Nicolas Mondon

Nicolas Mondon was born in France in 1980. His studies included classical piano, improvisation, jazz and composition and it was through out this period that he discovered middle and far-eastern music. He continued his piano studies with Jeff Cohen and Peter Feuchwanger as an accompanist for voice, and took classes in orchestration, electro-acoustic music, harmony and counterpoint at several Paris conservatories and notably, musicology at the 'Paris 8 University'. In 2005 he took part at the « Voix Nouvelles » masterclasses of the Abbaye of Royaumont.
Nicolas Mondon has studied composition with Philippe Leroux, Allain, Gaussin, and now Gérard Pesson at the Conservatoire National de Musique de Paris (since 2006). He was also able to analyse Pesson's compositions with him in person. In 2000, he founded the contemporary music ensemble 'Infrason'. His orchestral piece 'Berceuse-tableaux' was premiered by the Orchestre Padesloup at the Salle Pleyel in Paris in 2007. He has studied computer music at I.R.C.A.M. (Paris) in 2009-10 (Cursus 1) and will pursue it in 2011-2012 (Cursus 2).