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Gaël Liardon (18 December 1973 – 21 October 2018) was a Swiss classical keyboard player, composer and academic.

Gaël Liardon
Born	(1973-12-18)December 18, 1973 Lausanne
Died	October 21, 2018(2018-10-21) (aged 44)
Education	Geneva University of Music
Occupation	Organist Composer Academic
Organizations	Geneva Conservatory Schola Cantorum Basiliensis Festival de Musique Improvisée de Lausanne Sweelinck Ensemble

Born in Lausanne, he studied harpsichord, organ and continuo playing with Pierre-Alain Clerc [fr] and Jovanka Marville [fr], piano with Freddy Balta [fr], and improvisation with Rudolf Lutz. He has been organist of the church of Villamont, Lausanne, from 1995.[1]

In 2009, he obtained a diploma of teaching theory at the Geneva University of Music, with distinction. He taught music pedagogy at the Geneva Conservatory.[1]

In 1997, he created the Festival de Musique Improvisée de Lausanne[2] and also participated in the creation of the research group on improvisation of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis.[1]

In 2011, he founded the Sweelinck Ensemble[3] in Geneva.

References

External links

• Official website
• Festival de musique improvisée, Lausanne on RTS
• Gaël Liardon France-orgue
• Gaël Liardon IMSLP
• Gaël Liardon: Les psaumes de Didier Poncet (1611). Etude d'un style polyphonique hors norme. (thesis) Centre d'études supérieures de la Renaissance [fr]
• Enquête sur la disparition de l'improvisation au XVIIIe siècle by Gaël Liardon on Centre d'études supérieures de la Renaissance
• Gaël Liardon - Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland YouTube
• Gaël Liardon: Sonne der Gerechtigkeit IMLSP

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