Pascal Zavaro (born 3 October 1959) is a French composer.

Life

Zavaro studied 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 his music, rhythmic thinking is predominant. The sources are very broad, from rock, Bartók,

Stravinsky Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (6 April 1971) was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor, later of French (from 1934) and American (from 1945) citizenship. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the ...

or some scores of

Steve Reich Stephen Michael Reich ( ; born October 3, 1936) is an American composer known for his contribution to the development of minimal music in the mid to late 1960s. Reich's work is marked by its use of repetitive figures, slow harmonic rhythm, ...

, resulting in a very personal and innovative expression.

Main works

* ''Stratus'', for large orchestra, * ''Flashes'', for large orchestra, * ''The Meeting'', for large orchestra, * ''Alia'', for orchestra, * ''Concerto'', for cello and orchestra, * ''Silicon Music'', concerto for electric violin and ensemble, * ''Tag'', for

string quartet The term string quartet can refer to either a type of musical composition or a group of four people who play them. Many composers from the mid-18th century onwards wrote string quartets. The associated musical ensemble consists of two violinist ...

, * ''Remiix'', for string quartet, * ''La Grève'', for clarinet,

bass clarinet The bass clarinet is a musical instrument of the clarinet family. Like the more common soprano B clarinet, it is usually pitched in B (meaning it is a transposing instrument on which a written C sounds as B), but it plays notes an octave ...

, percussion, piano and

string quintet A string quintet is a musical composition for five string players. As an extension to the string quartet (two violins, a viola, and a cello), a string quintet includes a fifth string instrument, usually a second viola (a so-called "viola quintet ...

(music for the eponymus film by

Sergei Eisenstein Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein (russian: Сергей Михайлович Эйзенштейн, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ ɪjzʲɪnˈʂtʲejn, 2=Sergey Mikhaylovich Eyzenshteyn; 11 February 1948) was a Soviet film director, scre ...

), * ''Trois Danses en sextuor'', for clarinet, piano and string quartet, * ''Three Studies for a Crucufixion'', for orchestra, * ''Densha Otoko'', for

piano trio A piano trio is a group of piano and two other instruments, usually a violin and a cello, or a piece of music written for such a group. It is one of the most common forms found in classical chamber music. The term can also refer to a group of musi ...

External links

Pascal Zavaro's website

Pascal Zavaro
on

France Musique France Musique is a French national public radio channel owned and operated by Radio France. It is devoted to the broadcasting of music, both live and recorded, with particular emphasis on classical music and jazz. History The channel was launc ...

Pascal Zavaro, interview
on tutti-magazine
Pascal Zavaro
on APOSTROPH'
Pascal Zavaro
on Gérad Billaudot Éditeur
Khatia Buniatishvili plays Pascal Zavaro
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