RAMIRO GÓMEZ SAMÓN

Étoile Dancer
of the Ballet du Capitole de Toulouse

Ramiro Gómez Samón was born in Havana, Cuba. He began his classical dance training in 2003 at the National Ballet School of Cuba, where he graduated in 2012 with honors as the top dancer of his class.
In 2012, he joined Joburg Ballet in South Africa, where he was promoted to Principal Soloist in 2014.
In September 2015, he joined the Ballet of the Opéra National du Capitole de Toulouse, progressing through the ranks from soloist to principal dancer. In 2018, he was named Principal Dancer. Since then, he has performed major roles from both the classical and contemporary repertoire.

ELENA BONNAY

Pianist

Of Russian origin, Elena Bonnay graduated from the Gnessin Academy of Music in Moscow. Since 1983, she has held the position of rehearsal pianist for the Ballet of the Paris Opera. Her career is divided between her work at the Opera, where she accompanies dance across the full range of the pianistic repertoire, and her collaborations in contemporary works (M. Constant, P. Sciortino, P. Hersant, G. Beytelmann, P. Glass, etc.). She has toured with the Ballet as a solo pianist in the United States, China, Japan, and Brazil. Infusing a spiritual dimension into dance, her musicality and sense of performance have been recognized by numerous choreographers as well as by the soloists and Étoiles of the Paris Opera.
At the Opera, Elena Bonnay regularly performs with renowned orchestras. She has notably played Bach’s concertos, Tchaikovsky’s Concerto No. 3 (with national orchestras in Beijing and Ferrara), and Mozart’s concertos (San Francisco Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, London Chamber Music Orchestra, Paris Opera Orchestra). Passionate about world music, she is a member of the Quinquet Nuevo Tango Tangamente and performs in France and abroad with bandoneonist and accordionist Max Bonnay.

JULIE SEVILLA-FRAYSSE

Cellist

The enchanting sound of Julie Sévilla Fraysse’s cello explores all shores, genres, and eras, adopting various forms to magnify its essence. She embodies classical excellence, elegance, and modernity in the French tradition.
A graduate of the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris and the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, she is also a laureate of the Banque Populaire Foundation.
After excelling within the Orchestra of the Garde Républicaine and the Paris Opera, Julie now dedicates herself to a solo career, performing regularly in prestigious venues in France and abroad, from the United States to Europe. She has played major concertos from the classical repertoire with orchestras and also tours with a solo cello program featuring Bach and folk music.
Passionate about chamber music, Julie has shared the stage with renowned artists. In a sonata format, she collaborates regularly with pianist Abdel Rahman El Bacha and with Anastasia Calmus on a poetry and music program titled “French Touch.” She also forms a duo with young hip-hop dancer Yann Antonio. Additionally, she frequently performs alongside harpist Anja Linder and violinist Laurent Korcia, presenting a program dedicated to Franz Schubert.
Convinced of music’s soothing power, Julie also trains in musical mediation and engages in social initiatives, offering compassionate concerts in Parisian hospitals and for children with disabilities. She also serves as Artistic Director at CoCreate Humanity, a peer-support humanitarian community.

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