She is a graduate of the Paris Conservatoire (CNSM), where she obtained a Master’s degree in piano in the class of Hortense Cartier-Bresson. Keen to discover different approaches to music, she continued her studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna in the class of Avedis Kouyoumdjian.
She is a prize-winner of the Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux Competition and a finalist of the International Wettbewerb für junge Pianisten in Ettlingen. She is also supported by the Académie Villecroze and the Académie Philippe Jaroussky, where she benefits from the guidance of David Kadouch.
As a soloist and chamber musician, Elsa Bonnet has performed at the Petit Palais in Paris, the Festival du Vexin and the Festival de La Roque d’Anthéron. She has also performed at the Victoires de la Musique Classique in Paris.
She has performed concertos with the Armenian National Chamber Orchestra, the Concert de la Loge, the Ensemble Appassionato and the Webern Kammerphilharmonie in Vienna (Austria). Her career has also taken her to New York for solo and chamber music performances.
In 2023, she was invited by the Dijon Opera for the production of Hänsel & Gretel. The year 2025 saw the release of her first solo piano album, dedicated to the music of Haydn, Schumann and Debussy.
Elsa Bonnet is a pianist: whether performing as a soloist or a chamber musician, she brings to her music a vision characterised by sincerity, precision and passion.
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Pedagogy
Elsa Bonnet obtained her
Certificat d'Aptitude from
the National Conservatory of Paris.
She created and directed the show '&Motions', a project bringing together student pianists and dancers. Her Master's thesis was on Claude Debussy's Preludes, which she studied from an aesthetic point of view.
She is occasionally invited to teach at the Pôle Supérieur de Boulogne-Billancourt, the CRR de Paris and several Parisian conservatories. In 2024, she was invited by the CRR de Paris to be a member of the jury for the entrance examination for the professional cycle.
She is a laureate of the Concours de la Fonction Publique Territoriale and teaches her own piano class. Her vision of piano teaching is a mixture of high standards, benevolence and curiosity.
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