Annie Challan (born 5 November 1940) is a French harpist.

Life

Born in

Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Par ...

, Annie Challan is composer

René Challan René Louis Jean Challan (12 December 1910 – 4 August 1978) was a French classical composer, impresario and art director for French record labels. René Challan was composer Henri Challan's twin brother and harpist Annie Challan's father. Ca ...

's daughter. She started playing the piano at the age of 2 and then the harp at the age of 9 in the class of Lily Laskine with whom she obtained at 15 the prize of 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 ...

. At 16, she was named solo harp in the Concerts Colonne, and at 18, she entered the

Opéra de Paris The Paris Opera (, ) is the primary opera and ballet company of France. It was founded in 1669 by Louis XIV as the , and shortly thereafter was placed under the leadership of Jean-Baptiste Lully and officially renamed the , but continued to be ...

, where she was the youngest in the orchestra. She created the first harp duo with Suzanne Cotelle,Suzanne Cotelle
(Discogs) with whom she recorded for the label

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. Together with Roger Bourdin she formed the internationally renowned "Flute and Harp Duo". She has composed numerous works for solo harp, duet, trio, harp ensemble, duet with flute, cello or clarinet. In February 2015, she founded the "Éditions Annie Challan", specializing in the publication of classical music scores of her own compositions.

References

External links

Discography
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Annie Challan's official website

Annie Challan: Sonate No. 2 en do mineur: Allegro maestoso
(YouTube) {{DEFAULTSORT:Challan, Annie Musicians from Toulouse 1940 births Living people Conservatoire de Paris alumni French classical harpists Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite