Éliane Richepin (1910 – 9 March 1999) was a French classical pianist.

Biography

Richepin studied music at the

Conservatoire de Paris The Conservatoire de Paris (), also known as the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue ...

where she received several first prizes: piano,

harmony In music, harmony is the process by which individual sounds are joined together or composed into whole units or compositions. Often, the term harmony refers to simultaneously occurring frequencies, pitches ( tones, notes), or chords. However ...

fugue In music, a fugue () is a contrapuntal compositional technique in two or more voices, built on a subject (a musical theme) that is introduced at the beginning in imitation (repetition at different pitches) and which recurs frequently in the c ...

counterpoint In music, counterpoint is the relationship between two or more musical lines (or voices) which are harmonically interdependent yet independent in rhythm and melodic contour. It has been most commonly identified in the European classical tradi ...

and

musical composition Musical composition can refer to an original piece or work of music, either vocal or instrumental, the structure of a musical piece or to the process of creating or writing a new piece of music. People who create new compositions are called ...

. She was a pupil of Georges Falkenberg, Marguerite Long,

Alfred Cortot Alfred Denis Cortot (; 26 September 187715 June 1962) was a French pianist, conductor, and teacher who was one of the most renowned classical musicians of the 20th century. A pianist of massive repertory, he was especially valued for his poeti ...

and

Yves Nat Yves Philippe Avit Nat (29 December 1890 – 31 August 1956) was a French pianist and composer. Biography Nat was born in Béziers and showed an early aptitude for both piano and composition. By the age of seven he was allowed to improvise eac ...

for the piano, Paul Fauchet and

Noël Gallon Noël Jean-Charles André Gallon (11 September 1891 – 26 December 1966) was a French composer and music educator. His compositional output includes several choral works and vocal art songs, 10 preludes, a ''Toccata'' for piano, a ''Sonata ...

for harmony, fugue and counterpoint and Henri Büsser for composition. Logiste at the Prix de Rome in 1938,

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Prize in 1943 for her work ''Fantaisie pour piano et orchestre'' which she premiered with the

Pasdeloup Orchestra The Pasdeloup Orchestra (also referred to as Orchestre des Concerts Pasdeloup) is the oldest symphony orchestra in France. History Founded in 1861 by Jules Pasdeloup with the name Concerts Populaires, it is the oldest orchestra still in existen ...

under the direction of French conductor and composer Albert Wolff, her international career grew considerably. A member of the jury at the

, she was invited to major international competitions such as the Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition, the Busoni, Vercelli, Buenos-Aires, Porto, Rio de Janeiro, Maria Canals (Barcelona) competitions, and the prestigious International Chopin Piano Competition. The

Philadelphia Orchestra The Philadelphia Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. One of the " Big Five" American orchestras, the orchestra is based at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, where it performs its subscription ...

named her an honorary member at the end of one of the concerts she gave during a tour in the USA. Since the beginning of her career in 1946, Richepin gave more than 1.200 recitals and 700 concerts with orchestra under the direction of the greatest conductors of the moment. Not only being an accomplished pianist, she devoted part of her activities to the organization of important cultural and artistic events. She is the founder and president of the Montevideo International Piano Competition, part of the world federation of international competitions and who, back in France in the early 1970s, founded and presided over the Annecy International Music Centre, which offers a choice teaching provided by leading figures in French pedagogy such as Joseph Calvet, Reine Flachot, Roger Bourdin, Daniel Deffayet and

Michèle Auclair Michèle Auclair (Paris, 16 November 1924 – Paris, 10 June 2005) was a French violinist and teacher. Michèle Auclair was born into a family with sense for arts and culture. Her first teacher was Line Talluel and later, at the Conservatoire de ...

. At the same time, she founded the Université Musicale Internationale de Paris (UMIP), bringing together a large number of her artistic friends, eminent teachers such as Livia Rev, Miłosz Magin,

Julien Falk Julien Falk (1902-1987) was a 20th-century French composer and composition teacher at the Conservatoire de Paris, and wrote many theorical music books. He had many students including well known composers Serge Gainsbourg, Gabriel Yared, Michel Coe ...

, Anne-Marie Mangeot,

Devy Erlih Devy Erlih (Paris, 5 November 1928 – Paris, 7 February 2012) was a French violinist and the 1955 winner of the Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition, Long-Thibaud competition. Background Erlih was born in France in 1928 to first-generation immigrants ...

, Oscar Caceres, Isabelle Nef, Annie Challan. Invited all over the world to give masterclasses in piano pedagogic centers (Tokyo, Moscow, Sofia, Osaka, Berlin, Warsaw, London, Athens), Richepin was particularly attached to the discovery and support of young pianists during her long teaching career. Grand officer of the Légion d'honneur, she rests in the cemetery of

Auvers-sur-Oise Auvers-sur-Oise (, literally ''Auvers on Oise'') is a commune in the department of Val-d'Oise, on the northwestern outskirts of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. It is associated with several famous artists, the most promine ...

near the church and the Festival she loved so much.

Pupils

Among her pupils were Carlos Cebro, Jacques Delannoy, Pascal Escande, (founder of the

Pascal Gallet Pascal Gallet is a French classical pianist. Biography His first television appearance at the age of 10 encouraged Gallet in the pianistic path. He entered the Conservatoire de Paris at a very young age and followed Pierre Sancan's, then Yvon ...

, Matthieu Gonet, Pascal Jourdan, Jean-Pascal Meyer, Florence Millet, Roger Muraro, Julia Tamamdjieva, ,

François Weigel François Weigel (born 1964, Trier, West Germany) is a French pianist, conductor and composer. Biography Weigel began piano studies at age four. At age 12, he played organ and conducted a choir which performed his own works. In 1979, he entere ...

Homage

Richepin died in Paris on 9 March 1999. "One of the greatest interpreters of our time" - '' Detroit Times''.

Selected discography

* Chopin: 24 Préludes Op. 28 - Disque Variance (33 Tours Mono-Stéréo) (1973) - Référence VR 33531 (D).Archived a
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* Chopin: 4 Ballades et 4 Mazurkas Op. 30 - Disque REM - Référence 10183 XT

References

External links

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Musica et Memoria : Le Panthéon des musiciens - D'août 1998 à juin 1999

Page d'hommage sur le site du pianiste italien Luigi Cordova

Éliane Richepin plays Chopin 24 Préludes Op.28 complete (ca 1982)
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