Jean Rondeau

Jean Rondeau (born 23 April 1991) is a French harpsichordist and pianist. He was taught by Blandine Verlet from an early age. He studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris and the Guildhall School of Music in London. He won the Young Soloist award in the 2014 Prix des Radios Francophones Publiques. He has released several solo albums.

Early life and education Variously described as a "prodigy", and a classical music "sex symbol", Jean Rondeau began playing harpsichord at age six having first heard the instrument on the radio and declaring to his parents "I really want to make that sound". He spent a decade studying under Blandine Verlet. In 2012 Rondeau won first place in the harpsichord competition at the Musica Antiqua Festival in Bruges, Belgium. The same year he was given the European Union's EUBO Development Trust Prize and won second-place at the Prague Spring International Music Festival harpsichord competition.

Career Jean Rondeau (far right) performing at the Festival de Saintes 2016. Rondeau won Young Soloist 2014 in the Prix des Radios Francophones Publiques. His debut solo album, Imagine, was released by Warner Music on the Erato label in 2015 and, in June of that year, Rondeau performed at the Embassy of France in Washington, D.C., in an engagement declared by press to be "the most auspicious Washington debut of the season".

Discography Imagine (2015) Vertigo: Rameau, Royer (2016) Bach Dynasty (2017) Paula (Music from the film) (2017) Scarlatti, Sonatas Barricades (2020) Melancholy Grace (2021) Gradus ad Parnassum (2023)