Anne Queffélec (born 17 January 1948) is a French classical pianist, born in

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Biography

Anne Queffélec is the daughter of Henri Queffélec and sister of

Yann Queffélec Yann Queffélec (born 4 September 1949 in Paris) is a French author who won the Prix Goncourt in 1985 for his novel '' Les Noces barbares'', translated into English as '' The Wedding''. He is the former husband of the late pianist Brigitte Engere ...

, both noted writers. Her brother Hervé Queffélec is a mathematician. She attended the

Cours Hattemer Cours Hattemer is a French private, secular school. It is independent of the state, and can follow its own teaching approach, which is structured and places great stress on repetition to drive home what has been learned. The school has many well-kn ...

, a private school. Despite an early passion for literature, she chose a life in music at a young age. She started playing piano at the age of five. In 1964, she enrolled in the

Paris Conservatoire 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 ...

. She won the first prize for piano in 1965 and the first prize for

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in 1966. She continued her education with

Paul Badura-Skoda Paul Badura-Skoda (6 October 1927 – 25 September 2019) was an Austrian pianist. Career A student of Edwin Fischer, Badura-Skoda first rose to prominence by winning first prize in the Austrian Music Competition in 1947. In 1949, he perform ...

and

Jörg Demus Jörg Wolfgang Demus (2 December 1928 – 16 April 2019) was an Austrian classical pianist who appeared internationally and made many recordings. He was also a composer and a lecturer at music academies. In composition and playing, he focused on ...

, and went on to study in Vienna with

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. She won the first prize at the

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competition in 1968, and in 1969, was a prize-winner at the

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.The Leeds
''www.leedspiano.com'', accessed 2 November 2019 Since then, she has enjoyed an international career. She is not only famous as a solo

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, but is also well known for her chamber music playing in cooperation with artists such as Catherine Collard,

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, and

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Awards

In 1990, she was awarded the French prize of

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(Soliste instrumental de l'année). On 6 January 2004, she was made 'Officier' of l'

Ordre national du Mérite The Ordre national du Mérite (; en, National Order of Merit) is a French order of merit with membership awarded by the President of the French Republic, founded on 3 December 1963 by President Charles de Gaulle. The reason for the order's esta ...

. She was promoted to 'Commandeur' de l'ordre national du Mérite on 14 November 2011.

Discography

Albums

*1976: ''(with Alain Lombard, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg) - Ravel, Les deux concertos pour piano (

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)'' *1977: ''

Mendelssohn Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 18094 November 1847), born and widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions include sym ...

: Anne Queffélec,

– Les Deux Trios Pour Piano, Violon & Violoncelle (ERATO)'' *1978: ''(with Pierre Amoyal) Fauré, sonates pour piano et violon (ERATO)'' *1979: ''(with Imogen Cooper) Franz Schubert, Œuvres pour piano à 4 mains (ERATO)'' *1988: ''Erik Satie'' *1995: ''Scarlatti: 13 Sonatas'' *1996: ''Dutilleux: The Works for Piano'' *1998: ''Ravel: Piano Works'' *1999: ''Schubert: Sonata D. 894; Fantasy D. 940; Sonata D. 959; Four Impromtus D.899'' *2000: ''(with Imogen Cooper) Schubert: Works for Piano Four Hands'' *2000: ''(with Catherine Collard) Satie: Works for solo piano & piano 4 hands'' *2001: ''Ravel: Piano Concertos; Debussy: Fantasie for Piano & Orchestra'' *2001: ''(with Imogen Cooper) Schubert: Piano Works for Four Hands'' *2002: ''Serenity: Satie'' *2002: ''Mozart: Anne Queffélec'' *2003: ''The works for solo piano volume 1 (

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)'' **''The works for solo piano volume 2 (EMI)'' *2004: ''Beethoven: Lettre à Élise'' *2004: ''Satie, Ravel: Piano Works'' *2004: ''Satie: Gnossiennes; Gymnopédies; Piano Works'' *2006: ''Haendel: Suites HWV430, 431, 433 & 436'' *2006: ''Satie: 3 Gymnopédies; 6 Gnossiennes'' *2007: ''Domenico Scarlatti, Sonate pour piano (Warner Apex)'' *2008: ''Satie: Gymnopédies; Gnossiennes; Sports and Divertissements'' *2009: ''Johann Sebastian Bach: Contemplation'' *2009: ''(with Imogen Cooper) Schubert: Piano Works for Four Hands'' *2009: ''Haydn, Sonates et variations (Mirare)'' *2010: ''Chopin, De l'enfance à la plénitude (Mirare)'' *2013: ''Satie & Compagnie'' *2014: ''Ombre et lumière'' D. Scarlatti 18 sonates pour clavier (Mirare MIR 265)

References

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External Biography
20th-century French women classical pianists 1948 births Living people Musicians from Paris Prize-winners of the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition Conservatoire de Paris alumni EMI Classics and Virgin Classics artists Virgin Classics artists 21st-century French women classical pianists Erato Records artists {{classical-pianist-stub