Pierre Pradier (born 26 July 1948) is a French classical pianist.

Biography

Born in La Seyne-sur-Mer, Pradier won the grand prix of the city of Marseille in

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's class, in conjunction with law studies at the Faculty of Aix-en-Provence. He entered the

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where he won the 4 first prizes including one for the piano in

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's class. Various encounters then with Pierre Bernac,

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, and Vladimir Jankélévitch influenced him a lot, as well as the advice of Gyorgy Cziffra and

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. Laureate of the International Casella Competition in Naples, and winner of the Alex de Vriès prize of the Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition, he performed in Europe and the United States, and recorded several discs devoted to Chopin, Liszt and Rachmaninoff. He also participated in the recording of film music, notably

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's, and television programs including devoted to Gyorgy Cziffra. Pradier also accompanies singers such as Claude DormoyClaude Dormoy
on

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and

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. In addition, Pradier has collaborated on several

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creations by

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, such as ''Parisiana 25'', ''Les amours de Franz'', Soirées Debussy n°2, ''Ma Pavlova'', ''Charlot danse avec nous'', as guest solo pianist with

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, Zizi Jeanmaire,

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. Pradier is an Academic of the . Several students in his class have joined the Conservatoires nationaux supérieurs of Paris and Lyon, and the Brussels and Geneva conservatories.

Discography (selection)

* ''Pierre Pradier joue Chopin'', Syrinx, 1977. * Liszt, De Vienne à Bayreuth, coffret 4 disques Lyrinx, 1978-79-80. * 11 Préludes de Rachmaninoff, Studio 35, 1984.

References

External links

Pierre Pradier's recordings
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