Ghislaine Petit-Volta

She has drawn a singular trajectory where tradition is never fixed, but always in dialogue with the audacity of the present. Alongside conductors such as Pierre Boulez or Simon Rattle, she explored the great works of the classical repertoire, while becoming a key figure in contemporary creation.

But for Ghislaine, the harp is not only an instrument. It is a voice, a golden thread stretched between centuries, cultures and sensitivities. A way to invite the listener to feel, understand, and be moved.

Over the decades, her career has become that of a Sound explorer, ranging from Baroque to the most avant-garde music, through the rediscovery of forgotten works and the creation of interdisciplinary experiences — with voice, dance, technology, music theater.

Each project is a journey : from medieval to electroacoustic, from intimate to spectacular. Through his recordings, his concerts, its Telefilm for ARTE or her unclassifiable projects, she is constantly redefining what the harp can say to the world.

Through everything she creates, plays, or teaches, Ghislaine Petit-Volta seeks to awaken. Encourage the beauty of detail. Through the force of the unexpected. To the power of emotions. She believes that music can transform people's eyes, break boundaries, and open hearts.

Today, she continues her work with the same conviction: Music is a universal language, capable of connecting beings, times, worlds.

A passionate teacher and visionary pedagogue, Ghislaine transmits much more than a technique: she shares a vision. Founder of the international Coillegium21 competition and co-director artistic with Laurence Bancaud, she accompanies a new generation of performers towards music that is open, free, connected to its time.

Whether in her masterclasses or her collaborations with young artists, she embodies a figure of warm mentor, demanding but deeply human. Her educational approach weaves bridges between rigor and imagination, tradition and modernity.

Composers: Pierre Boulez, John Cage, Klaus Huber, Magnus Lindberg, Magnus Lindberg, Magnus Lindberg, Ton That Tiêt, Yoshihisa Taira, Michèle Reverdy, Martin Matalon, Edith Lejet, Patrice Sciortino, Arnaud Petit, Arnaud Petit, Arnaud Petit, Arnaud Petit, Arnaud Petit, Arnaud Petit,, Félix Ibarrondo, Félix Ibarrondo, Félix Ibarrondo, Félix Ibarrondo, Fuminori Tanada, Fuminori Tanada, Christophe de Coudenhove, Christophe de Coudenhove, Christophe de Coudenhove, Erick Abécassis, Antony Girard, Benoît Sitsia, Arnaud Petit, Arnaud Petit, Arnaud Petit, Petit Petit, Félix Ibarrondo, Félix Ibarrondo, Félix Krawezyk...

Instrumentalists: Gérard Caussé, Bruno Pasquier, Philippe Bernold, Alexandre Brussilovsky, Michel Brussilovsky, Michel Michalakakos, Michel Michalakakos, Odile Auboin, Emmanuelle Ophèle, Jean Bregnac, Helene Desaint, Julien Decoin, Sébastien Richaud, Julien Decoin, Sébastien Richaud, Hoyoung Pi, Hoyoung Pi, Hoyoung Pi, Jean-Marc, Hoyoung Pi, Jean-Marc Volta, Patrice Balmas, Jean-Marc Volta, Elisabeth Balmas, Nicolas Bone Balmas, Nicolas Bone, Nadine Pierre, Françoise Gneri, Frédéric Chatou, Carlos Dourthe Decoin, Sébastien Richaud, Julien Decoin, Sébastien Richaud, Hoyoung Pi, Hoyoung Pi, Hoyoung Pi, Jean-Marc, Patrice Bocquillon, Jean-Marie Poupelin...

Conductors: Sir Georg Solti, Pierre Boulez, Sir Simon Rattle, Sir Simon Rattle, Seiji Ozawa, Seiji Ozawa, Lorin Maazel, Valery Gergiev, Jeffrey Tate, Armin Jordan, Armin Jordan, Armin Jordan, Philippe Ferro, Philippe Ferro, Darrell Ang...

Sets: Intercontemporary Ensemble, Paris Orchestral Ensemble, Orchestre Poitou-Charentes, Orchestre Poitou-Charentes, Ensemble FA, Ensemble Venance Fortuna, Unissons Ensemble de Séoul, Ensemble Musique Spirale, Orchestre Bernard Calmel, Atelier musical de Touraine, Atelier musical de Touraine, Atelier musical de Touraine, Orchestre des Musiciens de France, Orchestre des Musiciens de France, Orchestre des Musiciens de France, Orchestre des Musiciens de France, Orchestre des Musiciens de France, Orchestre des Musiciens de France, Ensemble Métamorphose de Paris, Ensemble Orchestral AD ARTEM, Ensemble de Chambre de France, Choir en Scène, Atelier musical de Touraine, Atelier musical de Touraine

Orchestras: Orchestre National de France, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Orchestre de Radio France, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre de Philharmonique de Radio France, Orchestre de Radio France, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre de Paris, Opéra de Paris, Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestre de Lyon, Orchestre de Lyon, Orchestre de Lille

Festivals: Festival Présences de Radio France, Festival d'Automne à Paris, Le Printemps de Bourges, Le Printemps de Bourges, Festival Musique Dé, Summer Chamber Music (Seoul Arts Center), Biennale de Paris - sound section, Festival Innovasound, Festival Debussy, Festival Debussy, Festival Debussy, La Choralie de Vaison-la-Romaine, La Choralie de Vaison-la-Romaine, Festival Musicalta, Festival Musicalta, Festival Musicalta, Festival Camac, Printemps Musical des Alizés à Essaouira, DMZ International Music Festival (Korea)...

Solo rooms: Salle Gaveau, Radio France, Cité de la Musique — La Villette, Auditorium du Louvre Museum, Auditorium du Musée du Louvre, Théâtre du Châtelet, Salle Chopin-Pleyel, Salle Cortot, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Shanghai Concert Hall, Shanghai Concert Hall, Shanghai Concert Hall, Eslite Performance Hall, Eslite Performance Hall (Taipei), Eslite Performance Hall (Taipei), Seoul Arts Center (Seoul), Sylvanès Abbey...