Dominique Marie-Joseph Merlet (born 18 February 1938) is a French contemporary pianist,

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and music educator.

Biography

Born in Bordeaux, Dominique Merlet was a student of Roger-Ducasse, Louis Hiltbrand, and

Nadia Boulanger Juliette Nadia Boulanger (; 16 September 188722 October 1979) was a French music teacher and conductor. She taught many of the leading composers and musicians of the 20th century, and also performed occasionally as a pianist and organist. From a ...

. He won three first prizes 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 ...

before winning the premier prix, together with

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, at the

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in 1957. He went on to pursue a career as an international concert performer and made numerous recordings. The quality of his discography has been acclaimed several times: Prix Charles Cros,

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, Grand Prix du disque... 5DN0061

Until 2004, he also worked as a pedagogue and adviser in Paris and Geneva for many young artists who are now pursuing an international career, including Dana Ciocarlie,

Jean-Marc Luisada Jean-Marc Luisada (born 3 June 1958) is a French pianist born in Bizerte, Tunisia. He started on the piano at six years old, "the normal age". Biography At the age of 16 he began studies at the Conservatoire de Paris under Dominique Merlet and M ...

Philippe Cassard Philippe Cassard (born 12 September 1962) is a French classical pianist. Biography Born in Besançon, Cassard was trained at the Conservatoire de Paris where he won two first prizes, for piano (Dominique Merlet's class) and for chamber mus ...

, Frédéric Aguessy, Xu Zhong, François-Frédéric Guy, Kotaro Fukuma, Ha-Young Sul. Between 1956 and 1990, he was titular organist at

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in Paris. Former president of EPTA, the European Association of Piano Teachers,European Association of Piano Teachers
/ref> Dominique Merlet is a regular member of the juries of the most prestigious international piano competitions. (see below)

Discography

; Soloist: * Bartók, ''Danses roumaines, Élégie, Burlesque'', Suite Op. 14, Sonata for piano (6-9 August 1979, FY/Disques du Solstice) *

Brahms Johannes Brahms (; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid-Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He is sometimes grouped with ...

, Ballades Op. 10 ; ''Klavierstücke'' Op. 76 ; Fantaisies Op. 116 (2005, Mandala) * Chopin, works for piano (2010, Bayard Musique) *

Debussy (Achille) Claude Debussy (; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the ...

, ''Pour le piano, Masques, Images'' (January 1993, Mandala MAN 4826) * Fauré Pieces for piano (July 1998, Mandala MAN 4933) * Fauré and Roger-Ducasse, works for piano (2010, Bayard Musique) * Kirchner, works for piano: Präludien, Op. 9 ; ''Skizzen'', Op. 11 ; ''Aquarellen'', Op. 21 ; ''Confidences'', Op. 96 ; ''Nachtbilder'', Op. 25 (2002, Mandala) * Leguay, ''Azur'', for piano (7-8 June 2012, Neos) *

Liszt Franz Liszt, in modern usage ''Liszt Ferenc'' . Liszt's Hungarian passport spelled his given name as "Ferencz". An orthographic reform of the Hungarian language in 1922 (which was 36 years after Liszt's death) changed the letter "cz" to simpl ...

, ''Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude'' ; ''Sonnet de Pétrarque'' n°104 (April 1986, Quantum QM6891 / Bayard Musique) *

, works for piano (2010, Bayard Musique) *

Ravel Joseph Maurice Ravel (7 March 1875 – 28 December 1937) was a French composer, pianist and conductor. He is often associated with Impressionism in music, Impressionism along with his elder contemporary Claude Debussy, although both composer ...

, integral piano works (1990/1991, 2CD Mandala MAN 4807/08 / Bayard Musique) * Roger-Ducasse, works for piano (2001, Mandala MAN 5011) *

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, The Piano Work for Four Hands - with Jean-Pierre Armengaud (1993, Mandala / Bayard Musique S408805) *

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, ''Études symphoniques'' Op. 13 ; ''Arabesque'' Op. 18; ''Davidsbündlertänze'' Op. 6° (1966°/1968, Accord 202612) * Schumann, Allegro in b minor Op. 8 ; Sonata Op. 22 ; ''Trois romances'' Op. 28; ''Albumblätter'' Op. 124 (1966/1968, Accord) * ''L'Âge d'or du piano'': Mozart (''Fantasy'' KV. 397), Beethoven ( Piano Sonata No. 31 Op. 110), Liszt (''Sonnet de Pétrarque'' n° 123), Schumann (''L'oiseau-prophète'') (7-8 April 2009, Bayard Musique S 424586) ; Chambrist: *

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, Sonatas for piano and violin -

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, violin (1999/2000, 4CD Mandala MAN 4954/57) *

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, '' Grand duo concertant'', Op. 48; Trio for flute, cello and piano, Op. 63; Sonata for piano n°2, Op. 39 -

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(clarinet), Martine Joste,

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(flute), Michel Renard (cello) (1967–69, Accord Musidisc)

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