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LIVELY David



Christine Cabirol
David Lively, American-born concert pianist, began his public career at the age of fourteen, performing Khatchaturian?s virtuoso Piano Concerto with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. Subsequently, Lorin Maazel invited him to perform with the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra and following engagements included such ensembles as the English Chamber Orchestra, with Sir Simon Rattle, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, the Berlin Symphony Orchestra, the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, the National Orchestra of France in collaboration with such prestigious conductors as Sir Colin Davis, Erich Leinsdorf, Lovro von Matacic, Kurt Sanderling, Sergiu Comissiona, Ferdinand Leitner, Walter Weller, Leonard Slatkin, Jesus Lopez-Cobos, Michael Tilson Thomas, etc. An exceptionally gifted artist, David Lively has acquired over eighty concertos in his repertoire, of which he has recorded over ten for labels such as Deutsche Grammophon, Koch Schwann and Marco Polo. Especially interested in the American heritage of the twentieth century, David Lively focused particularly on the masterpieces of Elliott Carter and Aaron Copland, with whom he studied them personally and consequently recorded. Meanwhile, his enthusiasm for such neglected masterpieces such as Busoni?s and Furtwängler?s monumental Piano Concertos led to recordings of both, the one of Furtwängler?s being the first of the unabridged and definitive version. This curiosity has led to his yet to be released recording of Joseph Marx's two monumental piano concertos of the same period. He has also devoted his attention to contemporary production, having given the European premiere of ?Riverrun? by Takemitsu with conductor Kent Nagano, the French premiere of ?90+? for piano solo by Elliott Carter as well as ?Cendres? by Kaija Saariaho, and just recently, the world premiere of the chamber concerto ?Cries? by William Blank, written especially for him, and Michael Travlos? Double Concerto with the Moscow Radio Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Fedosseyev. William Blank's upcoming Piano Concerto, commissioned by the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande in Geneva will be written expressly for him. Very involved in chamber music, organising the Saint Lizier Festival devoted to this repertoire in the French Pyrenees every summer, David Lively has given numerous concerts with the Melos and Borodine Quartets, violinists Gil Shaham, Myriam Fried, Augustin Dumay and pianists Martha Argerich, Eugene Istomin, Jörg Demus, among many others. David Lively studied in the United States and in France (at the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris) where he currently resides. Prizewinner in numerous international competitions, including the Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud where he met Claudio Arrau, to become one of his rare pupils, the Queen Elisabeth and the Tchaikowsky where he garnered the special prize for contemporary music, David Lively has also been awarded the Dino Ciani Prize of the Scala of Milan in 1977. Having taught at the National Superior Music Conservatoire of Paris, David Lively has also been invited to give master classes at the Hochschule in Vienna, the Royal Scottish Academy of Glasgow and the Chapelle Royale in Belgium. From 1998 to 2001, he was in charge of one of the concert pianists classes at the University of Music in Vienna and has recently been appointed as Dean of Exams at the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris. He is also regularly invited on international juries for competitions such as the Queen Elisabeth and the Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud. A total command of the keyboard allied with an insatiable curiosity allow David Lively to master all styles from the Renaissance to today and to perform such monuments as Bach?s entire Art of the Fugue. During the past three years devoted particularly to pedagogy, David Lively has given great consideration to the role of the keyboard in the history of music. This has led to redefinition of his role as virtuoso and the development of several exciting projects. One of these is the rediscovery of the Romantic chamber concerto, a surprisingly well-developed genre in the beginning of the nineteenth century. Study of this specific genre has led to reconsideration and performance of several works well known in more amplified versions and the rediscovery of works little known or just recently republished. This project is offered as well on historic Romantic instruments. One other project of great potential and innovation is Prismorphism, an original interpretive approach developed personally by David Lively in collaboration with Jean-Baptiste Barrière, composer specialised in computer research, involving synthesizer and computer programming. This installation-performance is proposed in inspiring architectural sites that allow for spatialisation and projection of Impressionistic masterpieces. Just one, but very essential, objective is to allow these new techniques to attract and convince the general public. These musical adventures show David Lively to be on the cutting edge of musical performance. April 2007 David Lively holds a unique place in the music world, thanks to his virtuosity, the scope of his knowledge, and the depth of his interpretations. From his precocious début in the United States, he was brought by the French government to continue his music studies in France. His career took off from international prizes that he began collecting at the age of eighteen, including the Geneva Competition, and less than a year later, the Queen Elisabeth Competition, where he was the youngest and most ovationed prize-winner. Shortly thereafter, his distinctions were to include the Dino Ciani Prize of La Scala of Milan and two coveted awards of the Tchaikovsky Competition including the Special Prize for Contemporary Music. Ever since his début, David Lively sought the most influential artists to develop his artistry. He studied with Claudio Arrau, Wilhelm Kempff, Nadia Boulanger, Erich Leinsdorf who broadened his horizons and deepened the subtlety of his music. Studies of the manuscripts and the use, also in concerts, of historic instruments have also enriched his interpretations of the masterpieces of the repertoire. The University of Music of Vienna recognized his mastery naming his Guest Professor. His attachment to the music of today resulted in friendship with Aaron Copland and Henri Dutilleux, whose major piano works of both he recorded, and especially Elliott Carter, whose works he champions. His many recordings include particularly the giant concertos of the Romantic and post-Romantic periods: Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Busoni, Furtwängler and, very recently, the two Concertos of Joseph Marx, including ?Castelli Romani? written for Walter Gieseking, a world premiere. Lastly, the realm of spatial electro acoustics and master keyboards has become a new field of investigation. This year, maintaining his attachment to teaching as Dean of Exams of the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris, his CD of the complete piano works of Philippe Boesmans will be released in conjunction with the premiere of Boesmans?s new opera in Paris. David Lively will return to Germany on tour with Stefan Blunier and the monumental Busoni Piano Concerto, their last performance acclaimed by a standing ovation.


Discography on Cypres


Benoît Mernier | La grâce exilée | Concertos (Ref.: CYP4644)
SPECIAL OFFER : 7 € + 2 € shipping costs *only in Belgium and Europe* What forms can the concerto adopt today? The Belgian composer Benoît Mernier provides an answer to that question with these three works, receiving their world premiere recordings. ‘La grâce exilée’ (Grace in exile), the title of one of Apollinaire’s war poems, can be understood to provide a linking theme for the composer (Mernier), the soloists (Gatto & Lively), the music directors (Boreyko, Daniel, Martinez Izquierdo), and the orchestras (ONB-NOB, OPRL, OONMLR), all internationally renowned.
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César Franck | Complete Chamber Music (Ref.: CYP4637)
Are there still discoveries to be made about so distinguished a composer as César Franck ? This collection suggests that there are. This is the first genuinely complete recording of César Franck’s chamber music, give or take a conservatory test piece that might still be languishing in a forgotten drawer.
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Albert Huybrechts | Chamber Music I (COLLECTOR) (Ref.: CYP4630)
An accursed artiste, Albert Huybrechts remains today scandalously little-known. However, anyone who actually listens to his music cannot but recognise his obvious talent and a style that goes beyond mere veneration of masters such as Debussy, Ravel and Bartok. Albert Huybrechts, performed by four musicians of the very first order, is revealed as a discovery both compelling and crucial.
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Philippe Boesmans | Complete piano works | Surfing (Ref.: CYP4629)
There is something of game-play in the style of Philippe Boesmans. The Belgian composer likes to create illusion, play the trouble-maker, toss out musical snares, even use a technical difficulty to create a new world, a novel idea.
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