Anne Queffélec
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Anne Queffélec | |
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Paris, France | |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Pianist |
| Instrument(s) | Piano |
| Years active | 1968–present |
Anne Queffélec (born 17 January 1948) is a French classical pianist, born in Paris.
Biography
Anne Queffélec is the daughter of Henri Queffélec and sister of Yann Queffélec, both noted writers. Her brother Hervé Queffélec is a mathematician.
She attended the
Paris Conservatoire. She won the first prize for piano in 1965 and the first prize for chamber music in 1966. She continued her education with Paul Badura-Skoda and Jörg Demus, and went on to study in Vienna with Alfred Brendel.[2] She won the first prize at the Munich competition in 1968, and in 1969, was a prize-winner at the Leeds International Piano Competition.[3]
Since then, she has enjoyed an international career.
She is not only famous as a solo
concert pianist, but is also well known for her chamber music playing in cooperation with artists such as Catherine Collard, Pierre Amoyal, Frédéric Lodéon, and Imogen Cooper
.
Awards
In 1990, she was awarded the French prize of Victoires de la musique classique (Soliste instrumental de l'année).
On 6 January 2004, she was made 'Officier' of l'Ordre national du Mérite.
She was promoted to 'Commandeur' de l'ordre national du Mérite on 14 November 2011.
Discography
Albums
- 1976: (with Alain Lombard, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg) - Ravel, Les deux concertos pour piano (ERATO)
- 1977: Mendelssohn: Anne Queffélec, Pierre Amoyal, Frédéric Lodéon – Les Deux Trios Pour Piano, Violon & Violoncelle (ERATO)
- 1978: (with Pierre Amoyal) Fauré, sonates pour piano et violon (ERATO)
- 1979: (with Imogen Cooper) Franz Schubert, Œuvres pour piano à 4 mains (ERATO)
- 1988: Erik Satie
- 1995: Scarlatti: 13 Sonatas
- 1996: Dutilleux: The Works for Piano
- 1998: Ravel: Piano Works
- 1999: Schubert: Sonata D. 894; Fantasy D. 940; Sonata D. 959; Four Impromtus D.899
- 2000: (with Imogen Cooper) Schubert: Works for Piano Four Hands
- 2000: (with Catherine Collard) Satie: Works for solo piano & piano 4 hands
- 2001: Ravel: Piano Concertos; Debussy: Fantasie for Piano & Orchestra
- 2001: (with Imogen Cooper) Schubert: Piano Works for Four Hands
- 2002: Serenity: Satie
- 2002: Mozart: Anne Queffélec
- 2003: The works for solo piano volume 1 (EMI)
- The works for solo piano volume 2 (EMI)
- 2004: Beethoven: Lettre à Élise
- 2004: Satie, Ravel: Piano Works
- 2004: Satie: Gnossiennes; Gymnopédies; Piano Works
- 2006: Haendel: Suites HWV430, 431, 433 & 436
- 2006: Satie: 3 Gymnopédies; 6 Gnossiennes
- 2007: Domenico Scarlatti, Sonate pour piano (Warner Apex)
- 2008: Satie: Gymnopédies; Gnossiennes; Sports and Divertissements
- 2009: Johann Sebastian Bach: Contemplation
- 2009: (with Imogen Cooper) Schubert: Piano Works for Four Hands
- 2009: Haydn, Sonates et variations (Mirare)
- 2010: Chopin, De l'enfance à la plénitude (Mirare)
- 2013: Satie & Compagnie
- 2014: Ombre et lumière D. Scarlatti 18 sonates pour clavier (Mirare MIR 265)
References
- ^ "Quelques Anciens Celebres". Hattemer. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
- ^ Biographie d'Anne Queffélec www.franceculture.fr, accessed 9 October 2019
- ^ The Leeds {International Piano Competition} www.leedspiano.com, accessed 2 November 2019
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