Biographies

A Japanese composer born February 2, 1972 in Niigata (Japan).

A pianist by training, Noriko Baba obtained a master’s degree in composition at the Fine Arts University of Tokyo (1998). She continued her apprenticeship in composition, orchestration, acoustics, analysis, ethnology and electroacoustics at the Paris Conservatory where, as a pupil of Paul Méfano, she obtained prizes for composition and orchestration.She also took advanced classes in her approach to electroacoustics as part of the composition and computer music course of Ircam (2003-2004). 

An Israeli composer born September 1, 1985 in Tel Aviv (Israel).

An Argentine composer and conductor born April 5, 1992.

In parallel with his studies of philosophy and comparative religion at the Fundación Vocación Humana of Buenos Aires, Alex Nante studied the guitar, the piano, the continuo bass, conducting and composition. Obtaining a diploma from the UNA, the Argentinian National University of the Arts (2014), he continued his career in France, studying composition at the Conservatory of Rheims with Daniel d’Adamo, as well as musicology at the University of Paris VIII (2015). He then took advanced classes at the Paris Conservatory, notably with Stefano Gervasoni before preparing a doctorate at King’s College, London, directed by George Benjamin. 

A French composer born November 11, 1970.

Céline Pierre studied electroacoustics at the Conservatory of Rheims as well as multimedia and performance with Marina Abramovic at ENSBA, the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris (1994).

A French composer born June 26, 1963 in Sisteron.

A French composer born October 21, 1961 in Saint-Avold.

Marco Marini studied drumming with Richard Paul Morellini at the Centre Musical Créatif Nancéen. A drummer with various groups of current music (rock, jazz, variété, fanfare…), he practises percussion, singing, the manipulation of diverse objects and has become a composer and musician-actor with the Materia Prima company. He realises sound installations and develops his ​compositions for the dramatic and choreographic arts. 

A French composer born March 15, 1931 in Mantes-la-Jolie.

Pierre Uga studied at the conservatories of Mulhouse, Bordeaux and Tours. He took advanced classes at the Schola Cantorum, where in particular he developed his knowledge of modal counterpoint, composition and orchestration. His teachers include Pierre Lantier, Louis Forestier, Daniel-Lesur and Pierre Wissmer.

A French composer born July 22, 1947 in Montereau.

A pianist by training, Françoise Toullec followed classes in jazz and improvisation at the IACP of Paris (Institut Art Culture Perception) with Alan Silva and instrument classes at the École Martenot. 

A Cypriot composer born April 24, 1981.

Christina Athinodorou began her music studies with the piano, in Cyprus. She continued her studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London where she studied composition with Julian Philips and conducting with Alan Hazeldine. She subsequently furthered her composition studies with Philippe Leroux in Paris. In 2011 she obtained a doctorate at the Royal Holloway University of London.

An Italian composer born February 4, 1980.