Guy Touvron
Guy Touvron (born February 15, 1950 in Vichy ) is a classical trumpeter and university teacher in Paris .
Life
Touvron's parents weren't musicians, but his grandfather already played cornet . So at the age of ten he started playing cornet in his hometown.
In 1967 he went to the CNSM de Paris , studied with Maurice André and one year later he achieved the Premier Prix in the field of cornet, in 1969 the Premier Prix in the field of trumpet and from 1971 to 1975 received international prizes in Munich , Prague and Geneva .
Since then, Guy Touvron has been a sought-after soloist and has worked with internationally known orchestras such as I Solisti Veneti , the English Chamber Orchestra , the Mozarteum Orchestra in Salzburg, the Lucerne Festival Strings and numerous symphony orchestras , and has given concerts at home and abroad, for example in Paris , Lille , Lanaudière , Pollença , Ansbach , Salzburg and Montreux . He has given concerts with well-known classical music artists such as Jean-François Paillard , Yehudi Menuhin , Serge Baudo , Claudio Scimone . More than 25 works were written for him by contemporary composers, e. B. by Jacques Loussier , Alain Margoni , Graciane Finzi a. a.
He is a regular guest in Asia and has made 110 recordings in the USA , which have always received favorable reviews. His repertoire is comparable to that of his former teacher Maurice André and extends into the 19th century.
He is Professor at the Conservatoire à rayonnement régional (CRR) in Paris. For his services, he was made Knight of the Ordre national du Mérite in 1993 and officer of the Ordre national du Mérite in 2000. Touvron is also Chevalier des Arts et Lettres .
Recordings (selection)
- Guy Touvron with Wolfgang Karius: Splendor & Magnificence: Glory of the Baroque Trumpet (2007)
- Guy Touvron: Trompette - Etudes Françaises du XXè Siècle (2000)
- Guy Touvron and Franck Pulcini: Sonnez Trompettes (1995)
- Guy Touvron and Carine Clement: Le Concert
- Guy Touvron and Luigi Celeghin: Fantasia per tromba e organo (1985)
- Guy Touvron and Nelly Cotin: Pavane
- Guy Touvron and Isabelle Régis: Les plus beaux Noëls de nos Provinces
- Guy Touvron and Nelly Cotin: La Trompette de toutes les Mélodies
- Guy Touvron and Barbara Loch: Cantate 51 - JS Bach / Sur les rives du Tibre - Scarlatti (1990)
- Guy Touvron and Daniel Colin: trompette au bal musette (2001)
- Guy Touvron, Marie Rigaud, Catherine Ramona and Isabelle Ramona: Capricci armonici (1997)
- Guy Touvron (soloist) with the Orchester A. Vivaldi: Hommage à l'Europe (2001)
- Guy Touvron (soloist) with the Prague Chamber Orchestra: Mozart - Touvron
- Guy Touvron (soloist) with the Orchester d'Harmonie de la Garde Républicaine: De List à Nougaro
- Guy Touvron (soloist) with the Orchester d'Harmonie de la ville de Vichy: Orchester d'Harmonie de la ville de Vichy avec Guy Touvron
- Guy Touvron Brass Ensemble : Ensemble de cuivres Guy Touvron
- Guy Touvron Brass Ensemble : Gershwin (1992)
- Guy Touvron Quintet : Ragtimes (1992)
publication
- Guy Touvron: Maurice André: une trompette pour la renownedée (biography). Du Rocher, Monaco 2003, ISBN 2-268-04785-7 .
Web links
- Artist's website
- Guy Touvron at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Gianmario Bonino: ITA-TROMBA NELLA STORIA. Lulu.com, 2015, ISBN 978-1-326-45320-6 , p. 92 ( limited preview in Google Book Search)
- ↑ a b c Guy Touvron on www.bluval.de ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed June 29, 2017
- ↑ Décret du 15 may 2000 portant promotion et nomination. Légifrance , May 15, 2000, accessed June 29, 2017 (French).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Touvron, Guy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Touvron, Guy Michel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French trumpeter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 15, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vichy |