Erik Berchot

Biography

Erik Berchot (born 14 February 1958) is a French classical pianist. Born in Paris, Berchot entered at a very young age at the Conservatoire de Paris where he won 1st prize in piano and chamber music in Yvonne Loriod's class. He later became a soloist for Radio France. Berchot has won numerous international competitions: Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition (France), Viotti (Italy), Maria Canals International Music Competition (Spain), Young Concert Artists (New York) and 6th prize at the X International Chopin Piano Competition (Poland). Berchot is the pianist-actor of Claude Lelouch's feature …