Bertrand Chamayou

Bertrand Chamayou in 2010

Bertrand Chamayou (Toulouse, 23 March 1981) is a French pianist.^[1] His recording of Liszt's Années de pèlerinage was awarded classical record of the year by the French music industry at the 2012 Victoires de la musique classique. In 2016, he released a two-disc recording of the complete works for solo piano of Maurice Ravel. The Gramophone magazine stated in March 2016 that his Ravel recording contained "Revelatory performances of breathtaking beauty."

Discography

• Henri Reber (1807-1880): Symphonie Nr.4 op.33, Berlioz: Reverie & Caprice for violin and orchestra op.8

Liszt: Klavierkonzert Nr. 1. Bertrand Chamayou, Julien Chauvin (violin), Le Cercle de L'Harmonie, Jérémie Rhorer

• Franz Liszt (1811-1886): Annees de Pelerinage 3 CDs
• César Franck (1822-1890): Prelude, Choral & Fugue, Bertrand Chamayou, Olivier Latry, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Stéphane Denève
• Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847): Klavierwerke, CD

Decorations

• Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters (2015)^[2]

References

1. Pianistes du XXe siècle: critique, pédagogie, interprétation - Page 14 Danièle Pistone - 2007 "Où même ensuite Bertrand Chamayou (né en 1981), Jean Dubé (1981-), Lise de La Salle (1988-) et Jean-Frédéric Neuburger(1986-)."
2. http://www.culturecommunication.gouv.fr/Ministere/Services-rattaches-a-la-ministre/Section-des-distinctions-honorifiques/Arretes-de-Nominations-dans-l-ordre-des-Arts-et-des-Lettres/Nomination-dans-l-ordre-des-Arts-et-des-Lettres-juillet-2015