David Galoustov embodies the musical prodigy par excellence. Born to violinist parents, this violin phenomenon gave his first solo concert in Moscow at the age of 9. His journey takes him from Russia to Paris, where he perfects his art under Alexandre Brussilovsky, a student of Leonid Kogan and Yuri Yankelevitch, then under Miroslav Roussin, a disciple of David Oistrakh. He then enters the Paris National Superior Conservatory of Music in Gérard Poulet’s class, where he earns a first prize in violin and a Superior Training Diploma.
His exceptional talent earns him an impressive series of distinctions: finalist in the Yehudi Menuhin competition, honorary prize in the Radio France competition, second prize in the young performers competition in Kharkov. He also becomes a laureate of the Foundation of France with the Drouet-Bourgeois Prize, of the Alexandre Glazunov international violin competition and of the Natexis Banque Populaire Foundation.
His tours take him throughout France, from the Operas of Strasbourg, Lille and Limoges to the prestigious Pleyel and Gaveau halls, including Les Serres d’Auteuil. Internationally, he performs in Switzerland, Russia, Ukraine, England and Canada. He regularly collaborates with the Paris Philharmonic Orchestra, the National Orchestra of France, the Paris Orchestral Ensemble, the Toulouse Capitole Orchestra and the New Europe Orchestra.
His discography begins in 2001 with a first CD on Lyrinx, accompanied by pianist Julien Gernay. This recording, devoted to works by Tchaikovsky, Wieniawski, Kreisler, Paganini, Saint-Saëns and Ysaÿe, distributed by Harmonia Mundi, receives unanimous critical acclaim with four stars from Le Monde de la Musique and four tuning forks from Diapason. In 2005, still on Lyrinx with Julien Gernay, he records sonatas No. 2 and 3 by Edvard Grieg and eight pieces by Reinhold Glière. In 2012, he records with Caroline Sageman the complete sonatas for piano and violin by Beethoven, captured live at the National Theater of Marseille “La Criée.”
He also records as solo violin under the direction of Vladimir Cosma and performs with classical guitarist Emmanuel Rossfelder.
David Galoustov distinguishes himself through his great sensitivity and very refined playing, combining gentleness, strength and fluidity. His pure and round sonority, his elegant and distinguished timbre reveal the influence of his masters: the strength of Leonid Kogan, the vivacity of Jascha Heifetz and the technical musicality of David Oistrakh.

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Jean-Charles Gandrille has nurtured the dream of becoming a composer since childhood. At just over 10 years old, by rewriting his first improvisation, he composes his first work in what constitutes for him a true revelation. Since then, he has never stopped writing.
Born in 1982, he grows up on the family farm, in contact with nature and birdsongs. He begins his musical studies with piano at the regional conservatory (CRR) of Versailles, then studies organ at the one in Paris, where he unanimously obtains First Prizes in Organ, Harmony and Orchestration. He continues his organ training at the CRR of Saint-Maur, which awards him a gold medal unanimously.
From 2001 to 2006, he completes his training at the Paris National Superior Conservatory of Music, receiving six prizes: Orchestration, Harmony, Organ Improvisation, Analysis, Counterpoint, and Fugue and Forms. At the same time, he learns violin for six years, then cello for nine years.
He studies composition during workshops with Jean-Louis Florentz, a great French composer who will lastingly mark his path and encourage his vocation.
Between 18 and 20 years old, he wins three International Organ Improvisation Competitions: Second Grand Prize and Audience Prize in Chartres in 2000, becoming at 18 the youngest laureate in the competition’s history; First Prize in Saarbrücken in 2001; First Prize and Audience Prize of the Yoann Pachelbel Competition in Nuremberg in 2002.
His compositions earn him several international distinctions: First Prize of the Valentino Bucchi Competition in Rome (2001), First Prize and Audience Prize of the French Flute Orchestra Competition in Paris (2002), and unanimous First Prize of the Organ Composition Competition of Saint-Bertrand de Comminges (2006).
In 2015, he is guest composer at the Auvers-sur-Oise Festival, where about ten of his works are performed, including one by Renaud Capuçon. The Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra commissions several works from him recorded on CD in 2015, with support from the Marcelle and Robert De Lacour Foundation.
Notre-Dame de Paris also commissions works from him, notably a Magnificat created in 2016 and released by Warner Classics in 2020. His Stabat Mater becomes in April 2019 the last polyphony sung at Notre-Dame, twenty-four hours before the fire, totaling 40,000 views on YouTube.
His recent creations include a Christmas Oratorio (2021), a Book for Cello for Gautier Capuçon (2023), and the album “Gandrille Piano Trio” with David Galoustov and Grégoire Korniluk (2024).
He accumulates recent international prizes, crowning an exceptional career. In 2023, he wins the 10th Fernando Rielo competition in Madrid for “Tibi Domine.” In 2024, he obtains the Special Prize of the Mansurian Competition in Armenia for Five Poems of Saint Gregory of Narek. In 2025, as the only Western finalist, he wins 2nd Prize of the OneSong Competition in Taiwan with Taiwan Rhapsody. In 2025, he wins the Special Prize at the Mansurian in Armenia, and the unanimous First Prize of the SEM competition in Sacile (Italy) for “Life Celebration.”
Jean-Charles Gandrille holds the organ position at Notre-Dame de l’Assomption in Auvers-Sur-Oise and participates annually in the International Music Festival.