Jean Micault

Jean Micault (born December 28, 1924 ) is a French artist and music teacher. He is a direct descendant of Philippe-Alexandre Le Brun de Charmettes, a well-known French historian, writer and administrative expert of the 18th and 19th centuries. Century.

Music pedagogical work

Micault was interested in music from an early age. He studied harmony and earned a diploma as a music teacher. His teacher included the French pianist and music teacher Alfred Cortot . He first studied with him and then worked for a long time as his assistant at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena ( Italy ). He then went on to study with the internationally renowned Beethoven specialist Wilhelm Backhaus . He was then appointed professor at the Paris École Normale de Musique de Paris , where he taught continuously until 2006. At the same time, Micault took over the professorship for piano at the Saar University of Music in Saarbrücken in 1979, succeeding Walter Gieseking and Andor Foldes . Furthermore, from 1996 to 2005 he was in charge of the “Masterclasses” in the subjects of piano and singing at the music academy in Thionville, Lorraine .

In addition to his full-time work, Micault has been involved in numerous advanced training events in Europe and overseas and as a jury member in well over 100 renowned music competitions. For several years he has been president of the internationally renowned piano competition “Citta di Sulmona ” in central Italy.

Jean Micault teaches and writes in four languages: French, English, German and Italian. He is married to the soprano Claudie Verhaeghe. The couple's center of life has been the Saarland capital of Saarbrücken for several years .

Artistic creation

In addition to his educational work, Micault performs as a concert pianist of international standing in numerous countries around the world. He is considered to be one of the main interpreters of the romantic repertoire (Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin, Liszt), but he also addresses other styles. Among other things, he added the works of the until then less well-known French composer Maurice Journeau to his repertoire and thus helped this composer to become more well known. In addition, Micault accompanies singers from the field of lyric singing.

Awards - prizes

Micault received awards in the fields of “musique esthétique” and chamber music at an early age. Furthermore, he received the following prizes in his subject " piano ":

• First pianist prize from the Paris National School of Music
• First prize "Grand Prix Louis Diémer "
• First prize "Grand Prix Vercelli International Pianist Competition "

Discography (selection)

• 19 Polish songs op. 74 CHOPIN, 6 Polish songs LISZT; Claudie Verhaeghe soprano; Jean Micault piano; Discover International, 1995. (OCLC 40278983)
• The Women Composers (Fanny Mendelssohn, Clara SCHUMANN, Alma MAHLER); Claudie Verhaeghe soprano; Jean Micault piano; Arcobaleno, 1994, AAOC-93292 Sonata n ° 2 and 3, CHOPIN, Discover International, Live Recording 1982, DICD 920286 CHOPIN, Waltzes, Arcobaleno, 2003, AAOC - 94432 JOURNEAU, Prélude, Nocturnes, Nouvelles Impressions Fugitives, (Jean MICAULT, Thomas BETZ, pianistes) 2001, SKARBO DSK 1011
• Symphonie en ré mineur Variations symphoniques pour piano et orchestra; César Franck; Jean Micault; Louis Fourestier; Orchester des cento soli. Paris: Le club français du disque. (OCLC 54019039)

literature

• Effertz, Lilo: Applause and flowers for Jean Micault. In: Saarbrücker Zeitung v. June 11, 1999
• Schwambach, Oliver: The approach of the pianist. In: Saarbrücker Zeitung (culture) v. December 28, 2009

Individual evidence

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The article is based on the French Wikipedia