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Christian Rivet studied at the Conservatoire National Regional in Metz, taking courses in guitar, conductiong, stylistic analysis and chamber music. During this period, he had several meetings with the lutenist Hopkinson Smith who provided him with the key to an approach at once personal and respectful of the composer's style.

Having won the top prizes at Metz, he entered Alexandre Lagoya's class at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique de Paris in 1984. After obtaining Premiers Prix in guitar and chamber music (1987 and 1988), he was admitted to the postgraduate cycle by unanimous decision, and there received decisive advice from the Uruguayan guitarist Alvaro Pierri and the flautists Pierre-Yves Artaud, Michel Debost and Aurele Nicolet.

Secure in the experience gained through the key encounters on his career path (among them Pierre Boulez, Peter Eotvos, and Pascal Dusapin), his concerts as a soloist or alongside such partners as Emmanuel Pahud, the Quatuor Sine Nomine, Michel Portal and Laurent Korcia, and his personal 'discovery' of the world, Christian Rivet nourishes his passion for colours in sound, and studies music and literature with equal interest. In 1985, he was awarded a First Prize for poetry at the international competition organised by the city of Toulouse; he has subsequently broadcast on France Culture and composed original music for the theatre.

A prizewinner at the Montelimar International Competition of 1986 (Second Prize and Audience Prize), a qualified teacher of guitar holding the Certificat d'Aptitude (top candidate in his discipline, entrusted by the French Ministry of Culture with the preparation of candidates for national examinations leading to teaching posts, Christian Rivet has taught classes in guitar and chamber music at the Conservatoire of the 8th arrondissement of Paris since 1989.

His first solo CD was released in June 2004 for Zig-Zag Territoires (Harmonia Mundi) and noticed by the media (R10 Classica-Repertoire september 2004).

Christian Rivet sets up a game of mirrors between The Tombeau de Robert de Visee, written by Andre Jolivet for Segovia (Modern Guitar), and the works of Robert de Visee himself (Baroque Guitar). .

Some stages of last and next musicals seasons: Astor Piazzolla and the chamber music to the Theatre of Chatelet (with Michel Portal and Laurent Korcia, Paris)... Sequenza and Chemins V for guitar and orchestra of Luciano Berio with the Philharmonic Orchestra of radio-France (Josep Pons) in the "City of Music" (Paris)... Jean-Sebastian Bach on the baroque lute in the Musical Weeks of Arles... A record : John Dowland on the lute (Naive) ...The "Menuhin Festival Gstaad" A tour in Swiss with Emmanuel Pahud...A film beside the tenor Roberto Alagna (Coline Serreau)

some pictures as so much transformations of the Sound...

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Concert Archive

Date	Sun/24/10/2010 15:00
Venue	Saino-kuni Saitama Performing Arts Theater
Emmanuel Pahud&Christian Rivet 【Program】 J.S. Bach: Flute Sonata in C major, BWV 1033 Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances Nowak: Spring Minuet for Flute and Guitar Villa-Lobos: Distribucao de flores Bachianas Brasileiras No.5 Aria Modinhas Prelude No.1 (Guitar Solo) Piazzolla: History of the Tango 【Ticket】 Front Seat:\6,000 Valcony seat:\4,500 Students:\2,000 【Information】 Saitama Arts Foundation Ticket Center +81-570-164-939

Date	Sat/23/Oct/2010
Venue	Shirakawa Hall
Emmanuel Pahud&Christian Rivet 【Information】 Concerto Bureau Asai +81-52-763-2634

Date	Fri/22/Oct/2010 19:00
Venue	Oji Hall
Emmanuel Pahud&Christian Rivet 【Program】 J.S. Bach: Flute Sonata in C major, BWV 1033 Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances Nowak: Spring Minuet for Flute and Guitar Tooru Takemitsu: Air (Flute Solo) Toward the Sea All in Twilight (Guitar Solo) Ravi Shankar: L'aube Enchantee 【Information】 Oji Hall Ticket Center +81-3-3567-9990

Date	Sun/17/Oct/2010 15:00
Venue	Koidego Cultural Hall
Emmanuel Pahud&Christian Rivet 【Program】 J.S. Bach: Flute Sonata in C major, BWV 1033 Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances Nowak: Spring Minuet for Flute and Guitar Villa-Lobos: Distribucao de flores Bachianas Brasileiras No.5 Aria Modinhas Prelude No.1 (Guitar Solo) Piazzolla: History of the Tango 【Information】 Koidego Cultural Hall +81-25-792-8811

Date	Sat/16/Oct/2010 15:00
Venue	Hyogo Performing Arts Center
Emmanuel Pahud&Christian Rivet 【Program】 Michio Miyagi: Haru no Umi Tooru Takemitsu: Air (Flute Solo) Toward the Sea All in Twilight (Guitar Solo) Ravi Shankar: L'aube Enchantee Villa-Lobos: Distribucao de flores Bachianas Brasileiras No.5 Aria Modinhas Prelude No.1 (Guitar Solo) Piazzolla: History of the Tango 【Ticket】 S:\4,000 A:\3,000 C:\2,000 D:\1,000 【Information】 Performing Arts Center Ticket Office +81-798-68-0255

Date	Fri/15/Oct/2010 19:00
Venue	Matsue City general culture center "Plaver Hall"
Emmanuel Pahud&Christian Rivet 【Program】 Villa-Lobos: Distribucao de flores Bachianas Brasileiras No.5 Aria Modinhas Prelude No.1 (Guitar Solo) Piazzolla: History of the Tango Michio Miyagi: Haru no Umi Tooru Takemitsu: Air (Flute Solo) Toward the Sea All in Twilight (Guitar Solo) Ravi Shankar: L'aube Enchantee 【Ticket】 S:\6,000 A:\5,400 B:\4,800 C:\2,400 【Information】 Plover Hall +81-852-27-6000