HELENE GRIMAUD

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Hélène Grimaud

On rehearsal at the festival of La Roque-d'Anthéron
Background information
Birth name Hélène Grimaud
Born November 7, 1969 (1969-11-07) (age 40)
Aix-en-Provence, France
Genres Classical
Occupations musician, author
Instruments Piano
Years active 1986–present
Labels Denon, Erato, Teldec, Deutsche Grammophon
Website Hélène Grimaud: http://www.helenegrimaud.com/

Hélène Grimaud (born November 7, 1969) is a French pianist.



Biography

Grimaud was born in Aix-en-Provence, France. She is descended from Sephardi Jews from Corsica on her mother's side and from Berber Jews on her father's side. She has stated that as a child she was often "agitated". She discovered the piano at seven. She entered the Conservatoire de Paris in 1982 where she studied with Jacques Rouvier. In 1985 she won first prize at the Conservatory and the Grand Prix du Disque of the Académie Charles Cros for her recording of the Rachmaninov Piano Sonata No. 2. In 1987, she launched her professional career with a solo recital in Paris and a performance with the Orchestre de Paris under Daniel Barenboim.

At 21, Grimaud moved to Florida, United States and later lived outside New York City. After some time spent in Berlin, she currently resides in Switzerland. She is known for her passion for wolves, which she studies and raises. She now divides her time between her musical career and the Wolf Conservation Center, which she co-founded with her then-companion, the photographer J. Henry Fair. She also experiences synesthesia, where one physical sense adds input to another, for example tasting words, or in her case, seeing music as color.

She performed at the Last Night of the BBC Proms in London in September 2008, playing the piano part of Beethoven's Choral Fantasia.

Discography

On Denon
The complete Denon recordings have been released in a box by Brilliant Classics.]
Rachmaninoff Piano Sonata No. 2 (1986)
Chopin Ballade No. 1, Liszt Après une Lecture de Dante, Schumann Sonata for Piano (1987)
Schumann Kreisleriana, Brahms Piano Sonata No. 2 (1989)
Brahms Piano Sonata No. 3 & 6, Klavierstücke (1992)
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2, Ravel Piano Concerto (1993)

On Erato
Schumann Piano Concerto, Richard Strauss Burleske (1995)
Brahms Piano Pieces Op. 116–119 (1996)
Gershwin Piano Concerto, Ravel Piano Concerto (1997)
Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 (1998)

On Teldec
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4, Piano Sonata No. 30, Piano Sonata No. 31 (1999)
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2, Prelude Op. 32/12, Etudes-Tableaux Op. 33/1, 2 and 9, Variations on a Theme of Corelli (2001)
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4, Schumann Piano Concerto op. 54 (2003)

On Deutsche Grammophon
Credo, comprising John Corigliano: Fantasia on an Ostinato, Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17 "Tempest", Choral Fantasy, Arvo Pärt: Credo (2003)
Chopin | Rachmaninoff (2005)
Bartók The Piano Concertos (on the third) (2005)
Reflection (2006)
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor", Piano Sonata No. 28 (2007)
Bach Various (2008)

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Sergei Rachmaninov
Piano concerto n.2 in C minor op.18
Hélène Grimaud (piano)
Claudio Abbado (Lucerne Festival Orchestra)

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Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (1 Nisan 1873, Rusya-28 Mart 1943, ABD). Rus besteci, orkestra şefi, pianist.

20. yüzyılın en büyük piyanist ve bestecilerinden birisidir. Rus romantizminin son büyük bestecisi ünvanını taşır. Ülkesindeki Bolşevik Devrimi'nden sonra ABD'yerleşmiş ve ABD vatandaşı olmuştur.




Claudio Abbado (d. 26 Haziran 1933, Milano) İtalyan orkestra şefi.

Milano Konservatuarı müdür yardımcısı Michelangelo Abbado'nun oğlu olan Claudio Abbado, önce piyano öğrenimi gördü; sonra Bruno Bettinelli'den kompozisyon, Viyana'da Hans Swarowsky'den de orkestra şefliği dersleri aldı. 1971'de Viyana Filarmoni Operası'nın sürekli şefliğine, 1986'da da Viyana Devleti Operası'nın müzik yönetmenliğine getirildi. Bu arada 1969-1986 arasında Milano La Scala Operası'nda önce orkestra şefliği, daha sonra da müzik yönetmenliği yaptı. 1978-1983 arasında Londra Filarmoni Orkestrası'nı yönetti ve 1983-1988 arasında müzik yönetmenliğini yaptı. 1989'da ölen Herbert von Karajan'ın yerine Berlin Filarmoni Orkestrası'nın müzik yönetmenliğine getirildi. 1990'da ek olarak, Berlin Gustav Mahler Orkestrası'nın yöneticiliğini de üstlendi. Ekim 1991'de Viyana Devlet Operası'ndaki görevinden ayrıldı.

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