Pianist Cédric Tiberghien is equally recognized as a solo recitalist, concerto soloist, and chamber player, and he is only slightly less well known as an accompanist. In the 2010s, he has become especially familiar in a prolific partnership with violinist Alina Ibragimova.
Tiberghien was born in France on May 5, 1975. He grew up in the town of Noyon and began taking piano lessons there at age five with Michèle Perrier. Tiberghien was sent to Paris at ten and matriculated at the Paris Conservatory at 14, working with Gérard Frémy. At 17, he was awarded the Conservatory's covet...