Composed by the Italian Giulia Ballarè and the French Pauline Gauthey, the GautheyBallarèDuo debuted in 2019.
They have performed in Switzerland, France, Spain, Germany and Italy. Giulia and Pauline use chamber music to extend their repertoire to other styles, exploring the classical and popular guitar repertoire.
They released their first CD, “Lo Que Vendrá”, with the Spanish label JSM Records, featuring Spanish music (De Falla, Albéniz), South American music (Piazzolla, Bellinati, Gismonti, Ginastera) and Italian opera (Rossini).
They had masterclasses with the most influential personalities in the world of classical guitar such as Marcin Dylla, Judicael Perroy and Carlo Marchione.
Now considered one of the most promising soloists of her generation, she is regularly invited to play all over the world in prestigious venues. She is professor at the “Conservatoire de Musique” in Geneva (CMG) and at the “A. Vivaldi” conservatory in Alessandria (Italy). She is a Savarez and Tonebase artist.
She has won numerous national and international competitions. In 2016 she obtained the State Diploma as a guitar teacher at the Higher Education Center in Music in Dijon, then enrolled at the Higher School of Music and Dance of Lille in the class of Judicaël Perroy to complete her bachelor’s degree. In 2020 she received a Postgraduate Study Diploma from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. In 2022 she obtained her Pedagogical Master at HEM Geneva, where she currently teaches guitar at the “Conservatoire Populaire de Musique, Danse et Théâtre”. Pauline plays a Hugo Cuvilliez guitar and is a Savarez artist.
