Fantasie, Op. 17 n°1 – Durchaus fantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen | Robert Schumann
Fantasie, Op. 17 n°1 – Durchaus fantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen | Robert Schumann
Claire
Désert
pianist
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Claire
Désert
pianist

“She immerses herself in this passionate music with naturalness, without forcing either the piano or the expression, channels the passion while letting it express itself without constraint.”

Claire Désert captivates the audience with the grace, depth and humility of her interpretations.

A regular at prestigious festivals in France, Claire Désert also performs on international stages and as a soloist with major symphonic ensembles such as the Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France...

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Portrait of Claire Désert
Portrait of Claire Désert
Portrait of Claire Désert

Latestalbum

Cover of the album Pressentiment by Claire Désert

Pressentiment, Claire Désert's latest album, has just been released by Mirare.

The works collected here explore a mysterious, unique, emotional state. Somewhere between intimate dramas and collective tragedies, they manage to escape the circumstances that inspired them and, beyond the frontiers of periods and worlds, eventually meet to compose a sound kaleidoscope fit to make one experience, at the moment of listening, the time of presentment coming to a standstill.

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Video

  • [April 2025]

    Johannes Brahms – Waltz op. 39 n°15

    From the album Pressentiment, released on April 4, 2025 by Mirare.

    Video by Armen Doneyan.

  • [April 2025]

    Interview

    Claire Désert presents the programme of her new album, Pressentiment, released by Mirare on 4 April 2025.

    Video by Armen Doneyan.

  • [April 2025]

    Janáček – Sonata 1. X. 1905

    From the album Pressentiment, released on April 4, 2025 by Mirare.

    Video by Armen Doneyan.

Upcomingconcerts

“We are text conveyors”

2025

  • Pressentiment: Release Concert

    Apr 29, 2025
    8:00 PM
    Paris (75)
    Salle Colonne
    • Leoš Janáček : Sonata 1. X. 1905
    • Robert Schumann : Nachstücke op. 23
    • Arnold Schoenberg : Three pieces for piano op. 11
    • Johannes Brahms : Sixteen Waltzes op. 39
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Pedagogy

“To give the taste, to give the desire for ever more demanding standards - so that poetry, the unspeakable, can speak as freely as possible.”

In addition to her teaching role at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), Claire Désert also shares her knowledge and passion in various other teaching venues. Find out more about her teaching commitments.

Main teaching sites

  • Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris

    Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris

    Claire Désert has been a professor at the CNSMdP since 2012, teaching piano, chamber music and quartet classes.

    To the CNSMdP website
  • IESM Aix-en-Provence

    IESM Aix-en-Provence

    Claire Désert has been appointed piano professor of the DNSPM course at the IESM and will welcome her first students from the start of the 2024 academic year.

    To the IESM website
  • Nice Summer Academy

    Nice Summer Academy

    The Nice International Summer Academy, also known as AIEN or Nice Summer Academy, is an international meeting of musicians, teachers and students, taking place every summer for three weeks in Nice - Côte d'Azur.

    To the Academy website