Thierry Pécou (born 1965 in

Boulogne-Billancourt Boulogne-Billancourt (; often colloquially called simply Boulogne, until 1924 Boulogne-sur-Seine, ) is a wealthy and prestigious Communes of France, commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France, located from the Kilometre zero, centre of Paris ...

) is a modern French composer.

Works

*''L'homme armé'' *''Le Tombeau de

Marc-Antoine Charpentier Marc-Antoine Charpentier (; 1643 – 24 February 1704) was a French Baroque composer during the reign of Louis XIV. One of his most famous works is the main theme from the prelude of his ''Te Deum'' ''H.146, Marche en rondeau''. This theme is st ...

'' pour 3 chœurs à voix égales, orgue baroque, basse de viole, positif et cloches (1995) *''A Circle in the Sand'' (2001) for solo violin and choir, commissioned and premiered by Madeleine Mitchell (violin) and the Joyful Company of Singers with funding from Arts Council England, at the Bath International Music Festival July 2001 *''L'Oiseau innumérable'' – recording by

Alexandre Tharaud Alexandre Tharaud (born 9 December 1968) is a French pianist. He is active on the concert stage and has released a large and diverse discography. Life and career Born in Paris, Tharaud discovered the music scene through his mother who was a danc ...

and the

Ensemble Orchestral de Paris The Orchestre de chambre de Paris (OCP) is a French chamber orchestra based in Paris. The orchestra performs throughout Paris with concerts at the Philharmonie de Paris, where it is a resident ensemble, and also at such venues as the Théâtre des ...

, dir.

Andrea Quinn Andrea Quinn (born 22 December 1964) is an English conductor. Biography Quinn is a graduate of Nottingham University and of the Royal Academy of Music. In 1993, Quinn won the Royal Opera House's "Conduct for Dance" competition, and has since th ...

, on

Harmonia Mundi Harmonia Mundi is a record label that specializes in classical music, jazz, and world music (on the World Village label). It was founded in France in 1958 and is now a subsidiary of PIAS Entertainment Group, which is itself owned by Universal M ...

* ''Symphonie du Jaguar'' – Ensemble Zellig's recording on

was awarded the

Diapason d'Or The Diapason d'Or (French for "Golden Tuning Fork") is a recommendation of outstanding (mostly) classical music recordings given by reviewers of '' Diapason'' magazine in France, broadly equivalent to "Editor's Choice", "Disc of the Month" in the ...

2010 in the contemporary category.

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* 1965 births French contemporary classical composers French male classical composers Living people Musicians from Boulogne-Billancourt {{France-composer-stub