Christophe Bertrand
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Christophe Bertrand was a French composer of contemporary classical music.
of mainly chamber works born in 1981. After earning gold medals for piano and chamber music at the Strasbourg Conservatoire, 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
.
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
, Jonathan Nott, Hannu Lintu, Marc Albrecht have been performed by several ensembles and soloists such as the Ensemble Intercontemporain
, Arditti Quartet
and the Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg
.
His compositions have been played internationally, amongst others in:
French radio channel France Musique
provided his compositions airtime
.
He was selected by the Académie française
in Rome to be in residence at the Villa Médicis in Rome for 18 months.
2 pianos and orchestra (20')
Co-commissioned by French Ministry of Culture and Musica Festival
World premiere : Musica Festival 2008
Arashi (2007)
solo clarinet (6')
To Thomas Monod
World premiere : 29/02/2008 - Strasbourg, Mamcs - Thomas Monod
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 de Bonn and Peter McBurney
To the Arditti Quartet
World premiere : 19/03/2006 - Brusells, 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 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 et Godefroy Vujicic
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'Oeuvre 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)
Biography
Christophe Bertrand was a French pianist and composerComposer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
of mainly chamber works born in 1981. After earning gold medals for piano and chamber music at the Strasbourg Conservatoire, 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 Dusapin
Pascal Dusapin , is a French composer born in Nancy. He is one of France's best-known living composers; his works have been performed worldwide....
.
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 Boulez
Pierre Boulez is a French composer of contemporary classical music, a pianist, and a conductor.-Early years:Boulez was born in Montbrison, Loire, France. As a child he began piano lessons and demonstrated aptitude in both music and mathematics...
, Jonathan Nott, Hannu Lintu, Marc Albrecht have been performed by several ensembles and soloists such as the Ensemble Intercontemporain
Ensemble InterContemporain
The Ensemble InterContemporain is a French chamber orchestra, based in Paris at the Cité de la musique and IRCAM, which specialises in contemporary classical music....
, Arditti Quartet
Arditti Quartet
The Arditti Quartet is a string quartet founded in 1974. The quartet is associated particularly with contemporary music.-Early history:The quartet was founded in 1974 by violinist Irvine Arditti together with John Senter, Levine Andrade and Lenox Mackenzie...
and the Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg
Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg
The Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg is a French orchestra based in Strasbourg. It is one of the two permanent orchestras of the Opéra national du Rhin. The orchestra's current principal venue is the Palais de la musique et des congrès « Pierre Pflimlin » .The orchestra was founded in 1855...
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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
France Musique
France Musique is a French public radio station devoted to music, including classical music and jazz. France Musique was created in 1954 as Chaîne Haute-Fidélité then renamed 1958 as France IV Haute Fidélité, then RTF Haute Fidélité in 1963, and finally France Musique in same year...
provided his compositions airtime
Airtime
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.
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
Académie française
L'Académie française , also called the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. Suppressed in 1793 during the French Revolution,...
in Rome to be in residence at the Villa Médicis in Rome for 18 months.
Works
Vertigo (2006–2007)2 pianos and orchestra (20')
Co-commissioned by French Ministry of Culture and Musica Festival
World premiere : Musica Festival 2008
Arashi (2007)
solo clarinet (6')
To Thomas Monod
World premiere : 29/02/2008 - Strasbourg, Mamcs - Thomas Monod
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 de Bonn and Peter McBurney
To the Arditti Quartet
World premiere : 19/03/2006 - Brusells, 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 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 et Godefroy Vujicic
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'Oeuvre 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)