Alain Pâris
Alain Pâris (born 22 November 1947) is a French
Biography
Born in Paris, Alain Pâris was trained as a pianist and has a law degree. He studied conducting with Pierre Dervaux, Paul Paray and Georg Solti and won the First prize at the International Besançon Competition for Young Conductors in 1968. For thirty-seven years, he was the youngest winner before Lionel Bringuier took his place.
An assistant to
He has been invited to perform in Germany (Dresden and Karlsruhe), Switzerland (bands from French-speaking Switzerland and Italian-speaking Switzerland), Italy, Spain, Portugal, Finland, Russia, Poland, Hungary, Lithuania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Greece, Turkey, Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt, Turkey, Mexico, Argentina (Buenos Aires Teatro Colón), South Africa, China, Hong Kong, Macao, Singapore... a total of 90 orchestras in more than 50 countries.
Sought after for his knowledge of the French repertoire, he also gives
Discography
- Piano Concerto by Jules Massenet, Variations symphoniques and Les Djinns by César Franck, with İdil Biret, piano. Bilkent Symphony Orchestra in Ankara (Alpha)
- Symphony n° 4 by Naxos)
- Concerto for two pianos, K 365 by Mozart, with Roxana and Valentin Gheorghiu, Orchestre National de la Radio Roumaine[5](Casa Radio)
- Symphony n°7 by Philippe Chamouard, Hungarian National Philharmonic, Budapest, (Éditions Hortus)
- Lithuanian National Philharmonic, Vilnius (Doron)
- Concerto valcrosiano and Concerto pour piano n° 2 by Pierre Wissmer with Georges Pludermacher, Hungarian Symphony Orchestra, Budapest (Naxos)
- Symphony n° 6 "La Montagne de l'âme" and Les Rêves de l'ombre by Philippe Chamouard, Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra (Triton)
- Symphonie n° 5 "Le Manuscrit des étoiles" and Le Portail céleste by Philippe Chamouard, Orchestre philharmonique de Transylvanie "Mihail Jora" by Bacau (Indésens)
Publications
- Dictionnaire des interprètes et de l'interprétation musicale au XXe (in French). Paris: OCLC 34515574.
- Livrets d'opéra, Robert Laffont, series "Bouquins", Paris, 1991; reissue 2013
- Le Nouveau Dictionnaire des interprètes, Paris, Robert Laffont, series "Bouquins", 2015
Adaptations in French
- Dictionnaire encyclopédique de la musique established under the direction of Denis Arnold, Robert Laffont, series "Bouquins", Paris, 1988
- Dictionnaire biographique des musiciens by Theodore Baker and Nicolas Slonimsky, Robert Laffont, series "Bouquins", Paris, 1995
- Dictionnaire encyclopédique de la musique de chambre by Walter Willson Cobbett, Robert Laffont, series "Bouquins", Paris, 1999
References
- ^ "Capella de Saint-Pétersbourg". Archived from the original on 2017-12-04. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
- ^ Athens State Orchestra Archived 2017-12-03 at the Wayback Machine on Greekfestival
- ^ Iyad Kanaan on YouTube
- ^ Pro Musicis website
- ^ Orchestre symphonique de la Radio Nationale Roumaine on France Musique