Gilles Silvestrini (born 4 June 1961 in
Givet
Givet () (german: Gibet Walloon: ''Djivet'') is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France surrounded on three sides by the Belgian border.
It lies on the river Meuse where Emperor Charles V built the fortress of Charlemont. It ...
) is a French composer of
contemporary music
Contemporary classical music is classical music composed close to the present day. At the beginning of the 21st century, it commonly referred to the post-1945 modern forms of post-tonal music after the death of Anton Webern, and included serial ...
and
oboist
An oboist (formerly hautboist) is a musician who plays the oboe or any oboe family instrument, including the oboe d'amore, cor anglais or English horn, bass oboe and piccolo oboe or oboe musette.
The following is a list of notable past and pres ...
.
Works
Silvestrini received commissions for
chamber music
Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small numb ...
from numerous institutions such as the Festival de Flaine, the
Théâtre du Châtelet
The Théâtre du Châtelet () is a theatre and opera house, located in the place du Châtelet in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France.
One of two theatres (the other being the Théâtre de la Ville) built on the site of a ''châtelet'', a s ...
, the
Bibliothèque nationale de France
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, ,
France Musique
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Hist ...
, etc. His ''Études'' (1997) were part of the works in the 2014 program of the entrance exam to the
oboe
The oboe ( ) is a type of double reed woodwind instrument. Oboes are usually made of wood, but may also be made of synthetic materials, such as plastic, resin, or hybrid composites. The most common oboe plays in the treble or soprano range.
A ...
class of the
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[Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Lyon concours d'entrée 2014/12015, programme des épreuve]
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References
External links
Etudes (6) for oboe
on AllMusic
on Classical Planet
Gilles Silvestrini's Six Études pour Hautbois- Trevor Mowry, oboe
(YouTube)
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1961 births
Living people
People from Givet
Conservatoire de Paris alumni
École Normale de Musique de Paris alumni
20th-century French composers
21st-century French composers
French oboists
French male musicians
20th-century French male musicians
21st-century French male musicians