Claire Désert entered the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris at the age of 14, and was unanimously awarded a first prize in the piano class of V. Yankoff as well as a first prize in chamber music in the class of J. Hubeau. She was then admitted to the advanced cycle in these two disciplines (chamber music class of R. Pidoux), and noticed by the pianist and pedagogue E. Malinin, who invited her to continue her studies at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow.
She is a regular at prestigious festivals in France (festival de la Roque-d’Anthéron, piano aux Jacobins, Lille piano festival, festival de Radio France Montpellier etc…), and is also a presence on international stages (Wigmore hall in London, Kennedy Center in New York, Japan, Brazil, Germany etc…).
She performs as a soloist with important symphonic ensembles such as the orchestras of Paris, Strasbourg, Toulouse, Prague, Quebec, Japan…
An outstanding chamber musician, Claire Désert plays regularly with pianist Emmanuel Strosser, cellists Anne Gastinel and Gary Hoffman, violinists Régis Pasquier, Philippe Graffin and Tedi Papavrami, the Sine Nomine Quartet, the Moraguès Quintet…
Among her numerous and critically acclaimed recordings are her first CD, devoted to Schumann and awarded a “10” for repertoire, as well as a CD of Dvorak and Scriabin concerti, which was awarded a Victoire de la musique in 1997.
