Monic Cecconi-Botella

Who is Monic Cecconi-Botella?

Monic Gabrielle Cecconi-Botella is a French pianist, music educator and composer. She was born in Courbevoie and studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Maurice Durufle, Jean Rivier and Henri Dutilleux. After completing her studies, she worked as professor of music theory at the Conservatoire of Aubervilliers, and in 1983 became a professor of music analysis at the Paris Conservatoire.

In 1966 Cecconi-Botella won a First at the Grand Prix de Rome. Her opera Noctuaile won a Grand Prix du Disque French Academy. In 2008 she founded the Festival Seasons of the Voice in Gordes, Provence.