Shani Diluka


Shani Diluka is a Monegasque pianist of Sri Lankan descent. She was among those to benefit from a programme initiated by Princess Grace of Monaco, which allowed children to receive music lessons integrated into their schooling. She received the first prize in the Académie de Musique. She subsequently studied with Odile Poisson, a pupil of Pierre Sancan. Enrolled in the Conservatoire de Paris in 1997, she studied with Georges Pludermacher and François-Frédéric Guy and later with Marie-Françoise Bucquet, Nicholas Angelich and Bruno Rigutto.
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Biography

Born in Monaco to Sri Lankan parents, she came to notice at the age of six thanks to a programme set up by Princess Grace of Monaco and was then chosen to take part in a specialised programme at the Académie Prince Rainier III in the Principality. She later entered the CNSMD in Paris, where she won a first prize, with the unanimity of the jury, after being advised by B. Rigutto, G. Pludermacher, M.-F. Bucquet and J. Chaminé. In 2005, when she joined the Fondation de Come, presided over by Martha Argerich.

Discography

Tempéraments with the Orchestre de chambre de Paris conducted by Ben Glassberg. Pieces of C. P. E. Bach et W. A. Mozart performed on modern piano and on a copy of Walter 1790 thanks to the Fondation Royaumont. La Symphonie des oiseaux with the violinist Geneviève Laurenceau and the bird singers Jean Boucault et Johnny Rasse. Pieces of W. A. Mozart, P. Casals, R. Schumann, C. Saint-Saëns, E. Grieg, O. Messiaen, P. I. Tchaikovsky and others... Beethoven - Complete works for cello and piano with the cellist Valentin Erben. Sonatas and Variations of Ludwig van Beethoven. Schubert - Des Fragments aux étoiles 12 Ländler D790, Hungarian Melody, Sonata in B flat major D960 of Franz Schubert Babar et le Père Noël Natalie Dessay, accompanied by the pianist Shani Diluka, tells the story of Babar and Father Christmas with pieces of C. Saint-Saëns, E. Satie, C. Debussy, M. Ravel, G. Bizet and, of course, F. Poulenc with the original text of Jean de Brunhoff. ROAD 66 with Natalie Dessay. Pieces of J. Adams, S. Barber, A. Beach, L. Bernstein, J. Cage, A. Copland, B. Evans, A. Ginastera, G. Gershwin, P. Glass, P. Grainger, K.hJarrett, H. Joo, C. Porter Beethoven Concertos. Concertos 1 op. 15 & 2 op. 19 of Ludwig van Beethoven with the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine conducted by Kwame Ryan Romances sans paroles - Variations sérieuses - Fantaisie écossaise. Pieces of Felix Mendelssohn Concerto et pièces lyriques de Edvard Grieg with the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine conducted by Eivind Gullberg Jensen Histoire de Babar le Petit Éléphant. Natalie Dessay, accompanied by the pianist Shani Diluka, tells the story of Babar with the music of Francis Poulenc and the original text of Jean de Brunhoff. Monsieur Chopin ou le voyage de la note bleu, Artist: Shani Diluka, Reciter: Jacques Bonnaffé, Text: Carl Norac, Music: Frédéric Chopin, Illustration: Delphine Jacquot Best Of La Roque d'Anthéron Festival : Shani Diluka Mirare / Harmonia Mundi after others as: Nicholas Angelich, Boris Berezovsky, Brigitte Engerer, Andrei Korobeinikov, Jean-Frédéric Neuburger, Jean-Claude Pennetier Les Salons de Musique ARTE, with the participation of: Olivier Charlier, Bijan Chemirani, Serena Fisseau, Victor Hugo Villena, Rosemary Standley, Rémy Cardinale, Quatuor Ardeo, Henri Demarquette, Shani Diluka, Camille Thomas, Vincent Peirani, Valentin Erben and others. La Folle Journée fête ses 20 ans, La Folle Journée de Nantes, with the participation of: Anne Queffélec, Zhu Xiao-Mei, Michel Corboz, Augustin Dumay, Romain Guyot, Boris Berezovsky, La Rêveuse, Tatjana Vassiljeva, Brigitte Engerer, Jean-Frédéric Neuburger, Claire-Marie Le Guay, Claire Désert, Emmanuel Strosser, Emmanuel Rossfelder, Lucero Tena, Luis Fernando Pérez, Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot, Carlos Mena, Shani Diluka, Pierre Hantaï, Renegades Steel Band Orchestra, Sinfonia Varsovia and others.

Rewards

''Tempéraments'' disc (Mirare [Harmonia Mundi] - 2019)

''Beethoven - Complete works for cello and piano'' disc (Mirare [Harmonia Mundi] - 2017)

''Schubert - Des Fragments aux étoiles'' disc (Mirare [Harmonia Mundi] - 2016)

''Road 66'' disc (Mirare [Harmonia Mundi] - 2014)

''Beethoven concertos'' disc (Mirare [Harmonia Mundi] - 2010)

''Mendelssohn - Romances sans paroles'' disc (Mirare [Harmonia Mundi]- 2009)

  • 5 DIAPASON Magazine
  • ARTE choice of the month and of the year
  • MEZZO Choice
  • CHOC du Monde de la Musique

Disque ''Concertos et Pièces Lyriques'' de Grieg (Mirare Harmonia Mundi - 2007)

Other rewards