Cyril Huvé (born 9 February 1954) is a French classical pianist.

Biography

Born in Paris, Huvé was a pupil of

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. He also subsequently worked under the leadership of

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, in frequent - and free - private lessons at the Cziffra foundation of

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. Winner of the 2010

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for his CD of works for piano by

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on an 1840 Broadwood piano, Huvé was particularly interested in the expressive possibilities of the romantic 19th century keyboards that his masters passed on to him. A

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specialist, his experience in instrument knowledge has helped to integrate the notion of historically informed interpretation into the works of a vast repertoire and the modern piano, which he approaches in the continuity of historical instruments, taking advantage of the experience they bring him and not in opposition to them. Huvé has performed in numerous festivals and as

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ist with orchestras such as the

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and the

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. A tour in the US and South America in 2012 - Bolivia, Mexico, Chile, BrazilCyril Huvé pianiste globe-trotter
on ''

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''. gave him the opportunity of a recital in homage to Claudio Arrau at

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, his birthplace in Chile, a visit to the municipal cemetery where he is buried, and a sharing at the Museo interactivo Claudio Arrau where the library of his scores, his objects - including his famous silent keyboard - and his personal memories are preserved. Invited in November 2013 for a recital in Tokyo Musashino, Huvé has long been the assistant of

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at the

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: he has contributed to the training of pianists such as

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, Ferenc Vizi, Alexandre Léger, Jérôme Ducros, Daria Fadeeva, Mara Dobrescu, Julien Lepape, Nicolas Stavy etc. First trained by pianist André Krust, he then joined

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's class at the Conservatoire de Paris, with Jeanine Vieuxtemps as assistant. He also studied classical literature in

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and obtained a bachelor's degree in Philosophy at the

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. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, he created and produced on

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an interpretation archives program called the ''Vieilles Cires'', then established the "Rencontres d’Arc-et-Senans and Cluny", where he invited flautist

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, and developed working and friendly relationships with musicians such as

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, André Cazalet, Jean Mouillère,

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, the

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etc. with whom he has since played frequently in

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. Huvé has contributed to some theoretical texts, translated and prefaced with Didier Alluard, the ''Chemins vers la nouvelle musique'' by

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(

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) and discussed with

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(in ''Questions de Sociologie'', Éditions de Minuit). Now residing in

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's native land, Huvé has assembled his collection of historical pianos in the Grange aux Pianos in Chassignolles, a musician's house and resource centre for performance research seminars,

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es and chamber music concerts. Since 2016, he has been

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of the

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"Automne musical" festival.''Improvisation ''so'' piano'',

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, Neva Éditions, 2017, .

Discography

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's works for piano: Toccata, Sonatina seconda, Elégies, Carmen fantaisie... (

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- 1985) *

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's complete lieder. Erard piano 1850. With

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(tenor), Guy de Mey (tenor),

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(baritone), Donna Brown (soprano),

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(mezzo-soprano). (Adda coproduction Radio France). * Schubert's ''

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'' - Hummel's Quintet Op. 87. Erard pianoforte 1822, with the Hausmusik Ensemble:

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(violin),

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(viola) Richard Lester (cello),

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(doublebasse) (EMI 1991, reissued by Virgin Classics) * Chopin's 4 Scherzi, 4 Ballades. Pianoforte Pleyel 1827 and Erard 1837 (EMI 1992) * Liszt's ''L’Album d’un voyageur'' (Switzerland). 1835 Braschoss piano (Euterpe, coproduction Radio Suisse Romande) * Ligeti's Trio for violin, French horn and piano -

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's Trio for piano, violin and French horn, Op. 40. With André Cazalet (horn) Guy Comentale (violin) (Montaigne 1992 - Naïve) *

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- Liszt's ''Le Chant du cygne'', complete

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. Steinway piano 1990 (Adès 1995) * Liszt's Complete Paraphrases on Verdi's Operas. Erard piano 1850 (BNL 2001) *

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's Ten sonatas for pianoforte and violin. Johannes Schanz pianoforte 1815. With

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, violin. (CYPRES 2003) * Romantic melodramas: Schumann, Schubert, Liszt. With

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, narrator (

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2008) *

's works for piano, Piano Broadwood 1840 (Paraty 2009)

References

External links

Official website

''Le piano du futur, avec Cyril Huvé, Stephen Paulello et Georges Lavaudant''
(France Musique)

(the Musashino cultural foundation)
Chopin Nocturne n°13 ut mineur Cyril Huvé Piano Boisselot 1842
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