Guillaume Hodeau, won First Prize at the National Music Conservatory of Marseille, at the age of 15. He placed at mulitiple national contests and became a winner in international contests in Germany, Portugal and Andorra. In 1997, he went to the United States to study at the University of Michigan for three years.
There, he participated in various world music festivals, notably in Columbus during the Latin Music Festival as well as Canada.
Back in France, Guillaume worked with Juan-José Mosalini and was heard in Paris with the Colonne Orchestra for a concert of movie music at Folies Bergères.
He appeared at Rennes to perform a double concert for guitar, bandoneón and orchestra of Astor Piazzolla. Guillaume has done lots of theater work, notably with the actress Anne in the show "L'Errante Sévillane", in the play "Ce soir on Improvise" directed by Adel Hakim.
He perfected his art next to great educators such as Professor Stefan Gheorghiu, Gérard Jarry and Jean-Claude Abraham. In 2002, he entered in the class of Quatuor Ysaye at the Conservatoire Supérieur de Paris - CNR.
He regularly cooperates with different organizations such as l'Orchestre de l'Opéra de Marseille, l'Orchestre Colonne, l'Orchestre Français des Jeunes... He is the first chair violinist at the Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux.
At the age of thirteen, Cédric Lorel entered the Conservatoire Supérieur de Paris – CNR in the class of Billy Eidi, where he won a First Prize in 1993, as well as a First Prize for sight-reading and musical education. During that period, he was also a winner of numerous competitions: Jean-Sébastien Bach, Claude Kahn, Steinway, and the competition Jeunes Solistes à Maisons-Laffitte which allowed him to perform at Sorbonne and at Staatsoper of Berlin.
In 1996, he went into the CNSM of Paris in Henri Barda's class and he received the Diploma of Higher Education in June 2000. He enriched his education with chamber music, writing, and accompaniment. He also received a First Prize for harmony while in the class of Jean-Claude Raynaud and the Diploma of Higher Education in Chamber Music.
In 2001 and 2002, he participated in the groups in residence invited for the prestigious Festival de la Roque d’Anthéron, where he was able to take many masters classes and to give a number of chamber music concerts.
Nicolas performed on tour in the United States with l'Orchestre de la Sorbonne, later in Italie, Hungary, England with the Orchestre Universitaire de Basse-Normandie. He regularly works with important organizations such as the Orchestre Symphonique de l’Aube et l’Ensemble Orchestral de Troyes. An eclectic musician, Nicolas plays classic as well as he plays jazz, tango, and French music (notably with Geoffrey Gobry).
With a State Diploma (Diplôme d’Etat) as professor of double bass, he is also the assistant of Christian Gentet at the Conservatoire de Paris 14ème and professor at the Conservatoire National de Troyes.
Quickly gaining a passion for improvisation, he basically began in jazz by teaching himself. He entered the jazz class of Didier Levallet at l’Ecole Nationale de Musique de Montreuil in 2000 and received a First Prize a year later in this discipline, while pursuiting his percussion studies with Guy-Joël Cipriani.
Founder of a jazz quartet in 2003, he participates as well in various projects, notably as a percussionist in the play Knock de Jules Romain with Fabrice Luchini.
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