Célia Oneto Bensaid

France's Célia Oneto Bensaid is a highly regarded young pianist, a versatile figure active as a solo player, chamber musician, and vocal accompanist. She amassed a substantial recording catalog before reaching the age of 30. Bensaid earned five diplomas, with top honors in all of them, in piano, accompaniment, and chamber music with distinguished professors. She won an unusually large variety of prizes. Her first solo album, American Touches (2018), featured music by Gershwin and Bernstein. As a soloist, Bensaid has appeared at major venues in East Asia, Europe, Algeria, and the U.S. She has often accompanied mezzo-soprano Fiona McGown and is an enthusiastic chamber music player who is the dedicatee of several works by composer Camille Pépin. Those appeared on a well-regarded 2019 album on the NoMad label. Bensaid was heard on the multi-volume album Charlotte Sohy: Compositrice de la Belle Epoque in 2022.