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Sabine Ducrot

Sabine Ducrot

Lecturer in Piano and Flute

Pianist and Flautist Sabine Ducrot has appeared as a soloist with some of France’s leading orchestras including the Orchestre de Paris, the Orchestre National de France and the Orchestre de Radio France.  She has performed at major international venues in particular in Paris, in Salle Pleyel, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Salle Gaveau and Salle Cortot.  She has recorded and performed live broadcasts for French radio and television and for Lyric FM.

Sabine’s exceptional musical talents were evident from an early age when, at the tender age of twelve she is broadcasted on French television performing her first flute concerto with the "Orchestre d'Île de France".  At thirteen, Sabine she won the French ‘Young Musician of the Future’ competition on flute and the following year won the same competition on piano. This gave her the opportunity to perform as a soloist with "Orchestre  de Radio France" salle Pleyel in Paris in bothinstruments.At sixteen she gets a place to study at the prestigious " Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique de Paris(CNSMDP)"in  flute and the following year in piano, the first student in the history of the conservatoire to be accepted in two principal instruments, and qualifies with the coveted "Premier Prix".(1st Prizes)

Many international competitions prizes include finalist in the "Maria Canals" (Barcelona),semi-finalist in "Jean-Pierre Rampal" (Paris) and 2nd Prize at Vierzon International "Sonatas" competitions,finalist at the Chopin piano competition(Majorca), Claude Kahn and Wurmser international piano competitions and the Brussels European Young Musician competition where she won prizes in both flute and piano. She was awarded the “Medal Eric Satie" from the French Minister for Culture for exceptional musical achievements.

Just before moving to Ireland Sabine was appointed principal flautist of the Orchestre Philharmonique de France and professor of flute at the Conservatoire National de Region in Paris. Sabine currently lives in Cork where she is a lecturer in flute and piano at CIT Cork School of Music. Sabine as always remarkably continued to have a career on both instruments. As a pianist she has enjoyed collaborating with pianist Michael Joyce; together they have toured as a  piano duo and in 2012 gave electrifying performance throughout Ireland of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring with dancers from the Fidget Feet Dancecompany.Sabine and Michael have also toured as a flute and piano duo supported by the arts council,music network-performance and touring award,culture Irelandaward.She's performed regularly in Ireland(Dublin National Concert Hall,Glore Ennis,Kilkenny Castalia Hall,Waterford Christchurch Cathedral,Cork Triskel art Center,...)and abroad(London, Paris,Cologne,Spain,Switzerland,Italy).

She lately has formed a new duo with violinist Katherine Hunka (leader of the ICO)and they performed at the Crawford art Gallery series.

Sabine also performs also regularly with her two sons violinists and flautists Eoin and Cian as a duo or trio.

Projects fr 2017 are recitals in France(Bordeaux)and Italy(Venice)with pianist Gabriela Mayer and at the piano as sonata duos with flautist Fiona Kelly and violist Ed Creedon.

 

Semester Timeline

Date

Jan Mon 16

Semester 2 commences

Jun Wed 20

Academic Year finishes

Jun Tue 5

MEBs

May Mon 28

Advanced Recital Competition final

May Sat 26

Advanced Recital Competition prelims

May Mon 7

Degree Assessments & Examinations

May Fri 4

Semester 2 Lectures end* (confirm BATDS)

Apr Thu 12

Degree Entrance Tests for CAO Applicants

Mar Mon 26

Easter Holidays

Mar Sat 24

Professional Studies 2 (MA in Performance, Conducting and Composition, Year 1)

Mar Fri 23

Degree classes finish for Easter Break

Mar Sat 17

School Closed for St Patricks weekend

Feb Sat 24

Professional Studies 2 (MA in Performance, Conducting and Composition, Year 1)

Feb Mon 12

Reading Week

Jan Sat 27

Professional Studies 2 (MA in Performance, Conducting and Composition, Year 1)

Jan Mon 15

MEBs

Semester 2 Lectures commence (confirm BATDS)

Jan Mon 8

Degree Performance Assessments

Dec Mon 18

Degree Assessments & Examinations

Dec Fri 15

Semester 1 Lectures end

Nov Sat 25

Professional Studies 1 (MA in Performance, Conducting and Composition, Year 1)

Nov Sat 18

Open Day for CSM Undergraduate Degree Courses

Oct Mon 30

Reading Week

Oct Thu 26

Conferring Ceremony

Oct Sat 21

Professional Studies 1 (MA in Performance, Conducting and Composition, Year 1)

Sep Sat 23

Professional Studies 1 (MA in Performance, Conducting and Composition, Year 1)

Sep Mon 11

Semester 1 classes and lessons commence for all full-time students

Sep Fri 1

Academic Year commences

Aug Thu 31

Registration for 1st year undergraduate and Masters Degrees

Jan Wed 4

BATDS Year 4 recommences

Oct Thu 27

CSM Awards Ceremony for full-time students

Sep Mon 5

Registration for Years 2 - 4 BMus, BATDS, BAPM & Class Meetings

Induction of MA/MSc in Music & Technology

Induction of MA (Performance/Conducting/Composition)

MEBs

Aug Mon 15

Autumn Examinations

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Semester Timeline

Date

Jun Sat 16

Individual lessons Finish

May Mon 28

Grade Examination Week

Musicianship Exam Fortnight

Advanced Recital Competition Final

May Sat 26

Advanced Recital Competition Prelims

May Mon 7

Chamber Music Competition Week

Apr Mon 9

Classes recommence

Mar Mon 26

Easter Holidays

Mar Tue 20

Classes recommence

Mar Sat 17

School Closed for St Patricks weekend

Mar Sun 4

Senior Recital Competition Final

Feb Mon 19

Classes recommence

Feb Mon 12

Mid-term Break2

Feb Sun 11

Junior Recital Competition Final 15:00

Feb Fri 9

Junior Recital Competition Prelims

Jan Fri 19

Term 2 Fees due

Jan Mon 8

All teaching re-commences

Dec Fri 22

Classes & lessons for part-time students finish

Dec Mon 11

Piano Accompaniment Competition Week

Dec Fri 1

Junior Concerto

Nov Mon 6

Classes recommence

Oct Mon 30

Mid-term Break1

Oct Fri 20

CSM Awards Ceremony

Sep Mon 11

Bands, Choirs, Orchestras, Drama group rehearsals commence

Sep Fri 1

Academic Year commences

Mar Tue 14

Application forms available for all part-time courses commencing in September 2016 (accepted from 9am)

Mar Fri 10

Open Day for part-time courses - schedule available from public office during February

Mar Thu 2

Senior Recital Competition Prelims

Feb Tue 14

Senior Concerto

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