Ариэль Бек
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About
Arielle Beck (b. 2009) started her training as a pianist with Anne-Lise Gastaldi in Paris, where she also studied with Igor Lazko and Billy Eidi. She worked with Stephen Kovacevich in London, and since 2022, she has been a student of Romano Pallottini. In 2023, Beck entered the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, in Claire Désert’s class.
In 2018, Arielle Beck won the won first prize at the Jeune Chopin International Competition for Children and Youth, with Martha Argerich presiding over the jury.
At 10, she made her orchestral debut at a Unesco-organized concert in Paris, performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 12. The following year, Beck performed Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Orchestre de Chambre de Toulon. She recently performed Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 alongside the Opole Philharmonic Orchestra and Schumann’s Piano Concerto with the Bacau Philharmonic Orchestra.
Beck has given numerous solo recitals, including at the Pianos Folies du Touquet Festival, the Cité des Congrès in Nantes, Les Coups de Cœur à Chantilly with Martha Argerich, and appearances in Brussels and Nancy. In August 2023, the young virtuoso performed Schumann and Chopin in a solo recital at the renowned Festival International de La Roque d’Anthéron. Highlights of her 2023/24 season include concerts in Gstaad, Paris, Lucerne, Abu Dhabi, and Six-Fours-les-Plages.
Arielle Beck is also a talented composer, as well as a chamber music lover who performs with Olivier Charlier, Andrzej Krawiec, David Walter, and Maxime Grizard.