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Born on July 16th 1984 in Bordeaux, Thibault Cauvin began learning classical guitar as soon as he was 6 years old with his father, the guitarist and composer Philippe CAUVIN, with whom he is still working. Being very determinated and wanting to become a solo performer, he decided to begin a solo career while pursuing his studies with Olivier Chassain at the National Conservatory of Bordeaux. There he unanimously won the gold medal and the Medal of Honor. At the age of 17, he was unanimously nominated to be admitted at the National High School of Music in Paris where he studied with Olivier Chassain. Three years later, he was graduated with the highest honour. He has been also fine-tuning techniques with Alvaro Pierri and Judicaël Perroy and has attended the master classes of Roberto Aussel, Eduardo Isaac, Pavel Steidl, Alex Garrobé, Thomas Muller-Perring, Aniello Desiderio... Thibault Cauvin began also the inevitable international concourse circuit, motivated by a captivating world at just 20, he had to his credit, the unique achievement of winning 13 international first prizes, including the prestigious “Stotsenberg International Guitar Competition” in Los Angeles (USA), “Concurso Internazionale di Chitarra di Mottola” (Italy), “Forum Gitarre Wien” (Austria), ” Concurso Internacional de Guitarra Clàssica Sernancelhe” (Portugal), “San Francisco International Classical Guitar Competition” (USA)… Thibault Cauvin has already played with some famous orchestra like the string orchestra Montana (USA), the chamber orchestra of Coahulia (Mexico), the Philippines National Orchestra (Philippines), the Bernard Thomas orchestra (France) or the orchestra of the National Conservatory of Bordeaux (France). In 2003, he received “The prize of the Arts” from the Rotary Club of Bordeaux. After his 1st prize at the “International Alexandre Lagoya Guitar Competition”, he has been awarded the “Prize of Dominica Island” after a concert on Dominique Island. He has played for different TV programs in France, Spain, Russia, Brazil, Mexico, Algeria, Morocco, Antilles Island and radio stations in France, USA, Spain, Brazil, Sweden, Turkey, Morocco, Libya, Canada, Germany. Thibault Cauvin has already performed more than 400 concerts, unanimously recognized by the critic, at prestigious festivals and theatres in Europe (France, Spain, England, Italy, Germany, Portugal, Danemark, Austria, Greece, Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary…), USA, Canada, Mexico, Russia, Switzerland, Brazil, Turkey, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Malta, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, South Korea, Philippines… He has also gave master classes in many different places like the San Francisco Conservatory (USA), the San Paolo music department (Brazil), the Montana state university (USA), the Winnipeg conservatory (Canada), El escuela superior de Musica de Monterrey (Mexico), the Manille University (Philippines), El festival de guitarra de Petrer Alicante (Spain), Le Festival de guitare de Rabat (Morrocco), the Victoria University (Canada), the Kosice Conservatory (Slovenia)… Thibault had the chance to collaborate with several famous composers who dedicate him oeuvres like Dusan Bogdanvic, Atanas Ourkouzounov Olivier Chassain or his father Philippe Cauvin. He has recorded his first CD when he was 16 for the independent French label KI Record. Some years later helped by the French government one of his concerts in Radio France Paris his recorded and published by “Déclic”. In 2005 a third CD named “Bell’Italia”, composed by the greatest Italian composers throught the centuries, is published by the “Art Communicazione” company (Italy). A new album is going to be out in March in the famous American label “GSP San Francisco”, this recorded named “N°4” is composed by modern music, influence by different musical style, giving a new dimension at the guitar… |
