École Normale de Musique de Paris

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Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris

The École Normale de Musique de Paris (French for "National School of Music of Paris") is an educational institution providing training for classical music in Paris, France. The school, established in 1919 by the pianist Alfred Cortot, is officially approved by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication.[1]

The school, located in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, is housed in a "Belle Époque" building. Renowned architect Auguste Perret designed the concert hall for the school in the "Art Deco" style in 1929,[1] which hosts also classical music events today.[2] Both buildings are registered as historical landmarks by the French Administration.[1]

An international team of renowned musicians like Paul Badura-Skoda, Narcis Bonet, Elliott Carter, Jean Michel Damase, Jean Louis Mansart, Christian Ivaldi and Kent Nagano are in charge of the school management as member of the "Conseil d'Orientation Musicale". In the institution, attended by around 1,200 students, all disciplines of classical music including theoretical classes, orchestra conducting and composition are taught by 120 faculty members.[1]

Renowned musicologists like Pierre Bernac, Pablo Casals, Nadia Boulanger, Wanda Landowska, Paul Dukas and Arthur Honegger were in the school's faculty staff. Prominent graduates from the school have included Yvonne Lefébure, Dinu Lipatti, Samson François, and Igor Markevitch.[1]

[edit] Prominent faculty

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e "A Famous Place To Learn Music". École Normale de Musique de Paris. http://www.ecolenormalecortot.com/rep2/index.html. Retrieved March 9, 2009. 
  2. ^ "Ecole Normale". Classics Abroad. http://www.classicsabroad.org/ecole-normale.htm. Retrieved March 9, 2009. 
  3. ^ a b "Faculty". Classics Abroad. http://www.classicsabroad.org/ecole-normale.htm. Retrieved March 9, 2009. 

Coordinates: 48°53′02.04″N 02°18′32.76″E / 48.8839°N 2.3091°E / 48.8839; 2.3091

[edit] External links

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