Ingrid Riollot Guitar Biography
The concert was an outstanding success ….. the improbable duo of two internationally renowned artists, Anaïs Gaudemard on the harp and Ingrid Riollot on the guitar captured the hearts of the audience with the high quality and beauty of their performance” JSL Saône-et-Loire Newspaper 2018France
The guitar lovers enjoyed a brilliant performance of talented French virtuoso the guitarist Ingrid Riollot, who opened the ball at the 23rd edition of the Festival International des Cordes Pinçées de Rabat…” Maroc Diplomatic Oct 2018
“The French rising star Ingrid Riollot with fairy fingers performed in a full concert hall….” Dauphiné libéré Newspaper 2016
“An enchainting concert, Ingrid Riollot’s winning return and hope to see her again soon !” Les 4 saisons en Charolais”
“Generosity and great talent of this artist immediately conquered the large audience” Guitares en Cormatinois 2013
Ingrid Riollot was born in France. She started learning music at 6 years old and classical guitar at 8 with Isabelle RégisTouvron who gave her the passion and the love for the guitar. She graduated from the National Conservatory of Music in Lyon (France) where she studied with Jesus Castro-Balbi and Marc Franceries. She earned all the distinctions with the highest rewards and received a “Special Prize” from The Philharmonique Society given to the youngest talented graduates. She continued her post-graduated studies in Barcelona under Ricardo Gallen. She holds all of the French pedagogy diplomas. As a student she participated in masterclasses with Joaquin Clerch, Marco Tamayo, Gérard Abiton, Costas Cotsiolis, Eric Franceries, Alberto Ponce.
Ingrid Riollot gives masterclasses and sits on juries all over the world. She performed in many places: Société de Guitare de Montréal (Canada), Université du Québec à Montréal, Hamilton Guitar (Canada), 23eme Festival International des Cordes Pinçées de Rabat (Maroc), Taranaki Concert Series (New-Zealand), Alberton House Aukland (New-Zealand), 4th Wall Theatre New-Plymouth (New-Zealand), The Hong-Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong-Kong International Guitar Festival 2016, Atrium (Hong-Kong), Shenzhen International Guitar Festival 2016 (china), Shanghai (China), Trinity College London, Ipoh (Malaysia), Petaling Jaya (Malaysia), Pekan Nanas Philharmoniker (Malaysia), Sydney St Peter’s church (Australia), Sydney Hunters Hill (Australia), Katoomba Carrington Ballroom (Australia), Nowra (Australia), Fiuggi Guitar Festival (Italy), Milano Classical Guitar Festival, Classical Guitar Society Mauritius, Classical Guitar Society Rodriguez , Montreux (Switzerland), Casa Luthier Barcelona (Espagne) and in France: Hôtel de Ville de Paris, Les Guitares en Cormatinois, Nancyphonies, Adagio Thionville, Les 4 saisons en Charolais, Musée de Mirecourt, Musée Courbet, Musée de l’Ecole de Nancy, Music Conservatory Nancy, Ecole Superieure d’Art de Lorraine, French Guitar Society, Adagio Thionville, Basilique Notre Dame-de-Lourdes Nancy, Theater Conflore (Reunion Island), Fondation de Coubertin…
Ingrid Riollot taught for 20 years in French Conservatories Albertville, Nancy, L’Haÿ-Lès-Roses, Montbéliard where she was the head of the guitar studies and in Geneva, Switzerland.
Since 2018 Ingrid and Damon Smallman give lecture demonstrations about history, construction and design of Smallman guitars. The lectures also demonstrate comparative listening methods in order to quantify musical qualities of a guitar and how to alter the sound after the guitar is built.
Since 2019, she is dedicating her time performing, giving masterclasses and being part of jury competitions.
Currently, she plays on a 2017 Smallman & Sons Guitar. She is sponsored by Savarez Compagny. She is the godmother of Mauritius Classical Guitar Society. She is President of the French Guitar Society. She lives in Australia and France.