François Salque is a contemporary French classical cellist.

Biography

A graduate from

Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Sta ...

, François Salque teaches at the and 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 ...

. He has played and recorded chamber music with Éric Le Sage,

Alexandre Tharaud Alexandre Tharaud (born 9 December 1968) is a French pianist. He is active on the concert stage and has released a large and diverse discography. Life and career Born in Paris, Tharaud discovered the music scene through his mother who was a danc ...

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and Vincent Peirani. Salque also played in the Ysaÿe Quartet from 2000 to 2004, recording Fauré, Magnard,

Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( , ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions to musical form have led ...

Schumann Robert Schumann (; 8 June 181029 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career a ...

, Boucourechliev, but also little known works or fragments by

Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classic ...

, the piano quintet by

César Franck César-Auguste Jean-Guillaume Hubert Franck (; 10 December 1822 – 8 November 1890) was a French Romantic composer, pianist, organist, and music teacher born in modern-day Belgium. He was born in Liège (which at the time of his birth was pa ...

(with Pascal Rogé) and the

Clarinet Quintet Traditionally a clarinet quintet is a chamber musical ensemble made up of one clarinet, plus the standard string quartet of two violins, one viola, and one cello. Now the term clarinet quintet can refer to five B clarinets; four B clarinets and a ...

by Mozart (with Michel Portal). Nicolas Bacri, Karol Beffa,

Thierry Escaich Thierry Joseph-Louis Escaich (born 8 May 1965) is a French organist and composer. Life Born in Nogent-sur-Marne, Escaich studied organ, improvisation and composition at the Conservatoire de Paris (CNSMDP), where he won eight First Prizes an ...

, Bruno Mantovani and Krystof Maratka have dedicated works to him.

Discography

François Salque has recorded for the Æon, Alpha, Arion, Lyrinx, Naïve,

RCA The RCA Corporation was a major American electronics company, which was founded as the Radio Corporation of America in 1919. It was initially a patent trust owned by General Electric (GE), Westinghouse, AT&T Corporation and United Fruit Comp ...

Sony , commonly stylized as SONY, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. As a major technology company, it operates as one of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer and professiona ...

and

Zig-Zag Territoires A zigzag is a pattern made up of small corners at variable angles, though constant within the zigzag, tracing a path between two parallel lines; it can be described as both jagged and fairly regular. In geometry, this pattern is described as a ...

labels. His numerous recordings have received awards from the '' Diapason d'or de l'année'', "Chocs" of the ''

Le Monde de la musique ''Le Monde de la musique'' was a French monthly musical magazine published from 1978 to 2009 with a circulation of 20,000 copies in 2008. It was founded in 1978 by ''Le Monde'' and ''Télérama ''Télérama'' is a weekly French cultural and tel ...

'', "10" of '' Répertoire'', Grand Prix du disque de l'Académie Charles-Cros,

Victoires de la Musique Victoires de la Musique (; en, Victories of Music) is an annual French award ceremony where the Victoire accolade is delivered by the French Ministry of Culture to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. The classical and jazz ...

. * Beethoven, Cello Sonatas - François Salque, cello ; Éric Le Sage, piano (March 2014, Sony) * Fauré, ''Pelléas et Mélisande; Élégie; Mélodies''; Wagner, ''Siegfried-Idyll'' - Orchestre de l'Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie, dir. Oswald Sallaberger; François Salque, cello (18-22 July 2011, Zig-Zag Territoires) * Saint-Saëns, ''

The Carnival of the Animals ''The Carnival of the Animals'' (''Le Carnaval des animaux'') is a humorous musical suite of fourteen movements, including " The Swan", by the French composer Camille Saint-Saëns. The work, about 25 minutes in duration, was written for privat ...

'' ; Ladmirault, ''Les mémoires d'un âne'' -

Claude Piéplu Claude Léon Auguste Piéplu (9 May 1923, Paris–24 May 2006, Paris) was a French theater, film and television actor. He was known for his hoarse and frayed voice. Selected filmography *''D'homme à hommes'' (1948) - (uncredited) *'' Le R ...

, narrator; Laurent Cabasso and

pianos ; Philippe Bernold, flute; Ronald Van Spaendonck, clarinet; François Salque cello; Pierre Lénert, alto (1999, Arion) * ''Est'' ( Bartók, Popper...) - François Salque, cello and Vincent Peirani, accordion (1-3 July 2010, Zig-Zag Territoires ZZT 110101) * ''Tanguillo'' (

Astor Piazzolla Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla (, ; March 11, 1921 – July 4, 1992) was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player, and arranger. His works revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed '' nuevo tango'', incorporating elements fro ...

, traditional) - François Salque, cello ; Vincent Peirani, accordion; Tomás Gubitsch, guitar (Zig-Zag Territoires ZZT322) ; Videos * '' Chopin et la

mélodie A ''mélodie'' () is a form of French art song, arising in the mid-19th century. It is comparable to the German ''Lied''. A ''chanson'', by contrast, is a folk or popular French song. The literal meaning of the word in the French language is "melod ...

'', music lesson by Jean-François Zygel - direction Marie-Christine Gambart (2004, DVD Télescope audiovisuel/Naïve)

External links

Biography

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Official website

Biographie
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