Karol Beffa Composer Pianist improviser Victoire de la Musique 2013
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Karol Beffa Composer Pianist improviser Victoire de la Musique 2013
Karol Beffa Composer Pianist improviser Victoire de la Musique 2013 (French Music Awards 2013) « Composition » Karol Beffa was born in 1973 and is a French-Swiss composer. He made general and musical studies at the same time after being a child actor between 7 and 12 years old. He had a part in more than fifteen movies (he especially played in the Piccolo Teatro di Milano under the direction of Giorgio Strehler and he interpreted Mozart at the age of 8 in a Marcel Bluwall’s telefilm). He was the first at the Ecole Normale Supérieure (Ulm) and he then studied history (degree), English (master’s degree), philosophy (Master from the University of Cambridge) and mathematics: he graduated from l'Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Economique (ENSAE). He entered the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris in 1988 and received 8 First Prizes (harmony, counterpoint, fugue, music of XXth century, orchestration, analysis, vocal accompaniment, piano improvisation). First received at the Agrégation of musical education, he teached at the Paris IV-Sorbonne University (19982003) then at the Ecole Polytechnique (2003-2008). In 2003, he got the title of doctor in musicology thanks to a thesis about the Piano Studies from György Ligeti. Since 2004, he is a senior lecturer at the Ecole Normale Supérieure (Ulm). Karol Beffa is a pianist, an improviser, a composer and his works have been played in France (salle Pleyel, Théâtre du Châtelet, Théâtre des Champs Elysées, auditorium Olivier Messiaen…), in Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, Russia, USA and Japan by famous ensembles such as A Sei Voci, Maîtrise de Radio France, Cambridge Voices and by the greatest orchestras (Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Lyon, Philharmonie de Saint-Pétersbourg, London Symphony Orchestra…). In 2000, the Biennale internationale des Jeunes Artistes de Turin (BIG Torino 2000) chose him to represent France. In 2002, Karol Beffa was the youngest French composer at the Festival Présences. Then he was the invited composer of many festivals: Musique en Tréfilerie, Juventus, Bel-Air (2004 et 2005), Festival du Périgord noir (2005 et 2006), Suona francese, Auvers sur Oise, les « Pianissimes » (2008), Jeunes Talents, Les Vacances de Monsieur Haydn (2009), Voix du Printemps de la Sorbonne et Annecy Classic (2010). In July 2005, his oratio-ballett based on the life of Marie-Madeleine was played three times in Provence. In March 2006, a play was created by the Orchestre de Pau, under the direction of Fayçal Karoui: it was the first time in France that a subscription was launched by the public to order a work from a composer. Between 2006 and 2009, he was a composer in residence at the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse where he wrote “Paradis artificiels” (2007), a violin Concerto created by Renaud Capuçon (2008) and a piano Concerto, by Boris Berezovsky (2009). In September 2009, he created a trio with flute, viola and harp at the Berlin Philharmony, which was ordered by both Marie-Pierre Langlamet and the Berlin Philharmony Foundation. In April 2009, he wrote a string quartet for the Capuçon Quartet (Madrid). Karol Beffa is a scolarship holder from the Institut de France in composition (2001), a laureate of the Fondation Lili et Nadia Boulanger (2001), scholarship holder from the Académie musicale de Villecroze, laureate of the Fondation Natexis (2002), laureate of “Bourse des Muses”, finalist at the international competition of Prades (2005 and 2007), laureate of Prix Charles Oulmont (2005), he also got the Young Composer of the SACEM Prize (2008) and the Prix Chartier de l'Académie des Beaux-Arts (2008). In 2009 and 2010, he was one of the three composers in the “best composer” category at the “Victoires de la Musique”. He was appointed Chevalier des Arts et Lettres. He composed the music of twelve movies and of two plays. Karol Beffa is supported and encouraged by Henri Dutilleux in his work of composer since the beginning of his career! Next creation: 22/05/2013 Rainbow Piano concerto Creation interpreted by: Karol Beffa, piano Alma Chamber Orchestra, Debora Waldman dir. Salle Gaveau - Paris, France Discography Monographic disc Les ombres qui passent, for viola and piano Mirages, for piano for four hands Supplique, for a single violin Masques I et II, for violin and cello Manhattan, for viola and piano Ensemble Contraste : Arnaud Thorette (viola), Johan Farjot (piano), Geneviève Laurenceau (violin), Antoine Pierlot (cello). Karol Beffa (piano) Disques Triton / TRI 331157 Works of Karol Beffa 3 Etudes (Extracted from 6 études pour piano) N° II, III et IV Dana Ciocarlie (piano) Disques Triton / TRI 331143 Aria Erbarme dich mein Gott (Bach / Beffa) - Passion selon Saint Matthieu BWV 244 David Bismuth (piano) AmeSon / ASCP 0815 Buenos Aires, for brass quintet Feeling Brass Quintet : Romain Leleu (trumpet), Loïc Sonrel (trumpet), Hugues Viallon (cor), Florent Didier (trombone), Frédéric Marillier (tuba) Polymnie / POL 570170 Eloge de l’ombre, for harp Anneleen Lenaerts (harp) Egan Records / 00046 Masques I et II, for violin and cello Renaud Capuçon (violin), Gautier Capuçon (cello) Virgin Classics / 0946 332626 2 1 Oblivion, for string orchestra Orchestre des Jeunes du CRR de Paris Solistes : Lucia Barathova et Virgile Guglielmi © 2011 by Gérard Billaudot Éditeur Sillages, for piano Six études, for piano Lorène de Ratuld (piano) AmeSon / ASCP 0505 Catalogue : Gérard Billaudot Publisher / Paris AGENCE TOCCATA - EUROPE Sylvie KABINA-CLOPET Prix AFFA EXPORT 2000 / Ministère des Affaires Etrangères Management Musical Européen Vikarweg 11* D - 70567 STUTTGART * Tel /Fax: 0049 711 / 220 95 784 E-mail: [email protected] * www.toccataeurope.eu