Georges Pludermacher (born 26 July 1944) is a French classical pianist. He leads an international solo career and performs in the most prestigious festivals.

Biography

Born in

Guéret Guéret (; Occitan: ''Garait'') is a commune and the prefecture of the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography Guéret is a light industrial town, the largest in the department, with a big woodland and so ...

, Pludermacher began playing the piano at the age of three. He entered the

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at eleven and proved to be a brilliant student with his teachers:

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. He then perfected his skills at the summer courses in Lucerne with

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. At 19, he left the conservatory with 3 first prizes: piano,

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and

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. In 1967, inspired by his interest in

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, he premiered

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's ''Archipel I'' and four years later, Iannis Xenakis's '' Synaphaï''. He worked with ensembles such as the ''

Domaine musical The Domaine musical was a concert society established by Pierre Boulez in Paris, which was active from 1954 to 1973. Composers represented at its concerts included Boulez, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Olivier Messiaen, Luciano Berio, John Cage, Sylvano B ...

'' and the ''Ensemble Musique Vivante''. International awards soon followed in the 1960s and 1970s. Pludermacher, who also likes chamber music, performed with

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. He also formed a duet with

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. From 1968, he became solo pianist of the Paris Opera Orchestra. His concert career led him to perform with great conductors, such as Sir

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and the

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and the

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and the

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. He has been invited to festivals in Aix-en-Provence, Avignon, Strasbourg, Salzburg, Montreux, Vienna, Edinburgh, Florence, Barcelona, Madrid, and in 2003 as part of the

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es of the Académie française de Musique of Kyoto.

Prizes

* 1968: Laureate of the

Vianna da Motta International Music Competition The Vianna da Motta International Music Competition was first constituted in 1957 in Lisbon in honor of José Vianna da Motta by his disciple Sequeira Costa, who remains its president; this inaugural edition was won by Naum Shtarkman. The competi ...

of Lisbon * 1969:

Leeds International Piano Competition The Leeds International Piano Competition, informally known as The Leeds and formerly the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition, takes place every three years in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1961 by Marion, Countess ...

* 1979: Prize of the

Concours Géza Anda The Concours Géza Anda is a triennial international piano competition in Zürich, Switzerland. It was founded in memory of Hungarian pianist A pianist ( , ) is an individual musician who plays the piano. Since most forms of Western music can ...

in Zurich * 1987: Grand Prix of the

Académie Charles-Cros An academy ( Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy ...

for his recording of the ''

Diabelli Variations The ''33 Variations on a waltz by Anton Diabelli'', Op. 120, commonly known as the ''Diabelli Variations'', is a set of variations for the piano written between 1819 and 1823 by Ludwig van Beethoven on a waltz composed by Anton Diabelli. It for ...

'' * 1995: Grand Prix of the Académie du disque français for the Debussy's '' Études'' recording.

Some recordings

* Debussy's pieces for piano (2003) *

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 classical ...

's 5 piano concertos, Orchestre de Bretagne, dir.

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(2004) *

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

's complete work for piano, Flâneries musicales de Reims (2007) * Beethoven's complete piano sonatas and ''Diabelli Variations'' * Symphony No. 3 in E flat major Op.55 "Eroica" transcribed for piano by Franz Liszt (1986) * Theme from "Love Story" original motion picture soundtrack (1970)Piano Soloist listed on Cover notes on Music from the original motion picture soundtrack "Love Story"

References

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Pludermacher - Beethoven Sonata op.10 no.2
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Biography

Prizes

Some recordings

References

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