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Renowned for his refinement as a chamber musician, Alexis Gournel performs regularly in some of the world’s most prestigious venues, including the Salle Cortot, the Philharmonie de Paris, Wigmore Hall, and the Tokyo International Forum, as well as festivals such as La Folle Journée, the International Piano Festival of La Roque d’Anthéron, the Easter Festival of Aix-en-Provence, La Grange de Meslay, and the Rencontres Musicales d’Évian.
Founding member of the Trio Hélios in 2014, with whom he pursues an international career, he is also the pianist of the Acte Six Ensemble, contributing actively to the creation of innovative and original artistic projects. His discography includes several acclaimed recordings for Oktav Records, notably the double album Un lieu à soi (Diapason d’Or, Choc Classica), devoted to twentieth-century English music, and the triple album Musiques interdites (Diapason d’Or, 4T Télérama), which revisits works censored under the Third Reich. He has also recorded La Follia Nuova with saxophonist Antonio Garcia Jorge for IBS Classical, as well as a french mélodies album, Voir le jour, with mezzo-soprano Anaïs Bertrand for Oktav Records.
Born in Normandy, Alexis Gournel began his musical training at the Conservatoire of Caen before entering the class of Hortense Cartier-Bresson at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris (CNSMDP). Holding three master’s degrees—in piano performance, chamber music, and pedagogy—he further refined his artistry through masterclasses with Zhu Xiao-Mei, Bruno Rigutto, François-René Duchâble, and Pascal Devoyon. Deeply committed to contemporary creation, he collaborates regularly with composers such as Kaija Saariaho, Nicolas Bacri, Fabien Touchard, and Tristan Murail.