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Niels Armand-Hasselweiler is a French pianist born in Lyon, whose musical journey began on the viola at the age of six before he turned his focus to the piano. He received a rigorous musical education at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Lyon, studying piano, composition, and collaborative piano.
He pursued advanced training in both France and Germany at leading institutions, including the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe, the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg, and the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, as well as the CRR de Paris for chamber music. His principal mentors include Momo Kodama, Éric Le Sage, Denis Pascal, Varduhi Yeritsyan and he has also worked with eminent artists such as, Anne Queffélec, Mikhaïl Voskresensky, François Dumont, Grigory Gruzman, Paavali Jumppanen and David Fray.
Active as a soloist and chamber musician, Niels Armand-Hasselweiler performs regularly throughout Europe and appears at international festivals including the International Pau Casals Festival, the Salon-de-Provence Chamber Music Festival, the Prieuré de Chirens, and the Rendez-vous de Rochebonne. His musical collaborators include Éric Le Sage, Hervé Billaut, Florent Boffard, Masaya Kamei, and Yui Sakata.
He is also artistic co-director of the Les Musicales du Haut-Allier Festival in France.