Biography

Lise Khatib is a French pianist and pedagogue from the Loire region, originally from the south of France. She studied at the Haute École de Musique de Lausanne, in the class of Pascal Godart, and at the Haute École de Musique de Genève, where she studied with Marc Pantillon. She graduated with two Master of Arts degrees, respectively in Music Pedagogy and Musical Performance. Driven by a desire to develop her artistic identity through contact with leading pianists, she soon had the opportunity to work with Tomoko Ogasawara, Jérôme Granjon, Cédric Pescia, Avedis Kouyoudjian and Antoine Mourlas.

Keen to broaden both her repertoire and her knowledge, Lise Khatib has also pursued extensive studies in musicology and music theory. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Musicology from the Sorbonne and a DEM (Diplôme d’Études Musicales) in Musical Analysis from the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Paris. She has also studied accompaniment of mélodies and Lieder, as well as organ. Her talent has been recognised internationally and rewarded with several prizes, including at the Concours Musical de France and the BTHVN Competition in Vienna.

With a strong preference for a direct and intense connection with audiences, Lise Khatib performs primarily as a solo recitalist and chamber musician. Her favourite repertoire includes French Impressionist music and German music. Through her programmes, she is also committed to highlighting the rich repertoire of women composers. She is regularly invited to perform at festivals in France and Switzerland, including Pianopolis, Musiques Baroques à Savennières, and the Saint-Ursanne Festival.

Her creative spirit has led her to take part in a variety of chamber music projects. She co-founded the Circé Trio with clarinettist Émilie Jacquin and cellist Camille Renault. She also performs as a duo with trumpeter Marco Esperti, with whom she recorded the CD Le Vent du XXe siècle. More recently, Lise Khatib formed a duo with flutist Gilles Bréda, soloist with the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire. She has also performed as a soloist on several occasions in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 17 and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3.

As a committed pedagogue, Lise Khatib teaches piano at the Conservatoire du Mans. She is passionate about giving her students opportunities to share music through creative and interdisciplinary projects, both within the conservatoire and through masterclasses and partnerships with festivals and organisations such as the Jeunesses Musicales de France.

With a commitment to making classical music accessible to wider audiences, Lise has also created a show for young audiences, La Légende de Mélanie, an interactive musical tale in which spectators, with the artist’s guidance, play an active role in uncovering the history of women composers.

Bringing together her expertise in pedagogy, performance and musicology, she also works as a music mediator. She has led a number of outreach projects involving specially designed forms of audience engagement, including Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du soldat, Le Conte des mille et une touches, and Une compositrice avec Lise at the Présence Compositrices Festival. In addition, in many of her concerts, Lise Khatib offers the audience sensitive and accessible insights directly connected to the music, an approach that has consistently been warmly received.

Deeply aware of the challenges facing the world in which she lives, Lise Khatib’s artistic vocation is driven by the hope of contributing to a more beautiful society, where art, as a source of immaterial joy, can foster openness, connection and sharing.