Hélène Mercier-Arnault

@Musicians, Family and Childhood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Hélène Mercier, better known as Hélène Mercier-Arnault, is a Canadian-born pianist, soloist, and chamber musician, considered as one of the greatest concert pianists Canadian Musicians Pianists Hélène Mercier, better known as Hélène Mercier-Arnault, is an enigma in the world of music. The Canadian-born pianist, soloist, and chamber musician is one of the greatest concert pianists in the world. Mercier has performed at the ‘Théâtre des Champs-Elysées’ and the ‘Théâtre du Châtelet’ in Paris, the ‘South Bank Centre’ in London, the ‘Konzerthaus’ of Berlin and the ‘Gewandhaus’ of Leipzig in Germany, the ‘Villa Medici’ and the ‘Lingotto Auditorium’ in Italy, and at many other places all over the world. She currently lives in Paris and performs at various French festivals such as the ones held in Aix-en Provence, Menton, Colmar, Nohant, Evian, Reims, and La Chaise-Dieu. She has delivered remarkable performances at the ‘Piano aux Jacobins’ in Toulouse and at the ‘Radio-France’ festival in Montpellier. She has performed with Zubin Mehta and the ‘Israël Philharmonic Orchestra.’ She has also worked with Vladimir Spivakov and the ‘Russian National Philharmonic Orchestra.’ She has performed under the direction of Seiji Ozawa and the ‘New Japan Philharmonic’ and with Charles Dutoit and the ‘Montreal Symphony Orchestra,’ too. She has also performed with many famous violinists and has collaborated with artists such as Cyprien Katsaris.

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Birthday: 1962 Nationality: Canadian Famous: Musicians, Pianists Spouses: Bernard Arnault Birth Place: Montreal, Quebec Gender: Female Born in: Montreal, Quebec Information Detail Birthday 1962 Nationality Canadian Famous Musicians, Pianists Spouses Bernard Arnault Birth Place Montreal, Quebec Gender Female Born in Montreal, Quebec Famous as Pianist

Montreal, Quebec

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On September 23, 1991, Hélène married businessman Bernard Arnault, who is one of the richest men in the world. Arnault is the chairman and CEO of the luxury goods conglomerate ‘LVMH,’ which owns brands such as ‘Louis Vuitton,’ ‘TAG Heuer,’ and ‘Benefit Cosmetics.’ Unsplash Personal Life

The couple has a huge age gap of 21 years. Mercier was only 21 at the time of her marriage, and her family was concerned about her. Unsplash Personal Life

However, with time, everyone came to terms with the fact that the couple was happy and in love. Her family later accepted their relationship. Mercier and Arnault have three sons, Alexander, Frederick, and John. Unsplash Personal Life

Hélène Mercier was born in 1962, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to Francoise and Lucile Mercier. Hélène grew up with three older siblings. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Her interest in music became evident when she was a child. She was a natural at creating music. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

She began training in music at the age of 6, when she joined the ‘Vincent-d'Indy Music School’ in Montreal. Following this, she won awards at the Quebec and Canadian music competitions. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

At the age of 15, Mercier joined Dieter Weber’s class at the ‘University of Music and Performing Arts’ in Vienna. After finishing her education in Vienna, she moved to New York to attend ‘Juilliard School of Music’ with Sasha Gorodnitsky. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

She won a scholarship after her audition for the ‘Juilliard School of Music.’ She continues to study under Pierre Sancan of the ‘National Conservatory of Music and Dance of Paris.’ Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

While she continues to educate herself in her art, Hélène continues to perform as a soloist, a pianist, and a chamber musician all over the world. She has collaborated with artists such as Maria Curcio, Stanislav Neuhaus, Gidon Kremer, and Henryk Szeryng from time to time. Unsplash Career

In 1990, she collaborated with Canadian–French pianist Louis Lortie on the works of legendary musicians Ravel, Schubert, and Mozart. Their work was recorded under the label ‘Chandos.’ Unsplash Career

In 2008, she collaborated with violinist Vladimir Spivakov to work on a CD dedicated to Ernest Chausson, under the label ‘Capriccio.’ Unsplash Career

In 2012, she collaborated with virtuoso pianist and composer Cyprien Katsaris on the works of Schumann and Brahms. Unsplash Career

From 2015 to 2017, Mercier worked again on various recordings with Louis Lortie. In 2014, they worked with the ‘BBC Philharmonic.’ Unsplash Career

In 2009, she published her autobiography, ‘Over the Notes.’ Unsplash Major Works

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Birthday	1962
Nationality	Canadian
Famous	Musicians, Pianists
Spouses	Bernard Arnault
Birth Place	Montreal, Quebec
Gender	Female
Born in	Montreal, Quebec
Famous as	Pianist

Hélène Mercier-Arnault

Canadian

1962

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Montreal, Quebec