About
Internationally famed pianist, entrepreneur, and host to more than 3.4 million followers on his aurelien.froissart TikTok account and 2.6 million on his aurelien.froissart Instagram account. Having grown famous for his videos in which he performs piano classics and favorite tunes in public spaces, often surprising the passerby with unexpected collaborations and other angles, his December 2023 upload in which he and a 9-year-old violinist performed "Carol of the Bells" drew in nearly 100 million views in just 5 days. He has been lauded by countless online forums and his April 2023 Scala concert in Paris, France sold out within just hours of being announced.
Before Fame
He began playing the piano when he was just 12 years old. He went on to graduate from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris with top honors in 2018. He also attended the Royal College of Music in London, England.
Trivia
He has earned dozens of highly regarded honors throughout his career, both domestically and worldwide. In the year 2015 alone, he was the recipient of the 1st prize of the Vulaines-sur-Seine International Competition and the Concours Maison du Japon competitions in Paris, France, as well as the Belgium Primaveria Pianistica international competition's 2nd prize.
Family Life
His brother, Raphael Froissart, is also an alumnus from the Royal College of London and has played the clarinet in many of the videos on his social media accounts. He is also the brother of filmmaker and social media personality Jeanne Armance Froissart.
Associated With
He has frequently played works of the Polish composer and pianist Frederic Chopin, and the Hungarian composer Franz Liszt. He has also been known to play popular titles such as Charles Aznavour's "Hier Encore" and "City of Stars," originally performed by Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling in the Academy Award-winning 2016 film La La Land.
