Jacques Février
Jacques Février (26 July 1900 – 2 September 1979) was a French pianist and teacher.
Life and career
Jacques Février was born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, the son of the composer Henry Février. He studied with Édouard Risler and Marguerite Long at the Conservatoire de Paris, taking a premier prix in 1921. In 1932 he and the composer were the soloists in the first performance of Francis Poulenc's Concerto for two pianos.[1] Although Paul Wittgenstein premiered Maurice Ravel's Concerto for the Left Hand, Février was expressly chosen by the composer to be the first French pianist to perform the work. He made many recordings of the French repertoire, receiving a Grand Prix du Disque of the Charles Cros Academy in 1963 for his recording of Ravel's piano works.
He also taught at the Conservatoire de Paris, where his students included Gabriel Tacchino, Alain Planès, and Valerie Tryon.[2]
He died in Épinal in 1979,[3] a few weeks after being struck by a car while walking in the countryside.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Nichols, Roger (5 January 2017). "Georges Prêtre obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ "Pianist Tryon in the spotlight at Hamilton Arts Awards". The Hamilton Spectator. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ Timbrell, Charles (1999) [1992]. French Pianism: A Historical Perspective (2nd; Revised and enlarged ed.). Amadeus Press. p. 148. ISBN 1-57467-045-X.
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