Jean Casadesus
Jean Casadesus (born July 17, 1927 in Paris as Jean Claude Michel Casadesus , † January 20, 1972 in Renfrew , Ontario , Canada ) was a French pianist , music teacher and composer . He was the son of the famous pianist couple Robert and Gaby Casadesus and the great-nephew of Henri Casadesus and Marius Casadesus .
Live and act
Jean Casadesus was born in Paris in 1927. He learned to play the piano at an early age from his parents Robert Casadesus (1899–1972) and Gaby Casadesus.
Casadesus first studied at the Paris Conservatory . In 1939 he continued his studies at Princeton University in the United States. He made his debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy in 1947, was a laureate at the Concours de Genève and then enjoyed great success as a concert pianist at Carnegie Hall and as a piano teacher, especially at the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau . His students include Robert D. Levin and the American composer Michael Convertino . Jean Casadesus often played six-handed concerts with his parents. Jean and his parents played Mozart's concerts for 2 and 3 pianos. They recorded these works with the Columbia Symphony and Cleveland Orchestras under George Szell and with the Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy.
In 1953 he married Evie Girard, the daughter of the painter André Girard . Jean and Evie Casadesus had a child, a daughter Agnès.
Jean Casadesus died in a car accident in Canada in early 1972.
Awards
- 1947: Jean Casadesus wins the Geneva International Music Competition
literature
- Jean Casadesus . Entry in: "The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music", Oxford University Press 2004, page 128, ISBN 0-19-860884-5
Web links
- Literature by and about Jean Casadesus in the catalog of the German National Library
- Jean Casadesus at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Jean Casadesus at Discogs
- Jean Casadesus at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jean Casadesus's private website
- Jump up ↑ James H. North: New York Philharmonic: The Authorized Recordings 1917-2005 . 2006, page 103
- ↑ Ingo Harden, Gregor Willmes: PianistenProfile: 600 performers: their biography, their style, their recordings . Bärenreiter 2008, page 119
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Casadesus, Jean |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Casadesus, Jean Claude Michel (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French pianist, music teacher and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 17, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th January 1972 |
| Place of death | Renfrew , Ontario , Canada |