Manuel Solans

Manuel Solans, from a Mediterranean background, discovered the violin at the age of six.  Having graduated from the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris at a very young age, he started his career at 15 as a member of the Ensemble Instrumental de Provence. Subsequently he joined the Ensemble Instrumental de France, the Ars Nova Ensemble, the Ensemble International de Paris as solo violin, and as second soloist the Jerusalem Winter Festival Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lorin Maazel and Yoël Levy (1994).
His professional experience was thus enriched through working with prestigious musicians such as M Rostropovitch,Z Mehta, P Domingo, N Yepes, N Freire, but also P Mauriat, M Solal, D Humair, S Gadd,
M Legrand. during festivals and concert tours throughout Europe, Israel, Japan, China, Korea and the South Pacific.
An eclectic musician, he takes the opportunity of his many travels to discover the instruments and musical traditions of the countries he visits. It was during a tour of Japan that he met Mieko Miyazaki, who helped him to develop his knowledge of Japanese music.  Along with Bruno Maurice (Accordion), they decided to found a new ensemble based around the Koto, called the MIYAZAKI TRIO, ensemble whose repertoire ranges from World Music soundscapes to improvisation to contemporary music.

Manuel Solans is also a well-known teacher, having studied himself with the famous teacher Dominique Hoppenot whose precious inheritance he now transmits to his students at the National conservatory of the Bordeaux Region, the Aquitaine CEFEDEM, and in regular Masterclasses in conservatories and music schools in France and abroad.
Some of his students have distinguished themselves as prizewinners in international competitions, or by obtaining the State Diploma of the French Ministry of Culture or by joining prestigious schools or orchestral ensembles such as the Berlin Musikhoschule, the National Conservatories of Paris and Lyons, the Orchestra of the Paris Opera, the Barcelona Théâtre Liceu Orchestra, etc..