Christophe Louis-Pascal Bertrand (24 April 1981 – 17 September 2010)
was a French
composer
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Etymology and Defi ...
of
contemporary classical music
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.
Biography
Bertrand, born in
Wissembourg, was a French pianist and composer of mainly chamber works born in 1981. After earning gold medals for piano and chamber music at the
Conservatoire de Strasbourg, he performed and recorded with the Ensemble "Accroche-Note" and the Ensemble "In Extremis" of which he was a co-founder. He collaborated with composers such as Ivan Fedele and
Pascal Dusapin
Pascal Georges Dusapin (born 29 May 1955) is a French composer. His music is marked by its microtonality, tension, and energy.
A pupil of Iannis Xenakis and Franco Donatoni and an admirer of Varèse, Dusapin studied at the University of Paris I ...
.
He studied composition since 1996, under the supervision of Ivan Fedele at the Strasbourg Conservatoire, obtaining with distinction his diploma in 2000.
His compositions, conducted among others by
Pierre Boulez
Pierre Louis Joseph Boulez (; 26 March 1925 – 5 January 2016) was a French composer, conductor and writer, and the founder of several musical institutions. He was one of the dominant figures of post-war Western classical music.
Born in Mont ...
, Jonathan Nott, Hannu Lintu, Marc Albrecht have been performed by several ensembles and soloists such as the
Ensemble Intercontemporain,
Arditti Quartet
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and the
Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg.
His compositions have been played internationally, amongst others in:
* France: Festival Musica, IRCAM, Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, Festival Agora, Centre Georges Pompidou, Salle Olivier Messiaen de la Maison de Radio France, etc.
* Germany: Beethovenfest Bonn, Ultraschall-Festival à Berlin, Internationale Ferienkurse in Darmstadt, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk
* Switzerland: Lucerne Festival
* Belgium: Ars Musica in Brussels
* Italy: Festival Traiettorie in Parma, Rondo-Milano, Spoleto Festival
* The Netherlands: Gaudeamus Festival in Amsterdam
* The USA (San Francisco), in the United Kingdom (Manchester), in Slovenia (Ljubljana)
French radio channel
France Musique provided his compositions
airtime (broadcasting).
He died by suicide in September 2010 in
Strasbourg
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, where he also lived.
Awards
Christophe Bertrand was awarded several awards for
* Prix de la Musique de l'Académie des Marches de l'Est (2001)
* Earplay Prize (2002)
* SACEM Hervé Dugardin prize (2007)
* André Caplet prize (2007)
He was selected by the
Académie française
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in Rome to be in residence at the
Villa Médicis in Rome for 18 months.
Works
Quatuor II
(2010)
String quartet (11')
Okhtor
(2010)
Large orchestra (13')
Ayas
(2010)
Brass and percussion (2')
Scales
(2008-2009)
Large ensemble (20')
Haïku
(2008)
Piano (5')
Satka
(2008)
Ensemble (13')
Dall'Inferno
(2008)
Flute, viola and harp (10')
Hendeka
(2007)
Piano trio (13')u
Arashi (2007)
solo clarinet (6')
To Thomas Monod
World premiere : 29/02/2008 - Strasbourg, Mamcs - Thomas Monod
Vertigo (2006–2007)
2 pianos and orchestra (20')
Co-commissioned by French Ministry of Culture and Musica Festival
World premiere: Musica Festival 2008
Sanh (2006)
bass clarinet, cello and piano (11')
Commissioned by French Ministry of Culture to
Armand Angster
World premiere : 11/10/2007 - Strasbourg, Musica Festival / Accroche-Note
Quatuor I (2005–2006)
string quartet (20')
Co-commissioned by Beethovenfest of Bonn and Peter McBurney
To the Arditti Quartet
World premiere: 19/03/2006 - Brussels, Ars Musica Festival - Arditti Quartet
French premiere: 20/07/2006 - Festival d'Aix-en-Provence - Arditti Quartet
World premiere of first version: 24/09/2005 - Kunstmuseum Bonn - Mandelring Quartett
Mana (2004–2005)
large orchestra (10')
Commissioned by Lucerne Festival
To Pierre Boulez
World premiere: 09/09/2005 - Lucerne KKL - Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra, dir. Pierre Boulez
French premiere: 02/062006 - Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France, dir. Hannu Lintu
Madrigal (2004–2005)
female voice and ensemble (11')
Commissioned by the
André Boucourechliev Foundation to
Françoise Kubler
Françoise Kubler (born in 1958) is a French operatic soprano who has distinguished herself both as an interpreter of New Music and in the field of free improvisation.
Career
Kubler, who studied at the Conservatoire de Strasbourg and then met Ca ...
and Armand Angster
World premiere: 30 September 2005 - Strasbourg, Festival Musica - Accroche-Note
Virya (2004)
flûte, clarinet (+ bass clarinet), percussions and piano (7')
Commissioned by Francis Rueff
To Frédéric Kahn
World premiere: 19/03/2004 - Espace 110 Illzach - Ensemble In Extremis
Aus (2004)
viola, soprano saxophone, clarinet (+ bass clarinet) and piano (8')
Commissioned b Radio Berlin-Brandeburg
To Philippe Hurel
World premiere: 24/01/2004 - Berlin, Ultraschall-Festival - Ensemble Intégrales
Recording: CD "European Young generation" by Ensemble Intégrales Zeitklang Editions (ez-21019)
Haos (2003)
solo piano (10')
Commissioned by Festival Rendez-vous Musique Nouvelle, Forbach to
Laurent Cabasso
World premiere: 09/11/2003 - Forbach, Festival RVMN - Raoul Jehl, piano
Iôa (2003)
8-part female choir (3')
To Catherine Bolzinger
World premiere : 23/05/2003 - Strasbourg, Palais du Rhin - Ensemble Vocal Féminin du Conservatoire de Strasbourg, dir. Catherine Bolzinger
Yet (2002)
20 musicians (10')
Commissioned by Ensemble Intercontemporain to Pascal
Dusapin
World premiere : 29/09/2002 - Strasbourg, Musica Festival - Ensemble Intercontemporain; dir : Jonathan Nott
Full (2001)
four vibraphones, piano and eight amplified voices (15')
Commissioned by
Les Percussions de Strasbourg
To Odile Charvet and the Ecole des Percussions de Strasbourg
World premiere : 20/01/2002 - Strasbourg, La Laiterie for the 40th birthday of Les Percussions de Strasbourg - Matthieu Chardon, Marcel Verrept, Christophe Landoz, Christophe Dietrich (vb) ; Anne-Cécile Litolf (pno), Choeur de chambre de Strasbourg; dir: Catherine Bolzinger
Ektra (2001)
solo flute (5')
To Olivier Class
World premiere: 16/06/2001 - Strasbourg, Cercle européen, Académie des Marches de l'Est - Olivier Class, flute
Dikha (2000–2001)
clarinet/bass clarinet and electronics (9'30)
Composed during the "Cursus de composition et d'informatique musicale" at the IRCAM
To Pierre Dutrieu
World premiere: 15/06/2002 - Paris, Agora Festival, Espace de Projection de l'IRCAM - Pierre Dutrieu, clarinet
Treis (2000)
violin, cello and piano (10')
Honorable mention at the Gaudeamus Festival 2001/First Prize Earplay 2002
To Rosalie Adolf, Anne-Cécile Litolf and
Godefroy Vujicic Godefroy Vujicic (born 1975 in Paris) is a French contemporary classical cellist.
Biography
Born into a family of musicians (his father, Jezdimir Vujicic, was a violinist of Serbian origin, Godefroy Vujicic successively obtained two first prizes ...
World premiere: 07/10/2000 - Strasbourg, Musica Festival - Rosalie Adolf (vn), Godefroy Vujicic (vc), Anne-Cécile Litolf (pno)
La Chute Du Rouge (2000)
clarinet, cello, vibraphone and piano (11')
To Ivan Fedele
World premiere : 11/05/2000 - Strasbourg, Oratoire du Temple-Neuf - Ensemble du Conservatoire de Strasbourg
Skiaï (1998–1999)
five instruments (8')
To Pierre-Yves Meugé
World premiere: 11/05/1999 - Strasbourg,
Musée de l’Œuvre Notre-Dame - Ensemble du Conservatoire de Strasbourg
Strofa II (1998)
female voice, violin and piano (5'30)
World premiere: 11/05/2000 - Strasbourg, Oratoire du Temple-Neuf - Ensemble du Conservatoire de Strasbourg
Strofa IIb (1998–2000)
female voice, alto flute (+ flute in C) and piano (5'30)
World premiere : 02/07/00 - Wangen (67), Vieux Freihof - Aline Metzinger (voice), Olivier Class (fl), Christophe Bertrand (pno)
References
External links
Official Website*
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1981 births
2010 deaths
20th-century classical composers
20th-century French composers
21st-century classical composers
21st-century French composers
Contemporary classical composers
French classical composers
French male classical composers
20th-century French male musicians
21st-century French male musicians
2010 suicides