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Karol Beffa
Born27 October 1973
Paris
NationalityFrench, Swiss
Other namesKarol Befat, Karol Zuber
EducationÉcole normale supérieure
ENSAE Paris
Conservatoire de Paris
Websitekarolbeffa.net

Karol Beffa, born on 27 October 1973 in Paris, is a French and Swiss composer and pianist.

Biography

Beffa is the son of French-Swiss linguist and ethnologist Marie-Lise Beffa and French linguist Richard Zuber [fr], and the nephew of industrialist Jean-Louis Beffa.[1][2] He studied at École normale supérieure, then economics at ENSAE Paris and at Trinity College, Cambridge.[3]

Beffa studied harmony, counterpoint, fugue, music theory, improvisation and composition at the Conservatoire de Paris, France's premier higher musical education institution, where he won eight first prizes. He taught at Paris-Sorbonne University and at École polytechnique. He wrote his PhD (2003) on György Ligeti's Etudes for piano. Since 2004, he has been an associate professor at the Ecole Normale Supérieure.[4]

As a composer, his catalogue consists of several hundred works which have been performed in countries including China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States by ensembles that include the Maîtrise de Radio France, Chœur de l'Orchestre de Paris [fr], Cambridge Voices, Ensemble Notabu, Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre de Paris, Saint Petersburg Philharmonic, London Symphony Orchestra, and Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. His practice as a pianist has influenced his work as a composer.[5]

Beffa's works are also part of the repertoire of individual musicians that include Gautier Capuçon, Renaud Capuçon, Emmanuel Ceysson, Bertrand Chamayou, Karine Deshayes, Kristjan Järvi, Paavo Järvi, Victor Julien-Laferrière, Nathan Laube, Marie-Pierre Langlamet, Anneleen Lenaerts [nl], Paul Meyer, Edgar Moreau, Andreas Ottensamer, Akiko Suwanai, the Ébène Quartet, and the Modigliani Quartet. He has been composer in residence with the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse from 2006 to 2009.

Musical work

As a performer

As a composer

Is written first the name of the music record, then the name of the compositions by Karol Beffa which appear on the music record.

Books, speeches and articles

Acting

Beffa was a child actor between the ages of 7 and 12, between 1981 (7 years old) and 1989 (14 years old).[clarification needed]

Cinema

Television

Theatre

Opera

Awards and honors

Beffa received the Bene Merito honorary badge from Poland in 2013. In France, he was named an Officier des Arts et des Lettres in 2015,[11] then Commandeur in 2021, and Chevalier in the Legion of Honour in 2022.[citation needed]

He held the prestigious Chair of Artistic Creation at the College de France (2012-2013)[12]

References

  1. ^ Marie-Laure Delorme (2015), De bons élèves : L'École normale supérieure vue de l'intérieur, Stock
  2. ^ Robert Maggiori (29 March 2017). "Karol Beffa, une pensée au diapason". Libération.fr.
  3. ^ "Éditions Billaudot | Karol Beffa". www.billaudot.com.
  4. ^ "Karol Beffa composer". www.villacomposers.org.
  5. ^ Hugill, Planet. "Clouds, Clocks and Improvisation: I chat to composer & pianist Karol Beffa about the separate but related acts of improvisation & composition".
  6. ^ "BEFFA - Into the Dark Aparte AP108 [BBa] Classical Music Reviews: February 2016 - MusicWeb-International". www.musicweb-international.com.
  7. ^ Papbst, Hugo. "CD. Karol Beffa : into the dark (Constraste, 1 cd Aparté 2013) | Classique News".
  8. ^ "Le Grand Prix lycéen des compositeurs récompense Karol Beffa". France Musique. March 17, 2016.
  9. ^ "Composer Karol Beffa Honoured with the Grand Prix SACEM for symphonic music". Pizzicato. October 18, 2017.
  10. ^ "Karol Beffa et Jacques Perry-Salkow reçoivent le Prix Pelléas - Radio Classique 2019 pour "Anagrammes à quatre mains" | Actes Sud". www.actes-sud.fr. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  11. ^ "Nomination dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres janvier 2015". www.culture.gouv.fr.
  12. ^ "Biography". www.college-de-france.fr.

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