Composer and pianist born in Meulan-en-Yvelines on June 17, 1974, Baptiste
Trotignon took up the violin in his youth, before choosing the piano, following
in the footsteps of his father, an amateur musician who gave him his first
lessons. After graduating from the Conservatoire de Nantes, the young musician
turned to jazz. He began composing for the cinema, notably for Alain Corneau's
film Le Nouveau Monde (1995). He then moved to Paris, where he continued his
studies at the Conservatoire National Supérieur, winning the soloist prize at
the La Défense jazz festival in 1996. In 19...