Georges Gachot
Georges Gachot (born October 8, 1962 in Neuilly-sur-Seine ) is a film director of French and Swiss nationality who has been producing documentaries about classical music since 1990 .
Life
Gachot moved from Paris to Switzerland at the age of 18. He completed his studies as an electrical engineer at the ETH Zurich in 1988 with a diploma. Following his passion for the piano and musicology, he later worked for the music label Naxos . On behalf of television stations, Gachot began to shoot film portraits of composers and performers, and from 1996 he produced his own musicians' films, some of which were also shown in the cinema. His best-known works include portraits of Martha Argerich (awarded the Prix Italia in 2002) and Beat Richner .
Filmography
- 1989: Petite histoire symphonique racontée par Anton Dvorak → Antonín Dvořák
- 1990-1993: Video Classics for Naxos
- 1993: Holy Russia, Celebrates The Festival Of Christmas
- 1994: Santa Fe, with Pinchas Zukerman & Marc Neikrug → Pinchas Zukerman , Marc Neikrug
- 1995: Wilhelm Killmayer, a german composer → Wilhelm Killmayer
- 1996: Carl Loewe "And he sings the new way ..." → Carl Loewe
- 1996: Grace Bumbry "What a lucky girl I am ..." → Grace Bumbry
- 1997: Bach at the Pagoda → Dr. Beat "Beatocello" Richner
- 1997: Les marées (tides, tides)
- 1999: Culture For All
- 1999: Concerto Cantabile, Rodion Shchedrin → Rodion Shchedrin
- 1998: Wilfried Hiller, a musical storyteller → Wilfried Hiller
- 2000: Claude Debussy "Music can't be learned ..." → Claude Debussy
- 2000: ... And The Beat Goes On → Dr. Beat "Beatocello" Richner
- 2002: Depardieu goes for Beatocello
- 2002: Martha Argerich, Conversation nocturne → Martha Argerich
- 2004: Money or Blood → Dr. Beat "Beatocello" Richner
- 2005: Maria Bethânia, música é perfume → Maria Bethânia
- 2007: 15 years of Kantha Bopha → Dr. Beat "Beatocello" Richner
- 2010: Rio Sonata, Nana Caymmi → Nana Caymmi
- 2012: L'ombrello di Beatocello → Dr. Beat "Beatocello" Richner ( movie poster , online video SRF )
Web links
- Georges Gachot in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Georges Gachot's website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gachot, Georges |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French-Swiss film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 8, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neuilly-sur-Seine |