Philippe Entremont
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Philippe Entremont | |
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 Philippe Entremont (2008) | |
| Born | 7 June 1934 |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | classical pianist, conductor |
| Known for | founder, Santo Domingo Music Festival |
Philippe Entremont (born 7 June 1934) is a French classical pianist and conductor. His recordings as a pianist include concertos by Tchaikovsky, Maurice Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Saint-Saëns and others.
Early life
Philippe Entremont was born in Reims to musical parents, his mother being a Grand Prix pianist and his father an operatic conductor. Philippe first received piano lessons from his mother at the age of six. His father introduced him to the world of chamber and orchestral music.
He studied in Paris with
Career
He won a prize in the 1952
Within five years he was hailed as a new and major voice in European pianism. He earned further recognition through tours of South America and the United States; organized by the National Music League and the Jeunesses Musicales International in 1953 and 1955. Eugene Ormandy auditioned him in 1954 and at once engaged him for his Philadelphia Orchestra debut, which took place in November 1956. His early Columbia recordings with Ormandy (c.1957–58), released in Europe by Philips Records (e.g. Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini) preserve the mood of exhilaration which attended his European debuts. His recording of Rachmaninoff's Second Concerto with Leonard Bernstein on Columbia was considered an extraordinary reading at the time. He also recorded Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1, with the same forces.
He recorded Rachmaninoff's
Entremont was Director of the New Orleans Symphony from 1980 to 1986. He served the Denver Symphony Orchestra as principal conductor from 1986 to 1988, and music director from 1988 to 1989.[3] Entremont has also been chief conductor of the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, and is now its Conductor Laureate. He also holds the same title with the Israel Chamber Orchestra.
He served on the jury of the Paloma O'Shea Santander International Piano Competition in 1990, 1995 and 2005.[4] In 2010 and 2015, he was a juror at the International Chopin Piano Competition. He caused controversy at the XVII Chopin Competition when he gave Seong-Jin Cho, the winner of the competition, a score of just 1 in the final, the lowest possible score. This was a substantial deviation from the other jurors; 14 of the 17 jurors gave Cho 9 or more points, leading to speculation that Entremont had trouble with Cho's teacher Michel Béroff.[5]
Entremont founded the Biennial Santo Domingo Music Festival in 1997. Since 2002 he has been Principal Guest Conductor of China's Shanghai Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra.
During the 2005–2006 Season, Entremont led the
References
- ^ "Philippe Entremont". Queen Elisabeth Competition. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Celebrated musicians' concert tours of Southern Africa 1953 -1978: Philippe Entremont, French Pianist". 21 June 2014.
- ^ "Entremont Leaving Denver Symphony". New York Times. 5 January 1989. Retrieved 8 September 2007.
- ^ Paloma O’Shea Santander International Piano Competition “Winners, members of the jury and artistic guests”
- ^ "1 juror gives 1/10 to the winner of the Chopin piano competition". The Dong-a Ilbo. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
- Some programs, introduction and photos from his 3 acclaimed tours of Southern Africa, 1958-74
- Brief 2002 interview that includes an interesting discussion about stage fright
- Short 1968 news article mentioning his first dual-role recording
- 1988 English-language interview with Philippe Entremont
- Biography at allmusic.com
- Interview with Philippe Entremont, October 15, 1997
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