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It is on these two instruments that he expresses himself with so much passion and rigor. A versatile artist with a personal musical playing and very well asserted, S\u00e9bastienDeshaies is certainly an instrumentalist to discover\u2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><hr \/><h2><strong><span lang=\"en\" style=\"color: #993300;\">REVIEWS <\/span><\/strong><\/h2><ul><li id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large XcVN5d tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traduction\"><strong><em><span lang=\"en\">&#8220;&#8230; a convincing demonstration of his mastery of the capricious instrument with an impressive technique &#8230; the technical quality of his playing marked by a certain virtuosity but at the service of a very musical interpretation. Without being stupidly chauvinistic, we can say that S\u00e9bastien Deshaies is a tribute to his part of the country. &#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/li><li id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large XcVN5d tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traduction\"><span lang=\"en\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenouvelliste.ca\/archives\/intensite-rigueur-et-quelque-chose-entre-les-deux-b962d0aa8c63cf5f65885d651a1afa3e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fran\u00e7ois Houde (Arts and Culture Section, \u201cLe Nouvelliste\u201d Journal, April 2014)\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/li><li id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large XcVN5d tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traduction\"><span lang=\"en\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large XcVN5d tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traduction\"><strong><em><span lang=\"en\">&#8220;S\u00e9bastien Deshaies\u2019s guitar was in the spotlight, between H\u00e9tu and Rodrigo&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/li><li id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large XcVN5d tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traduction\"><span lang=\"en\">Marie-Jos\u00e9e Montminy (Arts and Culture Section, Journal &#8220;Le Nouvelliste&#8221;, November 2011)<\/span><\/li><li id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large XcVN5d tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traduction\"><span lang=\"en\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large XcVN5d tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traduction\"><span lang=\"en\">\u00a0<strong><em>&#8220;A true guitar prodigy, S\u00e9bastien Deshaies impresses as much by the ardor and refinement of his playing as by the precision of his technique.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/li><li id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large XcVN5d tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traduction\"><span lang=\"en\">Marie-Claude Gigu\u00e8re (Publi-reportage, &#8220;Le Nouvelliste&#8221; newspaper, May 2004)<\/span><\/li><li id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large XcVN5d tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traduction\"><span lang=\"en\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large XcVN5d tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traduction\"><strong><em><span lang=\"en\">\u00a0&#8220;&#8230; An accomplished guitarist &#8230; brilliant &#8230;&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/li><li id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large XcVN5d tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traduction\"><span lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.per-olovkindgren.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Per-Olov Kindgren<\/a> (Classical guitarist &amp; composer \/ Classical guitarist &amp; composer, Sweden \/ Sweden, August \/ August 2008) &#8220;<\/span><\/li><li id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large XcVN5d tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traduction\"><span lang=\"en\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large XcVN5d tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traduction\"><strong><em><span lang=\"en\">&#8230; clear definition of voices &#8230; great objectivity of touch &#8230; very precise &#8230;&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/li><li id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large XcVN5d tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traduction\"><span lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marcosvinicius.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marcos Vinicius<\/a> (Classical guitarist &amp; composer \/ Classical guitarist &amp; composer, Italy \/ Italy, May \/ May 2008)\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large XcVN5d tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traduction\"><span lang=\"en\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large XcVN5d tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traduction\"><strong><em><span lang=\"en\">&#8220;With his nimble fingers he struck the public imagination.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/li><li id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large XcVN5d tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traduction\"><span lang=\"en\">Richard Biron (Arts and Culture Section, Journal &#8220;Le Nouvelliste&#8221;, September 2003)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h4><span style=\"color: #993300;\">For more informations about S\u00e9bastien Deshaies:\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><ul><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #333399; text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sebastiendeshaies.com\/en\/biography\/\">BIOGRAPH<\/a>Y<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a style=\"color: #333399; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/sebastiendeshaies.com\/en\/publications\/\">PUBLICATIONS<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #333399; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #333399; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/sebastiendeshaies.com\/en\/discography\/\">DISCOGRAPH<\/a>Y<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sebastiendeshaies.com\/en\/guitar-repertoire\/\"><span style=\"color: #333399; text-decoration: underline;\">GUITARE REPERTOIRE<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sebastiendeshaies.com\/en\/violin-fiddle-repertoire\/\"><span style=\"color: #333399; 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