Biography Jacques Pellarin

Born in 1962 in Chambery, he started his musical studies at the school accordion academy of Chambery .First price in the examination Aph of Paris in 1981, accordion grade in the Higher school of the music educational center of Genève. First price of the concert performer grade in the international concours of Frankfurt in 1983. In 1984 , he studied in the Higher conservatoire of Bratislava (Slovakia). In 1987 ,he get a state diploma of accordion teacher for musical schools or conservatoires. In 1984 , he began his professional career as soloist with classical and russian music concerts in Switzerland and Rhône-Alpes .

In 1985, he met the talented accordionist J.L Brunetti and suggested to create the "BAIKAL DUO". During many trips, the duo has been invited in many T.V and radio shows. The duo has also realised four albums (russian and classic music). Since 1992, he has composed about a sixty of opus and arrangements in very eclectic styles. He also has made some tours in soloist for theater and with Baikal duo in France ( Theater of St Denis Paris and Festival of Avignon). Jazz Festival of Rive de Giers, Accordion festival of Chartres with the création of a concerto for two accordions of Jean Pacalet with a symphonic orchestra in the Chartres’s cathedral.

Others festivals like
* Diano Marina (Italia)
* Caister (G.B)
* Orbe (Switzerland)
* Accordeon comité (Belgium )
* Le carrefour mondial de l'accordeon (Quebec)
* Open air et cultural centers (Berlin)
* Concours national espagnol d'accordéon (Barcelona)
* Five Japan’s tours (Tokyo, Kumamoto, Kobe, Kamakura, Fukuoka…)

Testimonials of famous artists: Patrice Fontanarosa (violinist), François-René Duchâble (pianist), Enrick Goresky, (symphonie n°3) meeting in Poland