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http://www.christophepratiffi.net christophe pratiffi
 non_vocal_instrumentalist guitar classical france christophe pratiffi
christophe pratiffi

christophe pratiffi is a classical guitar player born in france .
he has played since the age of 5 .
passionate about the guitar , he began his musical studies under the supervision of james szura at the conservatoire national of the metz region -lrb- france -rrb- .
he finished his studies in 1998 and was unanimously awarded the gold medal and congratulations by the jury , the first prize of excellence and the superior inter-regional prize awarded by gerard abiton and olivier bensa from montbéliard france .
he made his first appearance on the national scene when he was just 17 years old .
he has performed as a soloist at the prestigious montebéliard theater , the arsenal of metz , and the poirel auditorium of nancy .
he has also performed internationally at the auditorium -lrb- eutherpe -rrb- of leon -lrb- spain -rrb- , the palais of trèves -lrb- germany -rrb- , the prévost auditorium -lrb- montreal , canada -rrb- and université laval -lrb- québec , canada -rrb- .
christophe has always been interested in chamber music .
he has collaborated with artists of international renown such as gaspar hoyos -lrb- flutist , colombia -rrb- at the guitar festival of nancy , jaime cordoba -lrb- colombia -rrb- and claude gagnon -lrb- québec -rrb- .
he has also interpreted the concerto of heitor villa-lobos and the concerto of aranjuez de joaquin rodrigo under the direction of famous conductors such as fernand quattrocchi -lrb- france -rrb- and jacques lacombe -lrb- québec -rrb- .
with the aim of bringing out the best of his art , his personal motto is `` the search for beauty '' .
this search led to his first memorable encounter with the argentinian guitarist roberto aussel , and then with the uruguayan guitarist , alvaro pierri , whom he describes as authentic , dedicated , and inspirational musicians .
loving the diversity and the musical richness of all the musical compositions that have contributed to the evolution of the classical guitar , his repertoire includes , always with emphasis on style , a wide variety of music from the golden age to the popular music of today , passing by baroque , the classic and romantic styles .
presently established in quebec city , he currently performs as a soloist and in duo with the quebec guitar player david jacques .
as he feels very concerned with teaching , he is also guitar professor at cegep de ste-foy -lrb- québec -rrb- and at the summer season of the musical academy of the vallée de la vologne -lrb- vosges , france -rrb- since 2003 .
he has also been a guitar instructor in various french institutions from 1997-2005 .
elegance , sophistication and sensibility finely grace the playing of this musician in an incomparable manner .
