Éric Le Sage (born 15 June 1964 in

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) is a contemporary French classical pianist.

Biography

After he finished his studies at the

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, Le Sage went to London to improve by

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. Éric Le Sage is best known for his interpretations of romantic music,

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, but also for recording the complete piano music of

Francis Poulenc Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc (; 7 January 189930 January 1963) was a French composer and pianist. His compositions include songs, solo piano works, chamber music, choral pieces, operas, ballets, and orchestral concert music. Among the best-kn ...

. His curiosity for the unknown works led him to play more than twenty rare concertos by Dvořák,

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and others. Lesage is a guest of renowned groups such as the Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France, the

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or the Dresden Philharmonic.

Prizes

He was the winner of the Porto International Piano Competition in 1985, of the Robert Schumann International Competition for Pianists and Singers at

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in 1989 and of the Leeds competition in 1990. In 2000 and 2001, he obtained the ''grand prix du disque'' of the

Académie Charles Cros The Académie Charles Cros (Charles Cros Academy) is an organization located in Chézy-sur-Marne, France, that acts as an intermediary between government cultural policy makers and professionals in music and the recording industry. The academy is ...

, a Victoire de la musique classique, the and the Japanese "Record of the year" for his complete recordings of

chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small num ...

pieces by Poulenc.

Festivals

He has participated in festivals such as the Festival de La Roque-d'Anthéron, Festival de Radio France et Montpellier, Menton, Évian or Strasbourg. In 1993 he was cofounder of the . On 17 August 2010, Éric le Sage was in Jonzac on the occasion of the festival organized by the cultural association of the Val de Seugne; he was then accompanied by

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Paul Meyer and cellist François Salque.

References

External links

Éric Le Sage
on SOLEA

on Piano Bleu
Eric Le Sage : ''Je n'aime pas le Beethoven pâteux''
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 ...

Éric Le Sage (Piano)
on Bach Cantatas Website
Schumann Presto Passionato, Eric Le Sage, piano
on YouTube {{DEFAULTSORT:Le Sage, Eric 1964 births Living people 21st-century French male classical pianists Academic staff of the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg Musicians from Aix-en-Provence