Baptiste Trotignon is the leading pianist in the French New generation. The conductor of his trio, he is accompanied by Clovis Nicolas on double bass and Tony Rabesson on drums. The French Institute in Ankara first brought him to our attention. Trotignon will give a concert tonight at 8 p.m. at the Bilkent Concert Hall.

Trotignon was born in 1974. At the age of five, his parents made him take up the violin. He started learning piano at the age of nine. A few years later he graduated from the piano and composition department of the Nantes Academy of Music. Trotignon gave his first concert at the age of 16…