Thierry Caens (born 1958) is a French classical
trumpet
The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...
er.
Life
Born in
Dijon
Dijon (, , ) (dated)
* it, Digione
* la, Diviō or
* lmo, Digion is the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in northeastern France. the commune had a population of 156,920.
The earlies ...
(Burgundy), Caens began studying the
trumpet
The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...
at the age of six with his father
Marcel Caens (also father of the saxophonist
Jean-Pierre Caens). He was a pupil of Robert Pichaureau, Pierre Pollin and
Maurice André
Maurice André (21 May 1933 – 25 February 2012) was a French trumpeter, active in the classical music field.
He was professor of trumpet at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris where he introduced the teaching of the pic ...
.
In 1997, he obtained the
first prize for trumpet and the first prize for
cornet
The cornet (, ) is a brass instrument similar to the trumpet but distinguished from it by its conical bore, more compact shape, and mellower tone quality. The most common cornet is a transposing instrument in B, though there is also a sopr ...
in 1978 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 ...
in Maurice André's class.
A sought-after soloist, he is a guest of the world's greatest venues, from Victoria Hall in Geneva to
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
The is a Japanese concert hall located in Ueno Park, Taitō, Tokyo. Designed by Japanese architect Kunio Maekawa, it was built in 1961 and renovated in 1998–99. Its larger hall seats 2303 people, and its small hall seats 649. It is operated ...
, the United States, China, Italy and Paris (
Salle Pleyel
The Salle Pleyel (, meaning "Pleyel Hall") is a concert hall in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France, designed by acoustician Gustave Lyon together with architect Jacques Marcel Auburtin, who died in 1926, and the work was completed in 1927 by ...
,
Salle Gaveau
The Salle Gaveau, named after the French piano maker Gaveau, is a classical concert hall in Paris, located at 45-47 rue La Boétie, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. It is particularly intended for chamber music.
Construction
The plans for th ...
,
Radio France
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Stations
Radio France offers seven national networks:
*France Inter — Radio France's "generalist" station, featuring entertaining and informative talk mixed with a wide variety of ...
,
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
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,
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 ...
, etc.). With
Jean-François Paillard
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He was born in Vitry-le-François and received his musical training at the Conservatoire de Paris, where he won first prize in music history, and the Salzburg Moza ...
, he has recorded the main pages of J.S Bach, G.F Handel and J. Haydn.
Caens is also known for his many participations with other musicians, including , ,
Daniel Fernandez,
Vladimir Cosma
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He was born into a family of musicians. His father, Teodor Cosma, was a pianist and conductor, his mother a writer-composer, his uncle, Edgar Cosma, composer and ...
,
William Sheller
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(on the album ' issued in 2000),
Jean Ferrat
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...
,
Richard Galliano
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Biography
He was drawn to music at an early age, starting with the accordion at 4, influenced by his father ...
and many others.
He also played the solo trumpet part of more than 50 soundtracks, including Jean-Paul Rappeneau's ''
Cyrano de Bergerac
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A bold and innovative author, his work was part of the libertine literature of the first half of the 17th cen ...
''.
A great
soloist, Caens is at the origin of many projects and arrangements.
Career
* Solo trumpet with the Orchestre National de
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...
in 1975.
* Founder of the "Arban Qunitet" with Jean-Paul Leroy (trumpet teacher at the Orléans Conservatory) in 1976.
* Solo cornet at the
Opéra Garnier
The Palais Garnier (, Garnier Palace), also known as Opéra Garnier (, Garnier Opera), is a 1,979-seatBeauvert 1996, p. 102. opera house at the Place de l'Opéra in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. It was built for the Paris Opera from ...
in 1982.
* Professor at the Dijon Conservatory since 1985.
*
Artistic director
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of the Camerata de Bourgogne, Burgundy Chamber Orchestra, since 1987.
He also played with
Yves Henry
Yves Henry (born 2 April 1959) is a French pianist who specializes in romantic music.
He debuted at 13 performing Ludwig van Beethoven's 1st Piano Concerto with the Berlin Philharmonic. After graduating from the Conservatoire de Paris (where he ...
and founded a trio with
Michel Becquet and André Cazalet,
André Cazalet
on Conservatoire de Paris soloist with the Orchestre de Paris
The Orchestre de Paris () is a French orchestra based in Paris. The orchestra currently performs most of its concerts at the Philharmonie de Paris.
History
In 1967, following the dissolution of the Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Co ...
.
References
External links
*
Thierry Caens's biography
( FR3)
Discography
(Discogs
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)
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1958 births
Living people
Musicians from Dijon
Conservatoire de Paris alumni
French classical trumpeters
Male trumpeters
French music educators
20th-century French musicians
21st-century French musicians
21st-century trumpeters
20th-century French male musicians
21st-century French male musicians