Virgile Barthe, a 20-year-old virtuoso guitarist, is currently enrolled in the guitar program at the prestigious National Superior Conservatory of Paris (CNSMDP) under the tutelage of renowned maestros Olivier Chassain and Giani Caserotto. He began his guitar studies in 2013, at the Regional Conservatory of Toulouse, graduating in June 2021.
Virgile's remarkable talent has not gone unnoticed, as evidenced by his numerous achievements in prestigious guitar competitions, such as in 2023 the first prize and audience prize at the Paris international guitar competition and first prize at the guitare en Béarn international guitar competition.
He has performed at esteemed guitar festivals such as Toulouse Guitare, Le Temps des Guitares, and Les Musicales de Lahontan. Since September 2023 he is a guitar teacher at the Saint-Maurice Conservatory Olivier Messiaen.