Anne Queffélec

Anne Queffélec
Background information
Born (1948-01-07) 7 January 1948 (age 78)
Paris, France
GenreClassical
OccupationPianist
InstrumentPiano
Years active1968–present

Anne Bénédicte Jeanne Queffélec (born 17 January 1948) is a French classical pianist.

Biography

Born in Paris in 1948, Queffélec was the daughter of writer Henri Queffélec. Her brother Yann followed their father's profession; their brother Hervé is a mathematician.

She attended the Cours Hattemer, 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. She won the first prize for piano in 1965 and the first prize for chamber music in 1966. She continued her education with Paul Badura-Skoda and Jörg Demus, and went on to study in Vienna with Alfred Brendel. She won the first prize at the Munich competition in 1968, and in 1969, was a prize-winner at the Leeds International Piano Competition. Since then, she has enjoyed an international career.

She is not only famous as a solo concert pianist, but is also well known for her chamber music playing in cooperation with artists such as Catherine Collard, Pierre Amoyal, Frédéric Lodéon, and Imogen Cooper.

Awards

In 1990, she was awarded the French prize of Victoires de la musique classique (Soliste instrumental de l'année).

On 6 January 2004, she was made 'Officier' of l'Ordre national du Mérite.

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

Discography

Albums

References

  1. ↑ "Quelques Anciens Celebres". Hattemer. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Biographie d'Anne Queffélec www.franceculture.fr, accessed 9 October 2019
  3. ↑ The Leeds {International Piano Competition} www.leedspiano.com, accessed 2 November 2019