| Winner
of over 10 first prizes in international
guitar competitions in 2003 and 2004, Thibault
Cauvin was chosen by the Omni Guitar Foundation
of San Francisco to be one of the four world
guitarists to take part in the Masters Guitar
Competition in San Francisco last November,
which he won.
Thibault Cauvin was born
the July 16th 1984 in Bordeaux. Since the
age of six, he has dedicated himself to
the study of classical guitar under the
direction of his father, guitarist and composer
Philippe Cauvin.
Cauvin studied under Olivier
Chassain at the National Conservatory of
Bordeaux, where he earned the golden medal
with the highest honors and the Medal of
Honor of the City of Bordeaux, with distinction.
At the age of 17, he received the highest
ranking in the entrance competition to the
Superior National Conservatory in Paris,
where he is still studying. He has studied
with Alvaro Pierri and Judicaël Perroy
and has had master classes with Aniello
Desiderio, Eduardo Issac, Roberto Aussel,
Alex Garrobé, and Thomas Muller-Pering.
In 2001, Thibault Cauvin
played with the Orchestra of the conservatory
of Bordeaux. In 2002, he toured with the
Bernard Thomas’ Orchestra of Paris
in Portugal, Antilles Island, and France.
In 2003, Cauvin received « le prix
des arts » from the Rotary Club of
Bordeaux. He won first prize at the I Concours
International de guitare Alexandre Lagoya.
After a concert in the Dominican Islands
which was played live in the English Antilles
by the Caribbean TV, he won the Prize of
the Dominican Islands.
At 20 years old, Cauvin
is the only French artist to have won five
international competitions. In January 2004,
he toured the United States. National Public
Radio broadcast his concert in Los Angeles.
In February, he gave a concert for Radio
France, Paris, which was recorded in the
« Déclic » collection.
Awards
FIRST PRIZES
Young Guitarist of the Year International
Guitar Competition (Bath, England) 2002
:Fontainebleau International Guitar Competition
(Fontainebleau, France) 2003
Simone Salmoso International Guitar Competition
(Viareggio, Italy) 2003
Stotsenberg International Guitar Competition
(Los Angeles, USA) 2003
Alexandre Lagoya International Guitar Competition
(Fort de France, Martinique) 2003
Torrent International Guitar Competition
(Valencia, Spain) 2004
:Mottola International Guitar Competition
(Mottola, Italie) 2004
Jose Tomas International Guitar Competition
(Alicante Petrer, Spain) 2004
Velez Malaga International Guitar Competition
(Malaga, Spain) 2004
Forum Gitarre Wien International Guitar
Competition (Vienna, Austria) 2004
SernancelheInternational Guitar Competition
(Sernancelhe, Portugal) 2004
SECOND PRIZES
:JarowskiInternational Guitar Competition
(Charleroi, Belgium) 2000
:René Bartoli International Guitar
Competition (Aix-en-Provence, France) 2002
Antony International Guitar Competition
(Paris Antony, France) 2003
:Rust International Guitar Competition (Rust,
Austria) 2003
Jose Tomas International Guitar Competition
(Alicante Petrer, Spain) 2003
:Lachine International Guitar Competition
(Montreal, Canada) 2003
Coria International Guitar Competition (Coria,
Spain) 2003
:Andres Segovia International Guitar Competition
(Linares, Spain) 2003
Belgrade International Guitar Competition
(Belgrade, Serbia) 2004
Coria International Guitar Competition (Coria,
Spain) 2004
:Rust International Guitar Competition (Rust,
Austria) 2004
THIRD PRIZES
Carpentras International Guitar Competition
(Carpentras, France) 2001
Forum Gitarre Wien International Guitar
Competition (Vienna, Austria) 2003
Guitar Foundation of America International
Guitar Competition (Merida, Mexico) 2003
“As he played, I
was fascinated by where he would take the
music next... Cauvin has a real depth of
understanding of the music he plays...He
is quite a star”
Tom Kerstens
“One of the best
classical guitarists that the France has
never knowed ”
Sud-Ouest France
“An enacted harlequinade
in costumes to match , with intense zest,
enthusiasm and a joie de vivre that communicated
itself.”
Colin Cooper
“He brims with youthful
bravura but also understands the importance
of restraint and control of color, Thibault
Cauvin is decidedly on his way. He affirmed
himself with a surprising maturity as a
technically adroit and highly musical player
who’s also blessed with open ears.”
Los Angeles time
“I was impressed
by Cauvin’s enormous technique and
youthful enthusiasm”
John W. Duarte
“His technique is
unbelieveable and his musicality allows
him to play Scarlatti in one fanszinating
matter and John W. Duarte in another”
Jovan Pesec
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