Christophe Sirodeau

Christophe Sirodeau (born Paris, 1970) is a French pianist and composer.

He started to compose at the age of 10 and although mainly self-taught as a composer, he later consulted with the musicologist Vladimir Chinayev and the composer Victoria Borisova-Ollas. Also influential was Alain Poirier’s analysis course at Paris Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique (1993–5).

His compositions have been performed and recorded by Riitta-Maija Ahonen (mezzo-soprano), Eiichi Chijiiwa (violin), Jyväskylä Sinfonia, Sami Luttinen (bass), Orchestre National de Montpellier, Novalis String Quartet, Jonathan Powell (piano), Nikolaos Samaltanos (piano), Hannele Segerstam (violin), Leif Segerstam (conductor)^[1], Pia Segerstam (cello), Souliko String Quartet, Adriaan de Wit (piano).

As a pianist, he studied with Yevgeny Malinin (from 1982 to 1992, including 3 years at the Tchaikovsky Moscow Conservatory), and has been encouraged in his studies by the pianist-composers Milosz Magin, Tatyana Nikolayeva and György Cziffra, by the violinist Vladimir Gutnikov, the actor Innokenty Smoktunovsky and the musicologist Henry-Louis de La Grange. Among his others teachers were Alberto Neuman, Thérèse Dussaut, Olga Lartshenko and Dora Rybac.

Since making his performing debut in 1982, he has performed a broad variety of repertoire in concert, recordings and broadcasts, specialising somewhat in the presentation of rarely heard music (Viktor Ullmann,^[2] Samuil Feinberg, Skalkottas, Kapralova for example). In the 1990s he undertook significant scholarly and performing work concerning Samuil Feinberg, which resulted in the composer's 1st Piano Concerto and a number of unpublished songs and piano works coming to light and receiving their first performances and recordings since the 1930s, and in some cases, their world premieres.^[3]

Main works

Orchestral music

7 Symphonies (including the 4th with clarinet or viola solo, 5th with 'cello solo, 3rd and 6th with soprano solo) 1 other piece for orchestra with a solo piano

Chamber music

1 Septet

1 Quintet 3 String Quartets

1 String Trio

4 Trios with piano

Several duos for 'cello and piano or violin and piano

Several other chamber music pieces without piano

3 Suites for solo piano

Several other pieces for solo piano

1 piece for organ

Pieces for solo 'cello, solo violin and solo viola

Vocal music

3 Songs cycles with piano

1 Songs cycle with 'cello

1 song with piano and 'cello

1 electronic music piece

Discography

Scriabin, Roslavets, Lourié and Feinberg (Arkadia, 1994) Skalkottas - “Ulysses’ Return” for 2 pianos (with N. Samaltanos), Agorà Musica, 1995 Chamber music of Leif Segerstam (BIS, 1996) Skalkottas - “Chamber Concerto” (BIS, 2003) Samuil Feinberg - complete Piano Sonatas (with N. Samaltanos), BIS, 2003–04 “Obscur chemin des étoiles” - Orchestral, chamber and solo works of Christophe Sirodeau (Altarus Records, 2007) Samuil Feinberg - 1st Piano Concerto (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / Leif Segerstam) and solo piano pieces (Altarus Records, 2008) Victoria Borisova-Ollas - "Im Klosterhofe" for cello, piano and tape (with Pia Segerstam) CD Phono Suecia, 2008 Samuil Feinberg - Songs (with Riitta-Maija Ahonen and Sami Luttinen), Altarus Records, 2009

References

1. ^ "Christophe Sirodeau: Obscur chemin des étoiles". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/christophe-sirodeau-obscur-chemin-des-toiles-w253632. Retrieved 2011-01-12. 
2. ^ Rigail, Thomas (2010-02-12). "Sirodeau, Gottlieb, Powell : pianistes en archipel". Classiqueinfo. http://www.classiqueinfo.com/article.php3?id_article=700&lang=fr. Retrieved 2011-01-12. 
3. ^ Lewis, Dave. "Samuil Feinberg: Piano Concerto No. 1; Solo Piano Pieces: Review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/samuil-feinberg-piano-concerto-no-1-solo-piano-pieces-w171367/review. Retrieved 2011-01-12. 

• Booklet notes to “Obscur chemin des étoiles - orchestral, chamber and solo works of Christophe Sirodeau” (Altarus Records, 2007)

• Booklet notes to “Samuil Feinberg - Piano Sonatas Vols. 1 & 2” (BIS, 2003–04)

External links

• (website of the International Feinberg/Skalkottas Society)
• L'Etoile at Universal Edition
• REINL-PREISE 2003

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