Thomas Bloch
Thomas Bloch (* 1962 in Colmar ) is a French musician, composer and music producer. He is a specialist in such rare instruments as glass harmonica , Ondes Martenot , Cristal Baschet and waterphone .
Life
Thomas Bloch studied Ondes Martenot with Jeanne Loriod at the Paris Conservatory and musicology at the University of Strasbourg .
Bloch gives concerts worldwide with the most renowned conductors ( Pierre Boulez , Valery Gergiev , Myung-Whun Chung , Paul Sacher , Christoph Eschenbach , Kristjan Järvi , Ivor Bolton , Michel Plasson , ...), numerous CDs ( Naxos , EMI , Sony , Deutsche Grammophon , ...) ) show the artist's and composer's artistic range from classical and contemporary music to rock , pop , film music , theater music and ballet music (3000 concerts and over 100 CDs).
He has appeared in films ( Amadeus , The Journey of the Penguins ) and has appeared with Radiohead , Gorillaz , Daft Punk , Tom Waits and Bob Wilson , Marianne Faithfull , Tindersticks , Vanessa Paradis , Nana Mouskouri , Jane Birkin .
Bloch Ondes Martenot has been teaching at the Conservatoire National Strasbourg since 1992 and is responsible for the presentation of the instruments at the Musée de la Musique in Paris . As musical director he leads the Evian Music Festival .
Audio documents
- Olivier Messiaen : Turangalîla Symphony ( Naxos )
- Music for Glass Harmonica (Naxos)
- Music for Ondes Martenot (Naxos)
- Classical Chill (Naxos)
- Classical Heat (Naxos)
- Mozart : Life and Works (Naxos)
- Ecuatorial / Edgard Varèse (Naxos)
- Missa Cantate / Thomas Bloch (Naxos)
Web links
- Thomas Bloch in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website
- Thomas Bloch plays glass harmonica, Ondes Martenot and Cristal Baschet ( YouTube video)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bloch, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French musician, composer and record producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Colmar |