Matthieu Acar
Qualified with a Masters degree in piano which he obtained in 2010 after having been studied with Bruno Rigutto and Fernando Rossano at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse in Paris (CNSMDP), and with a Masters degree in chamber music having been taught by Pierre-Laurent and Valérie Aimard, Matthieu Acar is now developing his competencies in the advanced third cycle, at the same institution in a class devoted to contemporary music and creation.
Matthieu Acar has a keen spirit for learning and is inspired by all types of repertoires, of which he has in fact developed a particular affinity for contemporary music which he defends passionately and which he enjoys sharing with audiences in original and surprising programmes. He has thus participated in several first performances with piano pieces composed by Nicolas Mondon (Ravine and Klavierkantate conducted by Javier Gonzales Novales, pièces pour piano très peu préparé) and has recently taken part in the discovery, in France, of a two-hour triptych for four pianos by the American composer Julius Eastman during the 2012 triennial at the Palais du Tokyo, in Paris.
The Duo Atyopsis, which was formed in 2008 from the encounter with the saxophonist Alexandre Souillart, was invited to Venice by the Palazzetto Bru-Zane, the centre of French romantic music as well as to South America by the International Festival of Contemporary Music, held in Lima, Peru. This duo has regularly performed on numerous European scenes (London, Athens, Paris, Milan …) and in 2011, it won the international contest organised by the Societa Umanitaria of Milan, in Italy.
Also a pianist in the InSoliTus Ensemble, Mathieu Acar currently teaches piano in Normandy and Boulogne-Billancourt Conservatoire (92) and, in 2010, he was awarded the Sacem prize for best interpretation of a contemporary piece at the Piano-campus competition in Cergy-Pontoise as well as the Public prize at the last international piano competition in Collioure.
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