Mills Music Now: Jean-Philippe Collard, piano

Friday, Oct 26, 2012 8:00p

Littlefield Concert Hall at Mills College Oakland, CA

Although pianist Jean-Philippe Collard’s name is as French as his birthplace, Mareuil-sur-Ay, Champagne, his repertoire knows no geographical boundaries. In addition to his complete mastery of French concerto literature, his interpretations of works by Bartok, Brahms, Gershwin, Haydn, Liszt, Mozart, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Strauss, and Tchaikovsky have met with great acclaim.

Born into a musical family, Mr. Collard was admitted to the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique de Paris at an exceptionally… Show more young age. At sixteen he was unanimously awarded the Conservatory’s First Prize, and subsequently he has won many others, including the Grand Prix du Concours National des Artistes Soloistes, Prix Albert Roussel, Prix Gabriel Faure, Prix du Concours International Marguerite Long/Jacques Thibaud, and Grand Prix du Concours International Cziffra. Mr. Collard was named Chevalier de la Legion d’honneur in January, 2003.

Program:
Claude Debussy: 12 Preludes from Book One
Frédéric Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28

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