Claire-Marie Le Guay


Claire-Marie Le Guay is a French classical pianist.

Early life

Le Guay was born in Paris, France. She began playing piano at age 4 and entered the Paris Conservatoire at age 14, where she studied with Jacques Rouvier, Pascal Devoyon and Bruno Rigutto. Following her education in Paris, Le Guay continued her training with a variety of established teachers, including Dmitri Bashkirov, Fou Ts'ong, Claude Frank, Stanislav Ioudenitch, Alicia de Larrocha, William Grant Naboré, Andreas Staier, György Sebők, and Leon Fleisher.

Accomplishments and award

Le Guay has also been championed by Daniel Barenboim, who invited her to perform with the Chicago Civic Orchestra. Le Guay has performed at a variety of prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall and Wigmore Hall.
In 2015 Le Guay was selected to participate in the 2nd Women's Leadership Program Eisenhower Fellows.

Current projects

Le Guay is currently recording her final two installments of the four-volume Haydn-Mozart series, to be released on the Universal Accord label.
She has also worked as an assistant to Bruno Rigutto at the Paris Conservatoire since 2001.

Recordings