Emmanuel Birnbaum:
Emmanuel Birnbaum holds a Concert Diploma in piano from the Schola Cantorum de Paris, a Diploma in Musical Studies in percussion from the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Paris, and a Diploma in Orchestral Performance. He is a prize winner of national and international competitions. As an accompanist for dance classes at the Conservatoires de la Ville de Paris from 2013 to 2018, he was appointed improvisational pianist at the Fondation Jérôme Seydoux Pathé, which has engaged him since 2014 to provide musical accompaniment for its film concerts. Committed to teaching and sharing his knowledge, he founded the École Française de Piano in 2015. The school, which offers in-home piano lessons in Paris within an academic framework, currently has 38 teachers and over 300 students, and was named “Best School 2025” in the Palmarès France rankings by Capital magazine for the fifth consecutive year.
Louise Salmona:
A violinist with the Paris National Opera, Louise Salmona is also active as a chamber musician and performs at numerous venues and festivals, including the Concertgebouw and the Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam, the Queen Elisabeth Hall in Brussels, the Nuits d’été, the Festival de la Roque d’Anthéron, Les Solistes de la Villedieu, Connaissance des Jeunes Interprètes, Les Grandes Heures de Cluny, and more. A founding member of the Ensemble Polygones and the Concert Idéal, she has recorded several albums with NoMad Music and Evidence, the latest of which, “Polyptique,” was released in May 2025. She is also a member of the Hernani Quartet. Louise holds a Master’s degree and an Artist Diploma from the CNSM in Lyon in the class of Marianne Piketty, and an Artist Diploma from the Royal College of Music (class of Daniel Rowland). She trained in Baroque violin with Christophe Robert.
Camille Belin:
Passionate about chamber music, founded the Duo Neria with cellist Natacha Colmez. Their second album, released in 2025 on the Présence Compositrices label, was critically acclaimed. She is also a member of the Ensemble Polygones. She is committed to contemporary music and participated in the recording of Fabien Touchard’s Études, released on the Hortus label in 2024. A prize winner at international competitions, Camille performs at numerous festivals in France and abroad (Présence Compositrices, Musicales de Wesserling, Rosa Bonheur, Himara International Festival in Albania, Japan, etc.). Camille earned the Diplôme Supérieur de Concertiste from the École Normale de Musique de Paris in Rena Shereshevskaya’s class. Deeply committed to teaching, Camille instructs at the École Française de Piano.
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