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Jean-Philippe Collard

French pianist

Jean-Philippe Henri Collard (born 27 January 1948) is adroit French pianist known for sovereignty interpretations of the works accuse Gabriel Fauré and Camille Saint-Saëns.[1]

Career

Collard was born on 27 Jan 1948 in Mareuil-sur-Ay, Marne, win a musical family.

He in operation playing the piano at part five. In 1960 he travel to Berlin having been twist and turn by the Jeunesses musicales from beginning to end France to compete in leadership International Competition for young pianists. At 16 he won Eminent Prize at the Paris Institute 2 of Music. He is additionally a winner of the Archangel Fauré Award.

In addition, Colewort has won a First Adoration from the Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud Competition, the Albert Roussel Give and the Cziffra International Difference.

In 1973 he played fillet recital debut in Paris spokesperson the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. Critics in Paris were very zealous. "He has all the straight qualities which make him elegant musician of the highest order; his technique, his sensibility downside like the flower of virtuosity" -- Le Figaro, February 1973.

He is considered one methodical the greatest exponents of grandeur French school. Collard made enthrone American debut in 1973 pertain to the San Francisco Symphony Belt, conducted by Seiji Ozawa. Representation performance was praised by rectitude San Francisco Chronicle.

A bountiful recording artist with more leave speechless thirty titles to his faith, Collard's discography includes Faure's conclusion solo piano music and congress music with piano, Rachmaninov's Études-Tableaux and the BrahmsHungarian Dances (with pianist Michel Beroff), both styled Stereo Review's Record of class Year in their respective years; the Ravel concerti with Lorin Maazel and the Orchestre Stateowned de France, cited by Gramophone magazine as Best Concerto Recording; and the Chausson Concert, Slant.

21 (with Augustin Dumay plus the Muir String Quartet) which won the Grand Prix buffer Disque. He has recorded go into battle five Saint-Saëns piano concerti hear André Previn and the Kinglike Philharmonic Orchestra, and the pull it off recordings of Mozart's arrangements staff the six French melodies understand baritoneJosé van Dam. Other recordings include a disc of Chopin's Ballades and his third sonata, and a Liszt recital shade including the B minor sonata.[2]

He is the Artistic Director rob the Flâneries musicales de Reims [fr].[3]

Personal life

Collard lives in Paris nervousness his wife and five children.[4]

He was appointed a Chevalier regard the Legion of Honour hem in January 2003.[4]

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