Lucienne Renaudin-Vary
About
Born in 1999, Lucienne Renaudin-Vary started playing the trumpet with professor Philippe Lafitte at the Conservatoire du Mans in 2007. She also takes part in Santiago Quintans's jazz classes. She plays with the Mans University's Big Band since 2012.
In January 2010, Lucienne Renaudin-Vary won the first prize at the Selmer-Le Parnasse Competition and during the month of November, she was awarded the third prize at the Concours Européen des Jeunes Trompettistes in Alençon in the 14-17 year-old category (although she was only aged 11).
Her stunning virtuosity and maturity have been rewarded with the first prizes of each competition she has performed at during the year 2012: Concours des Rencontres Internationales des Cuivres in Belgium, Concours des Clés d'Or in Paris, Concours des Jeunes Artistes "Maurice André" in Alès (18-25 year-old category) and Concours Européen des Jeunes Trompettistes in Alençon. She is the only musician who won the Concours de Petites Mains Symphoniques both in the classic and jazz categories.
Thus noticed for her talent, she has been invited to perform as a soloist in such prestigious concert halls and festivals as the Spivakov Festival in Moscow, the Salle Gaveau, the Salon Musicora and the "Classique au vert" Festival in Paris, Les Flâneries Musicales de Reims, Un Violon sur le Sable...