polyphonique hors norme.] (thesis) {{ill|Centre d'études supérieures de la Renaissance|fr}}
- [https://hal-univ-tours.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01551617 Enquête sur la disparition de l'improvisation au XVIIIe siècle by Gaël Liardon] on Centre d'études supérieures de la Renaissance
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcayg_Ixt0M Gaël Liardon - Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland] YouTube
- [http://imslp.org/wiki/Sonne_der_Gerechtigkeit_(Liardon,_Ga%C3%ABl) Gaël Liardon: Sonne der Gerechtigkeit] IMLSP
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Category:Musicians from Lausanne
Category:Swiss harpsichordists
Category:Male classical organists
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