Vincent Balse, Piano

Biography

Pianist
Vincent Balse has been heard in
New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Phoenix, Santa Barbara, and New Orleans
where he received the City Mayor's Honors for his solo performance with the
Louisiana Philharmonic at the Orpheum Theater. 
His international performances have taken him to France (Salle Cortot in
Paris, Grand-Theatre de Bordeaux and Lyon's Opera House); Spain, Italy, the
United Kingdom, and Belgium.  He recently
made his Asian concert debut in Tokyo and Kochi, Japan.  His collaborations have included such artists
as violinist Maxim Vengerov, the Fine Arts Quartet, trumpeter Wynton Marsalis
as well as performances for Maestro Rostropovich.

Vincent
Balse is a graduate of the Sienna Academy (Italy) and of the Bordeaux
Conservatory where he obtained a gold medal with honors and a first prize in
chamber music. In 2002, he graduated with another first prize in piano and
chamber music from the Conservatoire National Superieur de Paris.  He graduated with a Master's degree from The
Juilliard School where he also studied composition and conducting.  He currently serves as principal conductor
of the Orchestre des Graves in France.