Maude Gratton (born 1983) is a French classical musician. She is pursuing a career of soloist, mastering the pipe organ, the piano-forte and the harpsichord.
In 2011, she founded the "Académie de musique de Saint-Loup"[8][9] then in 2012 became the artistic director of the Festival Musiques en Gâtine[10] in the Poitou-Charentes region, renamed the MM Festival in 2017.
Gratton is part of the teaching staff of the Vannes Early Music Institute (VEMI), the European Academy of classical music of Vannes, headed by French cellist Bruno Cocset.[11]
Her repertoire includes both music from the Renaissance music and works from the 19th century, performed on period instruments.[14] "Il Convito" is invited to perform in several festivals including the "Journées musicales d'automne" of Souvigny, La Folle Journée of Nantes and the Bach Académie in Bruges. The musicians have also participated in several tours abroad.[15]
In 2015, the ensemble released its first album dedicated to Concertos for harpsichord and strings by Wilhelm Friedemann Bach[16] at Mirare.[17]
In May 2016, Gratton created "An Evening with Mozart", her first project for an orchestra of "Il Convito", around the work of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.[18]
Louis-Gabriel Guillemain, Sonatas for violin and continuo, Sonata for violin and obbligato harpsichord, conducted by Stéphanie Paulet, Ensemble Aliquando, with the participation of Maude Gratton, Muso (2012)
Antonio Vivaldi, Concertos for cello(s), concerto for violin and organ, "Les Basses Réunies", conducted by Bruno Cocset, with the participation of Maude Gratton, Agogique (2014)
Il Concerto, Concertos for Harpsichord and Strings, conducting by Maude Gratton, Mirare (2015)[22]
Bach's The Musical Offering, conducted by Philippe Pierlot, François Fernandez and Marc Hantaï, with the participation of Maude Gratton, Mirare (2015)
Bach, Leipzig Organ Works (1723-1750), Phi – Outhere music (2016).[23]
Beethoven's Quintet for Piano and Winds, Edding Quartet & Northernlight, with the participation of Maude Gratton, Phi – Outhere music (2016).[24]
Awards
1st Prize at the Concours des jeunes organistes de Saint-Germain-des-Fossés, France (2000)
2nd prize at the Bruges International Organ Competition, Belgium (2003)
Youn Soloist of the Radios francophones publiques, France (2006)
Golden Diapason, Album, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, Maude Gratton, Mirare, France (2009)
Golden Diapason, Album, Biber Imitatio, Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot and Maude Gratton, Mirare, France (2014)
