Claire-Marie Le Guay
Claire-Marie Le Guay (born 13 June 1974) is a French classical pianist.
Early life
Le Guay was born in Paris, France. She began playing piano at age 4 and entered the Paris Conservatoire at age 14, where she studied with Jacques Rouvier, Pascal Devoyon and Bruno Rigutto. Following her education in Paris, Le Guay continued her education with a variety of established teachers, including Dmitri Bashkirov, Fou Ts'ong, Claude Frank, Stanislav Ioudenitch, Alicia de Larrocha, William Grant Naboré, Andreas Staier, György Sebők, and Leon Fleisher.
Accomplishments and award
| Year | Award | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | First prize winner | International Contest of Chamber Music of Portogruaro | Italy |
| 1994 | Prize-winner | Maria Canals competition | Barcelona |
| 1994 | First prize winner | ARD | Munich |
| 1998 | Voted France's Young Musician of the Year | - | - |
Le Guay has also been championed by Daniel Barenboim, who invited her to perform with the Chicago Civic Orchestra. Le Guay has performed at a variety of prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall and Wigmore Hall.
Current projects
Le Guay is currently recording her final two installments of the four-volume Haydn-Mozart series, to be released on the Universal Accord label.
She has also worked as an assistant to Bruno Rigutto at the Paris Conservatoire since 2001.
Recordings
| Year | Title | Composer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sonatas[1] | Bartók-Carter-Dutilleux | Universal Accord |
| 2007 | Works for piano volume 1[2] | Haydn-Mozart | Universal Accord |
| 2007 | Works for piano volume 2[3] | Haydn-Mozart | Universal Accord |
| - | Orchestral Works | Thierry Escaich | Universal Accord |
| 2012 | 12 Etudes d'exécution transendante[4] | Liszt | Universal Accord |
| 2003 | Concertos and Légendes | Liszt | Universal Accord |
| 1997 | Kreisleriana op 16; Carnaval op 9 | Schumann | Universal Accord |
| - | Petrushka; Daphnis et Chloé | Stravinsky-Ravel | Universal Accord |
References
- ↑ (French) Dutilleux, Henri; Bela, Bartok; Carter, Elliott; Le Guay, Claire-Marie (2000-06-06) The Sonatas for Piano Musique, retrieved February 13, 2012
- ↑ (French) Haydn-Mozart; Le Guay, Claire-Marie Works for Piano Pianobleu, retrieved February 13, 2012
- ↑ (French) Le Guay, Claire-Marie (2007-04-23) Haydn - Mozart: Piano Works, Vol.2 - C minor, the color of the drama Amazon, ASIN B000NPE7R4 retrieved February 13, 2012
- ↑ (French) Haydn-Mozart; Le Guay, Claire-Marie Franz Liszt Dizziness Claire Marie Le Guay PIANO Pianobleu, retrieved February 13, 2012