Serge Blanc was born in Paris on Dec. 31, 1929. He began studying music and violin at the age of six. A child prodigy, he passed the entrance examination at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris at the exceptional age of ten and won the 1st Prize in Violin three years later.
Born to Jewish parents of Romanian origin and having just passed the entrance examination to the conservatory, Serge Blanc was hidden during the years of Nazi occupation by his Professor Jules Boucherit, while the Jews were being hunted in Nazi-occupied Paris.
Serge Blanc was deeply passionate about chamber music. Alongside his music career, Serge Blanc continued an intense pedagogical activity: he was a professor at the École Normale de Musique de Paris where he started the chamber music class, and professor of violin and chamber music at the Conservatoire Supérieur de Paris.
Beyond being a great artist, Serge Blanc, married in 1967, was a great man and father. He died June 29, 2013 in Paris.