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Julien Brocal began studying piano at the age
of five and first performed on stage at the Salle Cortot in Paris at the age of 7. He was taught by Erik Berchot at the Conservatoire National de Région de Marseille and Rena Shereshevskaya at the l’Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris. He was supported by the Zaleski Foundation, Assophie Association, and the Safran Foundation during his training. In January 2013 he came to the attention of Maria João Pires during a course at the Cité de la Musique in Paris and was subsequently invited by her to develop artistic projects at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel.
Since then, Brocal and Pires have performed together in numerous concerts across the world, including with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, at the Chopin Festival, and at Opera di Firenze in the Great Artists Series. Highlights of the 2017/18 season include recitals at the Festival Classique au Vert, Piano aux Jacobins, and the Philharmonie de Paris. Brocal’s debut album was released in 2017 by Rubicon Classics and features Chopin’s Op. 28 Preludes and Sonata No. 2. The recording was received with critical acclaim by
the international press; BBC Music Magazine gave the disk five stars, and in April 2018 awarded Julien their Newcomer Award.
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