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A regular guest of some of the world's most prestigious concert halls, such as Vienna Musikverein, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Tokyo Suntory Hall, Philharmonie de Paris, Zürich Tonhalle or Sydney Opera House, pianist Marie-Ange Nguci has firmly positioned herself as one of today's leading young soloists, captivating audiences with the architectural approach and visionary power of her interpretations, as well as the stunning pianism and gripping storytelling of her performances. This season marks her nomination as Artist in Residence with Radio France, appearing along Philharmonique de Radio France and Orchestre National de France with conductors such as Cristian Măcelaru and Simone Young, as well as presenting recitals and chamber music programs throughout the year. Other highlights include debuts with Oslo Philharmonic, Czech Philharmonic, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Estonian Symphony Orchestra or Netherlands Radio Philharmonic. Throughout the past years, she has offered on stage an extensive repertoire, performing with leading orchestras such as NHK Symphony Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre de chamber de Paris, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Sydney Symphony Orchestra or St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, working with conductors such as Paavo Järvi, Fabio Luisi, Stéphane Denève, Alan Gilbert, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, John Storgårds, Marc Albrecht, Dalia Stasevska and Marie Jacquot. In France, she is regularly collaborating with ensembles such as Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Orchestre National de Lyon, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestre National de Lille, Orchestre National de Metz or Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg. She has also been named artist-in-residence with the Basel Symphony Orchestra for the 2023-2024 season, and collaborated as Associate Artist with the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini in Parma. After a debut unanimously acclaimed by the press at the prestigious Festival de la Roque d'Anthéron, she has been increasingly seen conducting or leading from the piano – a collaborative approach and concert format that remains close to her heart and artistic personality. Growing up in Albania, Marie-Ange entered the Paris conservatory at the age of 13, where she studied with Prof. Nicholas Angelich. She studied orchestra conducting at Vienna's Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst, and was admitted at the age of 18 for a PhD-DMA degree in Music at the City University of New York. She also holds an MBA degree in Cultural Management.

A remarkably precocious pianist, Marie-Ange Nguci had already completed her Master's degree in Piano performance with first class honours by unanimity and distinction of the jury at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris (CNSMDP) in 2014, at the age of 16, before receiving the highly selective Artist Diploma of Piano Performance in June 2016. Endlessly curious both musically and intellectually, she is currently pursuing her studies in Doctorate of Music (PhD), as well as in Master's degree of Musical Analysis and Musicology, at the CNSMDP and the Paris-Sorbonne University. A year spent at Vienna's famed Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst allowed her to study orchestra conducting. She is also holding the Diploma of Ondes Martenot, as well as a Master's degree in music pedagogy and the Certificate of Aptitude of Professor, conferred by the CNSMDP. Marie-Ange's talents were recognized early on since she won her first competition, with the First Prize at the Lagny-sur-Marne International Piano Competition (France), in 2011. More recently, in august 2015, she has been awarded First Prize at the MacKenzie Awards International Piano Competition in New York. She is also recipient of grants from the Foundation L'Or du Rhin, the ADAMI and the Meyer Foundations, the French American Piano Society, the International Academy of Music in the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Yamaha Music Foundation. She receives the Charles Oulmont 2016 Award for Music, and is laureate of the "l'Europe du Piano" project. Her repertoire is very extended, ranging from the baroque, classical and romantic until the contemporary. Particularly attentive to the music of our time, Marie-Ange has worked with composers such as Thierry Escaich, Bruno Mantovani, Graciane Finzi, Alain Abbott, or Michèle Foison, to prepare the interpretation of their works. Marie-Ange's performances, as a recitalist, soloist, and chamber musician have taken her to leading concert venues such as the Cité de la Musique – the Philharmonie, the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées or the Salle Cortot in Paris, the Palais de l'Athénée in Geneva. She takes part in numerous festivals among which the Festival de piano de La Roque d'Anthéron, the Festival Les Solistes à Bagatelle, the Chopin Festival in Nohant, the Festival Chopin de Bagatelle, the Festival Les Musicales d'Arradon, the Centre de Musique de Chambre de Paris, the Kissinger Sommer in Bad Kissingen, the Beethovenfest Bonn, the Musikmesse in Frankfurt, the Klavierfestival Essen, the Klaviersommer Wesel, the Festival It's all about piano in London, the International Keyboard Institute and Festival, the Merkin Concert Hall, or the Elebash Recital Hall in New York.

Marie-Ange Nguci has performed in prestigious venues such as the Vienna Musikverein, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Tonhalle Zürich, Sydney Opera House, Oslo Opera House, Philharmonie de Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Auditorium de Radio France and Teatro della Pergola in Florence. She rose to wide public attention in 2018 with the release of her first CD, En miroir on the Mirare label. This recording featured the piano works of composers best known as organists and improvisers—Franck, Bach, Saint-Saëns, and Escaich, and won the coveted Choc de Classica as well as being warmly praised in the press. Accepted into the Paris Conservatoire at the age of 13 in the class of Nicholas Angelich, Nguci studied orchestral conducting at Vienna's Musik und Kunst Universität and was admitted at the age of 18 to the PhD-DMA degree program in Music at the City University of New York.

Marie-Ange Nguci (Albanië, 1997) is een Albanese pianiste. Nguci werd geboren in een muzikale familie in Albanië. Ze kreeg pianoles van een Hongaarse lerares, die opgeleid was in Wenen en Moskou. In 2011 won ze de eerste prijs, in de jongerencategorie, op de internationale pianowedstrijd in Lagny-sur-Marne. Op haar dertiende nam ze deel aan een proef van het Conservatoire supérieur de Paris. Ze slaagde, verhuisde naar Parijs en kreeg les van de Amerikaanse pianist Nicholas Angelich. Ze behaalde haar masterdiploma met onderscheiding in drie jaar, in plaats van de gebruikelijke vijf. Toen ze achttien was, ging ze naar New York voor een doctoraatsstudie aan het DMA/PhD programma van de City University of New York. Naast piano speelt ze ook orgel en cello. In Wenen studeerde ze gedurende een jaar dirigeren, aan de Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst. Aan de Paris-Sorbonne universiteit behaalde ze een diploma muziekanalyse en musicologie. In 2018 verscheen haar debuutcd, En Miroir, met werk van César Franck, Johann Sebastian Bach, Camille Saint-Saëns en Thierry Escaich. Dit album kreeg de Choc Classica-prijs in 2018.

La jeune pianiste franco-albanaise est un nouveau nom à suivre absolument ! A 21 ans, elle semble déjà promise à une carrière de haut vol. Après ses débuts au TCE en septembre 2020, Marie-Ange Nguci revient avec l'Orchestre de chambre de Paris le 17 novembre 2022.