Jérémy Jouve (born 7 August 1979) is a French

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ist. He was one of six Frenchmen to win the

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International competition.

Biography

Born in

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as soloist with the Chambéry Orchestra. Until 1994, he was a student at the

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where he won the Gold Medal at 13, as well as the Prix de perfectionnement. The young Jouve then followed the private lessons of Éric Franceries, whom he considers to be one of his strongest influences. He later went to the

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to perfect his skill with Alberto Ponce, with whom he continued his guitar training at the

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until 2000.

Roland Dyens Roland Dyens () (19 October 1955 – 29 October 2016) was a French classical guitarist, composer, and arranger. Life and career Dyens was born in Tunisia and lived most of his life in Paris. He studied with Spanish classical guitarist Alberto Po ...

then became his teacher. Jouve obtained the Diploma of Higher Formation, specialty guitar of the Conservatoire in 2001. He decided to follow the class of the

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ist László Hadady, solo

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of the

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, and obtained his Diploma of Higher Education specialty in

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the following year. He was one of the rare guitarists to be received in perfection cycle, he continued his work with László Hadady until 2004. Since 2003, his career has had an international outreach: from the 40-date tour, when he won the famous

international competition, on stages abroad, Jouve registers as a new French guitar ambassador. He performs on the greatest musical stages in the world: the Tchaikowsky Hall in Moscow, the

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Guitar Festival in Germany, the National Theatre and Concert Hall of

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in Taiwan, the Busan Cultural Center in South Korea, the Sha Tin Town Hall of Hong Kong, the music festival of

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, the guitar festival of

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in Mexico, the concert hall of the

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in Bogota (Colombia), and other venues in Germany, India, Korea, China, Vietnam, Japan, Great Britain, Spain, United States. A musician open to all styles, described as eager for musical encounters, he plays with accuracy, in a classical, contemporary repertoire, in chamber music as well as in solo music. Jouve has collaborated with numerous musicians including: * in chamber music with Gérard Abiton, Pierre Fouchenneret,

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, Nicolas Jouve (his brother), Christophe Morin,

, Éric Franceries,

Mathias Duplessy Mathias Duplessy (born October 28, 1972) is a French composer and multi-instrumentalist. Career Duplessy started playing the guitar at age 6 and began appearing on stage from the age of 18, playing as a guitarist with artists from the French and ...

, Sébastien Droy and Prabhu Edouard. * as soloist for concerto with the

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and the

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in Moscow. He also performed with the

Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris The Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris is a French Symphonic Orchestra dating from 1672. Since the opening of the Opéra Bastille in 1989, the orchestra has also been called the ''Orchestre de l'Opéra Bastille''. History In 1672, the Paris ...

, the Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Lyon, the Sinfonietta ensemble and the

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. Very committed, he collaborates closely with Mathias Duplessy for the composition of certain pieces for solo guitar. Notably during his last album ''Cavalcade'', which received good media reviews. His interpretation of Britten's ''

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'' is a reference, as is his interpretation of the work for solo guitar by

Joaquín Rodrigo Joaquín Rodrigo Vidre, 1st Marquess of the Gardens of Aranjuez (; 22 November 1901 – 6 July 1999), was a Spanish composer and a virtuoso pianist. He is best known for composing the ''Concierto de Aranjuez'', a cornerstone of the classical gui ...

. Since his first solo album in 2004, he has recorded five albums, two of which are dedicated to the solo guitar work of composer Joaquín Rodrigo. The ''Traveling Sonata'' album, in duet with the flautist

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brought him a nomination to the

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. At the same time as his tours and recordings, Jeremy Jouve has taught guitar since 2018 at the

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and has been named professor at the Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Paris in January 2020, succeeding to the great masters Gérard Abiton, Pedro Ibañez and Ramon de Herrera.

Awards

Jouve has won several prizes including: * First Prize of the GFA international competition, organised in Mexico in 2003. * First Prize of the International Guitar Competition of

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in 2002. * Gold Medal Award and Developmental Award in 1993. In 2014, his album ''Traveling Sonata'', a duet with

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, recorded at Skywalker Studio in San Francisco, was nominated to the

. In 2015 his album ''Cavalcade'' joined the FIP official selection of April.

Discography

*2021: ''Jérémy Jouve & Friends play

Chamber Music'' - Totem *2015: ''Cavalcade'' - Absilone *2013: ''Traveling Sonata'' - Reference Recording *2013: ''Rodrigo, J.: Guitar Music, Vol. 2 -'' Naxos *2009: ''Jeremy Jouve - 2003 Winner of the International GFA Competition'' - Melbay *2008: ''Rodrigo, J.: Guitar Music, Vol. 1 -'' Naxos *2004: ''Jeremy Jouve Laureate Series -'' Naxos

References

External links

Official website

GFA website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jouve, Jeremy 1979 births Living people People from Échirolles French classical guitarists French male guitarists Conservatoire de Paris alumni École Normale de Musique de Paris alumni 21st-century French musicians 21st-century guitarists 21st-century French male musicians