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'''François-Joël Thiollier''' (born 1943) is an internationally recognized French-American classical pianist.<ref>''88 notes pour piano solo'', [[Jean-Pierre Thiollet]], Paris, Neva Editions, 2015, p. 53. {{ISBN|978-2-3505-5192-0}}</ref> |
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Thiollier was born in [[Paris]] in 1943, with both French and American citizenship. He gave his first concert in [[New York]] at the age of 5, then commenced studies at the [[Conservatoire de Paris|Paris Conservatoire]] with [[Robert Casadesus]], and at the [[Juilliard School]] in New York under Sascha Gorodnitzki, graduating at the young age of eighteen.<ref name=bach>[http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Thiollier-Francois-Joel.htm Bach Cantatas]</ref> |
Thiollier was born in [[Paris]] in 1943, with both French and American citizenship. He gave his first concert in [[New York City]] at the age of 5, then commenced studies at the [[Conservatoire de Paris|Paris Conservatoire]] with [[Robert Casadesus]], and at the [[Juilliard School]] in New York under Sascha Gorodnitzki, graduating at the young age of eighteen.<ref name=bach>[http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Thiollier-Francois-Joel.htm Bach Cantatas]</ref> |
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He has won major prizes at international music competitions, including 1st Prize at the 1965 [[International Ettore Pozzoli Piano Competition|Ettore Pozzoli Competition]], 2nd Prize at the 1964 [[Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition|Busoni Competition]] (the winner was [[Michael Ponti]]), and 6th Prizes at the 1966 [[International Tchaikovsky Competition|Tchaikovsky Competition]] in Moscow and the 1968 [[Queen Elisabeth Music Competition|Queen Elisabeth Competition]] in Belgium.<ref name=bach/> |
He has won major prizes at international music competitions, including 1st Prize at the 1965 [[International Ettore Pozzoli Piano Competition|Ettore Pozzoli Competition]], 2nd Prize at the 1964 [[Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition|Busoni Competition]] (the winner was [[Michael Ponti]]), and 6th Prizes at the 1966 [[International Tchaikovsky Competition|Tchaikovsky Competition]] in Moscow and the 1968 [[Queen Elisabeth Music Competition|Queen Elisabeth Competition]] in Belgium.<ref name=bach/> |
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François-Joël Thiollier was appointed an Officier of the [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] in 2003.<ref name=bach/> |
François-Joël Thiollier was appointed an Officier of the [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] in 2003.<ref name=bach/> |
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He was a jury member for the [[Paloma O'Shea International Piano Competition|Paloma O'Shea Santander International Piano Competition]] (1987),<ref>[http://www.concursodepianodesantander.com/C_Concursos_Premiados.aspx Paloma O’Shea Santander International Piano Competition “Winners, members of the jury and artistic guests”]</ref> and the [[Geneva International Music Competition|Concours de Genève International Music Competition]] (2012).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.concoursgeneve.ch/index.php/en/competition/candidates/2012/jury.html |title=Concours de Genève |access-date=2012-10-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121121012934/http://concoursgeneve.ch/index.php/en/competition/candidates/2012/jury.html |archive-date=2012-11-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He is also Chairman of the Jury for the inaugural "Città di Acquaviva delle Fonti" - "Giovanni Colafemmina" Prize Piano Competition.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gliamicidigiovanni.it/EN/index.html |title=gliamicidigiovanni |access-date=2012-10-17 |archive-date=2012-09-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916192421/http://www.gliamicidigiovanni.it/EN/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> He has participated in numerous other music competition juries. |
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He resides in Italy with his family. |
He resides in Italy with his family. |
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Latest revision as of 07:16, 29 November 2022
François-Joël Thiollier (born 1943) is an internationally recognized French-American classical pianist.[1]
Thiollier was born in Paris in 1943, with both French and American citizenship. He gave his first concert in New York City at the age of 5, then commenced studies at the Paris Conservatoire with Robert Casadesus, and at the Juilliard School in New York under Sascha Gorodnitzki, graduating at the young age of eighteen.[2]
He has won major prizes at international music competitions, including 1st Prize at the 1965 Ettore Pozzoli Competition, 2nd Prize at the 1964 Busoni Competition (the winner was Michael Ponti), and 6th Prizes at the 1966 Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and the 1968 Queen Elisabeth Competition in Belgium.[2]
He has concertised very widely in over 40 countries, and has made a large number of well-received recordings, including the complete piano works of Rachmaninoff (two traversals), Debussy, Ravel and Gershwin.[2] He has also recorded Busoni's massive Piano Concerto with chorus.
François-Joël Thiollier was appointed an Officier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2003.[2]
He was a jury member for the Paloma O'Shea Santander International Piano Competition (1987),[3] and the Concours de Genève International Music Competition (2012).[4] He is also Chairman of the Jury for the inaugural "Città di Acquaviva delle Fonti" - "Giovanni Colafemmina" Prize Piano Competition.[5] He has participated in numerous other music competition juries.
He resides in Italy with his family.
References[edit]
- ^ 88 notes pour piano solo, Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Paris, Neva Editions, 2015, p. 53. ISBN 978-2-3505-5192-0
- ^ a b c d Bach Cantatas
- ^ Paloma O’Shea Santander International Piano Competition “Winners, members of the jury and artistic guests”
- ^ "Concours de Genève". Archived from the original on 2012-11-21. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
- ^ "gliamicidigiovanni". Archived from the original on 2012-09-16. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
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