Key to happiness

Gurnaaz Kaur

Olivier Moulin was just seven when he started playing the piano and as he turned a teenage, the seed of becoming a professional pianist was sown. He knew it was his passion that would shape his life and he has been quite right at that. 

“With each passing day, the want of taking it up as a profession kept growing. I enjoyed classical music and I wanted people to experience this bliss,” says the French pianist, who is in Chandigarh to perform at Alliance Francaise. 

Some recognition does provide motivation and so was the case with Olivier. “After my studies in France and Austria, I got some prizes in international music competitions, and also I started to get my first concert proposals. After that I got more concerts.”  

As the talented pianist shares about his ever-growing popularity, thanks to the growing demand for his concerts worldwide, he says each new performance brought a new dimension to his work. “I have already performed concerts in many countries of Europe, also in the USA, Mexico, Brazil, Turkey, Belarus, Japan, China, South Korea, Indonesia, the list is long. These experiences abroad are always very exciting and interesting because the reactions of the audience are always different from one country to another country. The audience’s experience with the western classical music is not the same in each country and that inspires me to bring them close to this genre.”

Wanting to reach so many hearts is a huge responsibility and Olivier understands that. He says, “As a concert pianist, I want to stay as true as possible to the composer. At the same time, whoever is listening to my concert, I make all the effort that more and more people enjoy the classical music and make it a part of their life.” And coming to how much part of his daily life is devoted to the piano, he shares, “On an average, six hours a day is a must.”

It’s his first time in India and Olivier seems quite excited to perform at various cities of this country. “It’s wonderful to be in India. I am loving it here. After this concert tour in India, I will rest a little bit in France. In 2019, I will perform in France, Turkey and China.” He sums it up, simply.

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