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[email protected] Gaëlle Solal FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE, CANTERBURY Monday 16th June 2014 7.30pm Gaëlle Solal Born in Marseilles (France) in 1978, Gaëlle began the study of the guitar at age of 6 with René Bartoli. At 14, she won three gold medals at the Conservatoire de Marseilles and, as the best student of all instruments, was awarded the Prix de la Ville de Marseille. She has studied with Alberto Ponce at Conservatoire Supérieur de Musique de Paris, Roberto Aussel at Musikhochscule Köln and Alvaro Pierri at Université du Québec à Montréal. She has enjoyed participating in master classes with legendary guitarists including Antigoni Goni, Pepe Romero, Roland Dyens, Oscar Ghiglia, Leo Brouwer, Alvaro Pierri and Joaquin Clerch. Her list of prizes ot international competitions includes: 1st Grand Prix at Alessandria Competition, 1st Prize in Locquémeau, 1st Prize in Savona, 1st Prize in Sernancehle, Finalist at Concert Artists Guild New York, Honor Diplom at Accademia Chigiana and 2nd Prize at Guitar Foundation of America. She has performed in the Festival d'Ile de France, Noches en los Reales Alcázares in Sevilla, Festival dAvignon, Festival Montpellier- Radio France and at Salle Cortot (Paris), Zellerbach Hall (Berkeley), Tsuda Hall, Nikkei Hall, Oji Hall in Tokyo, Merkin Concert Hall (NY), and the Guitar Foundation of American Convention in Columbus (GA). She recorded for NHK, France Musiques, RFI, and RAI.