Henri-Claude Fantapié
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Henri-Claude Fantapié
Henri-Claude Fantapié (born in Nice
, France
1938) is a French
conductor and composer
. Pupil of Marc-Cesar Scotto, Eugène Bigot
, Igor Markevitch
(conducting) and of Henri Dutilleux
(composition).
As a member of an old family of Nice, he studied clarinet, harmony and counterpoint at the Conservatoire de Nice with Eugène Gosselin and René Saorgin, and conducting (First Prize in 1958), chamber music and song at the Académie de musique Rainier III of Monaco (with Marc-César Scotto, Marcel Gonzalès and Lucien Marzo). Little nephew of the composer and conductor César Fantapié and nephew of the pianist Blanche Fantapié.
In Paris, he studied conducting with Eugène Bigot, composition with Henri Dutilleux and musicology with Jacques Chailley. He has won prizes at several international competitions for both conducting and composition, such as in
His career began in
Invited to conduct in England, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Columbia.
His pedagogical activity in France and Europe began in 1965 as Director of Conservatoire Municipal Agréé de Musique et de Danse de Noisy le Sec and Manager of the Association des Conservatoires de Seine-Saint-Denis (1970–2000) and of Fédération des Unions de Conservatoires member of the European Union of Music Schools.
From 1964-1972, he is Manager of the French Union of French conductors and from 1975 Professor of conducting (Centre Polyphonique de Paris then in Seine-Saint-Denis from 1980).
Knight in the Order of the Lion of Finland (1999)
Henri-Claude Fantapié (born in Nice
Nice
Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
, France
France
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1938) is a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
conductor and composer
Composer
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...
. Pupil of Marc-Cesar Scotto, Eugène Bigot
Eugène Bigot
Eugène Bigot was a French composer and conductor. He also taught at the Conservatoire de Paris where his notable pupils included Émilien Allard, Louis de Froment, Henri-Claude Fantapié, António Fortunato de Figueiredo, Karel Husa, Paul Kuentz, Jean-Bernard Pommier, Pierre Rolland, and Mikis...
, Igor Markevitch
Igor Markevitch
Igor Markevitch was a Ukrainian, Italian, and French composer and conductor.- Origin :Igor Markevich was born in Kiev, to an old family of Ukrainian Cossack starshyna ennobled in the 18th century...
(conducting) and of Henri Dutilleux
Henri Dutilleux
Henri Dutilleux is one of the most important French composers of the second half of the 20th century, producing work in the tradition of Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, and Albert Roussel, but in a style distinctly his own...
(composition).
As a member of an old family of Nice, he studied clarinet, harmony and counterpoint at the Conservatoire de Nice with Eugène Gosselin and René Saorgin, and conducting (First Prize in 1958), chamber music and song at the Académie de musique Rainier III of Monaco (with Marc-César Scotto, Marcel Gonzalès and Lucien Marzo). Little nephew of the composer and conductor César Fantapié and nephew of the pianist Blanche Fantapié.
In Paris, he studied conducting with Eugène Bigot, composition with Henri Dutilleux and musicology with Jacques Chailley. He has won prizes at several international competitions for both conducting and composition, such as in
- 1960 Concours International des Jeunes chefs d'orchestre de Besançon
His career began in
- 1959-1963 as Director of Orchestre de chambre de la Fondation de Monaco
- 1964-1982 Director of Les Solistes de Paris
- from 1972 - Director of La Jeune Philharmonie de Seine-Saint-Denis
- from 1982 - Director of DIONYSOS chamber orchestra.
Invited to conduct in England, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Columbia.
His pedagogical activity in France and Europe began in 1965 as Director of Conservatoire Municipal Agréé de Musique et de Danse de Noisy le Sec and Manager of the Association des Conservatoires de Seine-Saint-Denis (1970–2000) and of Fédération des Unions de Conservatoires member of the European Union of Music Schools.
From 1964-1972, he is Manager of the French Union of French conductors and from 1975 Professor of conducting (Centre Polyphonique de Paris then in Seine-Saint-Denis from 1980).
Discography
In his discography (SFPP - Divine Art - Adès - Muse93)we find works by Dowland, Vivaldi, Aldrovandini, Jacchini, Telemann, Couperin, Alessandro and Domenico Scarlatti (17 Sinfonie), Haydn (Stabat Mater, Symphony 44, Concertos), Villa-Lobos, Wiéner, Koechlin, Salmenhaara, Heininen, Koskenkorwa, Martins, etc.Knight in the Order of the Lion of Finland (1999)