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After having completed their musical education at the Orléans and Bobigny National Conservatories, Laurence Karsenti and Daniel Benzakoun studied with the Eden-Tamir Duo at the Rubin Academy in Jerusalem, where they obtained their Bachelor of Art degrees in 1983 and Artist Diplomas in 1986, both as soloists and as duettists. Their remarkable expressivity and excellent technique earned them rewards in the following international competitions: 1989: Finale Ligure International Competition (Italy) 1990: “Bellini” Caltanissetta International Competition (Sicily) 1991: Bordeaux Young Soloists (France) 1991: Murray Dranoff International Competition in Miami (US) The Duo began a career as national and international concert artists and has gone on to win the enthusiastic and unanimous acclaim of audiences and critics in concert halls and festivals throughout France and abroad: Salle Cortot, Musiques en Sorbonne, International Competitions (Belfort, Bordeaux), Grange de Nohant (France), Roman Churches Festival, tours subsidized by the Centre Region, Museum of Israel (Jerusalem), and tours in countries including Austria, Germany, Italy, and the United States. Along with their performing activities, Laurence Karsenti and Daniel Benzakoun have obtained the diploma of qualified teachers and give lessons at the National Conservatory of Orléans. In 1994 they founded the international piano duo stage and training course: “Quatre Mains à Valençay” (“Four hands in Valençay”), which became in 2002 “Duos de pianos en scène” (“Piano duos on stage”). They have made numerous recordings for Radio France and France Television since 1988.

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Duo Benzakoun 2/28/04: Duo Benzakoun

Duo Benzakoun, pianists Laurence Karsenti and Daniel Benzakoun of Centre, are professors with the Academy of Orleans and founders of the international training course for piano duet, “Four hands with Valençay.”
This performance is not available due to audio difficulties

Duo Benzakoun

Duo Benzakoun, pianists Laurence Karsenti and Daniel Benzakoun of Centre, are professors with the Academy of Orleans and founders of the international training course for piano duet, “Four hands with Valençay.”
This performance is not available due to audio difficulties

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