Gaël Liardon
- Organist
- Composer
- Academic
- Geneva Conservatory
- Schola Cantorum Basiliensis
- Festival de Musique Improvisée de Lausanne
- Sweelinck Ensemble
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 Pierre-Alain Clerc [fr] and Jovanka Marville [fr], piano with Freddy Balta [fr], and improvisation with Rudolf Lutz. He has been organist of the church of Villamont, Lausanne, from 1995.[1]
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.[1]
In 1997, he created the Festival de Musique Improvisée de Lausanne[2] and also participated in the creation of the research group on improvisation of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis.[1]
In 2011, he founded the Sweelinck Ensemble[3] in Geneva.
References
External links
- Official website
- Festival de musique improvisée, Lausanne on RTS
- Gaël Liardon France-orgue
- Gaël Liardon IMSLP
- Gaël Liardon: Les psaumes de Didier Poncet (1611). Etude d'un style polyphonique hors norme. (thesis) Centre d'études supérieures de la Renaissance [fr]
- Enquête sur la disparition de l'improvisation au XVIIIe siècle by Gaël Liardon on Centre d'études supérieures de la Renaissance
- Gaël Liardon - Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland YouTube
- Gaël Liardon: Sonne der Gerechtigkeit IMLSP