Louison Petit, guitariste

Louison Petit

Biography


Né en 1998, Louison débute sa formation auprès de David Garciarena au conservatoire de Dordogne avant de se perfectionner à Tours avec Rémi Jousselme, puis à l’École Supérieure de Musique et de Danse de Lille avec Judicaël Perroy et Carlo Marchione. Guidé par sa curiosité, il a rencontré et recueilli les conseils de musiciens renommés tels que Pablo Márquez, Vincent Lê Quang, Marcin Dylla, Tristan Manoukian, Florian Larousse, Antoine Fougeray, Gabriel Bianco, Antigoni Goni, Xavier Jara ou encore Goran Krivokapić.

Since 2017, he has performed on stage at several festivals such as “Drôme de Guitares” in Valence, “Arpoador” in Carry-Le-Rouet, “Carré d’As Jeunes Talents” in Chartres, at the “Festival d’Automne” in Tours, as well as in the cities of Lyon, Lille, Bordeaux, Nice, Saint-Omer, Clermont, and at the “Les Arts en Vacances” festival, organized by his family in Dordogne.

Louison is distinguished by his pronounced taste for Renaissance and 17th-century music. He has adapted works by John Dowland, Francesco Da Milano, Luis de Narváez, and Johannes Kapsberger for his instrument, and furthered his knowledge by studying lute and theorbo at the Bordeaux Conservatory with Laurence Postigo. He also maintains a great affection for 20th-century composers Heitor Villa-Lobos, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Agustín Barrios Mangoré, and Tōru Takemitsu, who are often featured in his recitals.

He is currently based in Bordeaux and has been teaching at the Dordogne Conservatory since 2024.

Louison plays on guitar No. 87 by french maître luthier Hugo Cuvilliez.


Prizes & awards

  • First prize at the "Festival International Guitare en Béarn des Gaves" in 2021.
  • Second prize at the International Competition - by video - in Nuertingen (Germany) in 2020 .
  • First prize at the Guimarães (Portugal) International Competition in 2019, under 22 category.
  • First prize at the Valence International Festival in 2019.
  • First prize at the Carry-le-Rouet International Competition in 2018, under 20 category.

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