Yves Henry (born 2 April 1959) is a French

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who specializes in

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. He debuted at 13 performing

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's 1st Piano Concerto with the

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. After graduating from 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 ...

(where he now teaches), he was the first Western European pianist to win the Robert Schumann Competition (1981) and was subsequently prized at the Casadesus Competition (1985). He performs and records at an international level, and often judges international piano competitions. Currently he serves as the president of the Nohant Festival (fr). Yves Henry is also a music transcriber and a composer, known for his music tale ''Tubulin''. He has been awarded the rank of Officer in the

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by the French government, and he has received the Gloria Artis Medal by the Polish government.

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20th-century French male classical pianists 21st-century French male classical pianists 1959 births Living people People from Évreux Recipients of the Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis Academic staff of the Conservatoire de Paris Officiers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres {{classical-pianist-stub