Judicaël Perroy nadaleko je poznat kao izuzetno virtuozan klasični gitarista i muzičar sa značajnim nagradama za svoj rad. 1997. godine osvojio je prestižnu prvu nagradu 15. Guitar Foundation of America International Competition i Convention dodelivši mu turneju po Sjedinjenim Državama i Kanadi sa više od šezdeset koncerata i majstorskih predavanja.
Rođen 1973. godine u Parizu, počeo je da svira gitaru u sedmoj godini i pohađao je Conservatoire Municipal Inter-districts u Parizu. Studirao je kod Delia Estrade i Raymonda Gratiena na Ecole Nationale d’Aulnai-sous-Bois, gde je diplomirao. Sa 11 godina nastupio je kao solista dva koncerta Vivaldija sa Ansamblom Instrumental du Mans, pod vođstvom Andrea Girarda i nastavio muzičke studije sa Robertom Ausselom i Danielom Lavialleom. Sa 14 godina osvojio je drugu nagradu na međunarodnom takmičenju Ile de France. 1992. godine jednoglasnom odlukom žirija osvojio je glavnu nagradu i nagradu publike na 15. Concours international de guitare Rene Bartoli. Godine 1994. dobio je Licencu de Concert od Ecole Normale de Musikue u Parizu od klase Alberto Ponce, a kasnije te godine dobio je prvu nagradu na 7. Međunarodnom takmičenju Bourg-Madame. 1996. godine bio je prvi dobitnik diplome na Nacionalnom konzervatorijumu za muziku i ples u Parizu (Paris Conservatoire).
Tokom svoje turneje za pobedu na GFA-u, Mel Bai Publications snimila je i objavila njegove koncerte u Lubbock-u (Teksas). Nakon GFA turneje, CD pod nazivom „Aspen Suite“ kao i njegov prethodni CD sa francuskom izdavačkom kućom QUANTUM dobili su sjajne kritike i osvojili 5 Dijapazona, nagrade koje je dodeljuje magazin Diapason. Za kolekciju Baiard Musique Meditation snimio je dva CD-a. Snimio je sve Bachov CD za Naxos izdavača koji uključuje impresivno i bez presedana izvođenje transkripcije Bahove druge partite za klavir. Godine 2016. snimio je CD Ponceove muzike (Naxos) koji sadrži premijeru Sonate br. 2 kao i novi CD za Contrastes Records pod nazivom „Paris est une solitude peuplee“. Trenutna diskografija Judicaela uključuje osam albuma i jedan DVD. Pored toga, Judicael je održao mnoge koncerte u Francuskoj koji su uživo prenošeni na France-Musikue-u. Judicael redovno drži predavanja na mnogim vrhunskim konzervatorijumima i univerzitetima u Sjedinjenim Državama i inostranstvu. Njegovi studenti osvajili su značajne nagrada na regionalnim, nacionalnim i međunarodnim takmičenjima, uključujući Guitar Foundation of America, kao nove mlade zvezde klasične gitare i međunarodne muzičke scene. Perroi je predavao na Ecole Nationale de Musikue d’Aulnai-sous-Bois i Ecole Nationale de Musikue Blanc-Mesnil (od 1995. do 2004.). 2000. godine nasledio je predsednika odseka za gitaru, Stevena Robinsona, na Univerzitetu Stetson. 2017. godine Judicael predaje naMuzičkom konzervatorijumu u San Francisku. I dalje predaje na Lille apPSEA (Association of prefiguration du Pole superieur d’enseignements artistikues) Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Francuska.

 

 

     Judicaël Perroy is widely known as an extraordinary virtuoso classical guitarist and musician with several prizes to his credit. In 1997 he captured the prestigious first prize of the 15th Guitar Foundation of America International Competition and Convention awarding him tour of the United States and Canada with more than sixty concerts and master classes.
Born in 1973 in Paris, he began playing the guitar at age 7 attending the Conservatoire Municipal Inter-districts of Paris. He studied with Delia Estrada and Raymond Gratien at the Ecole Nationale d’Aulnay-sous-Bois where he graduated with honors.  At age 11, he performed as soloist in two concertos by Vivaldi with Ensemble Instrumental du Mans, under the direction of André Girard and continued his musical studies with Roberto Aussel and Daniel Lavialle. At 14, he won second prize at the International guitar competition of Ile de France. In 1992, he won the grand prize and audience prize at the 15th Concours international de guitare René Bartoli by unanimous jury decision. In 1994, he received Licence de Concert from Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris from Alberto Ponce’s class and later that year he was awarded the 1st prize at the 7th International Competition of Bourg-Madame where the final vote was by the general public without any jury. In 1996, he was the first prize winner of his graduating class at the National Conservatory of Music and Dance in Paris (Paris Conservatoire).
​     During his GFA victory tour Mel Bay Publications recorded and published his live concert in Lubbock (Texas).  Following his GFA victory tour, a CD recording entitled “Aspen Suite” as well as his earlier CD recording on the French label QUANTUM received high praise and won 5 Diapasons, awarded by Diapason magazine and was subsequently re-released on Bayard Musique recording label in 2008. He has recorded two CDs for the collection of Bayard Musique Meditation including a Disc with flutist Florence Bellon and another with harpist Joanna Kozielska. He recorded an all Bach CD for Naxos label which includes an impressive and unprecedented performance of Bach’s second keyboard partita transcription on the classical guitar. In 2016, he recorded a  CD of Ponce’s music (Naxos) which features the premiere of Sonata no. 2 as well as new CD for Contrastes Records titled “Paris est une solitude peuplée”. Judicaël’s current discography includes eight albums and one DVD. In addition, Judicaël has given many concerts in France that have been broadcast live on France-Musique.
In great demand as a teacher, Judicaël is regularly invited to give master classes at many of the top conservatories and universities in the United States and abroad. His students have won several top prizes in regional, national and international competitions including Guitar Foundation of America, while emerging as mature and upcoming rising stars of classical guitar and international music scene. Mr. Perroy has held teaching positions at Ecole Nationale de Musique d’Aulnay-sous-Bois and Ecole Nationale de Musique Blanc-Mesnil (1995 to 2004). In the winter of 2000, he was chosen to substitute for the chair of guitar department, Steven Robinson, at Stetson University.
​In 2017, Judicaël was appointed to the faculty at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He continues to hold a teaching position in Lille’s apPSEA (Association de préfiguration du Pôle supérieur d’enseignements artistiques) Nord-Pas-de-Calais,France.