Françoise Choveaux (born in 1953) is a French composer and pianist.

Education

Choveaux was trained at the

Conservatoire de Lille The Conservatoire de Lille is a music school in Lille, France. Founded in 1803, it was originally set out as a music conservatory, later branching out into theatre and dance in the second half of the 20th century. The conservatory took the place ...

, then at the

École normale de musique de Paris The École Normale de Musique de Paris "Alfred Cortot" (ENMP) is a leading conservatoire located in the 17th arrondissement of Paris. The school was founded in 1919 by Auguste Mangeot and Alfred Cortot. The term ''école normale'' (English: no ...

, she continued her apprenticeship in the United States at the

Peabody Institute The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University is a Private university, private music and dance music school, conservatory and College-preparatory school, preparatory school in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1857, it became affiliat ...

of Baltimore, then at the

Juilliard School The Juilliard School ( ) is a Private university, private performing arts music school, conservatory in New York City. Founded by Frank Damrosch as the Institute of Musical Art in 1905, the school later added dance and drama programs and became ...

of New York.

Career

Choveaux has recorded the complete piano work of

Darius Milhaud Darius Milhaud (, ; 4 September 1892 – 22 June 1974) was a French composer, conductor, and teacher. He was a member of Les Six—also known as ''The Group of Six''—and one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century. His composition ...

at the suggestion of

Madeleine Milhaud Madeleine Milhaud Milhaud (22 March 1902 – 17 January 2008) was a French actress and librettist. She was both cousin to and wife of composer Darius Milhaud. Biography Madeleine Milhaud was born in Paris to Michel and Maria Milhaud. Her fath ...

, the composer's wife. With close to 300 works to Choveaux's credit, she is part of this musical tradition, anchored until the 19th century, of the virtuoso instrumentalist and composer.''La composition, Françoise Choveaux, c’est son dada !''
on ''Resmusica.com'' (30 June 2007)

Selected discography

* Darius Milhaud, complete piano work * Françoise Choveaux, quintet with piano, quartets nº 1, 2, 3, 4 with the Vilnius String quartet and F. Choveaux as the pianist

References

External links

Françoise Chauvaux's personal website

Françoise Chauvaux's orchestral works

Françoise Choveaux's discography
on Discogs
Françoise Chauvaux
on Ma vigne en musique {{DEFAULTSORT:Choveaux, Francoise 20th-century French women classical pianists 20th-century French classical pianists 21st-century French women classical pianists 21st-century French classical pianists 20th-century French composers École Normale de Musique de Paris alumni 1953 births Living people 20th-century French women composers Juilliard School alumni