A student of piano with Mrs Hélène Varszegi, he later studies composition and orchestration with Ivan Jullien, and orchestra conduction with Ernst Schelle. A prolific and eclectic composer, Eric Breton composes for many different types of formation and has seen his work played internationally, be it before Pope John Paul II or US President Bill Clinton, thanks to prestigious collaborations (Lord Yehudi Menuhin, Maurice Jarre, Emir Nuhanovic, etc). In 1996, he is the recipient of the Sloboda Award for the Defense of Human Rights and Humanism in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
 
Ambassador of Art and Culture of the city of Avignon in 1994, Eric Breton is also an Honorary Member of the Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra.
 
In addition to his instrumental works, he has a passion for voice, which has led him to compose over a hundred melodies on lyrics from Petrarch to Christian Bobin, but also Victor Hugo, Pablo Neruda, Frédéric Mistral and many others...
 
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