biography

Nicolas Stavy began studying piano at the National Music and Dance Conservatory of Paris, France, where he obtained First Prizes in Piano and Chamber Music, in the classes of Gérard Frémy and Christian Ivaldi. He then completed a virtuosity cycle at the Geneva Conservatory in the class of Dominique Merlet, which he ended with a First Prize with Distinction.

He obtained a Special Prize at the Chopin Competition in Warsaw, the Second Prize at the Geneva International Competition, Fourth Prize at the Gina Bachauer in the United States, as well as a Second Prize at the Young Concert Artists in New York.

Nicolas Stavy has appeared in concert in the principal countries in Europe, Asia and America, specifically at the Fex Festival in Grenada, Chopin festivals in Nohant and Bagatelle, the Klavier Ruhr Festival, the Liszt Festival in Provence, at the Casals Hall in Tokyo, the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, the 92nd Street Y in New York and many other such prestigious venues.

He performs regularly with orchestras. He played as a soloist with the orchestra of the Suisse Romande at the Victoria Hall in Geneva, the Utah Symphonic Orchestra in Salt Lake City, the Sinfonietta Orchestra in Lausanne, the Bucharest Philarmonic.

In Chamber Music, Nicolas Stavy often performs in the company of Françoise Masset, Valérie Aimard, Nemanja Radulovic, the Psophos Quartet, the Ebene Quartet, and Cédric Tiberghien.

On the stage, Nicolas Stavy played the musical part of the title role in the play “The Pianist” based upon Szpilman’s biographical story, alternating with Mikhail Rudy, with the actor Robin Renucci in the title role. Nicolas is also working on projects with French actor Didier Sandre, Brigitte Fossey

He recorded a Declic Serie CD of Afaa - Cultures France, and recently a Haydn CD with the rare original version of the Seven Last Words of J Christ on Mandala label distr. Harmonia Mundi.