Brigitte Anzherer ( fr. Brigitte Engerer ; October 27, 1952 , Tunisia - June 23, 2012 , Paris ) - French pianist and teacher .
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| Birth name | fr Brigitte engerer | |||
| Date of Birth | October 27, 1952 | |||
| Place of Birth | Tunis city , Tunisia | |||
| Date of death | June 23, 2012 (59 years old) | |||
| Place of death | Paris | |||
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| A country | France | |||
| Professions | pianist | |||
| Years of activity | 1969–2012 | |||
| Instruments | piano | |||
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Biography
She started studying music at the age of 5. She entered the Paris Conservatoire in the piano class to Lyuset Deca , where in 1968 at the age of 15, according to the unanimous opinion of the jury, she received the first prize in the piano class.
In 1969 , she became the laureate of the Marguerite Long and Jacques Thibault International Competition and received an invitation for an internship at the Moscow Conservatory in the class of Stanislav Neuhaus , where she studied for 9 years.
Anzherer performed solo concerts, taught at the Paris Conservatory, participated in the jury in international competitions.
Anzherer was married to the writer Ian Keffelek , their daughter's name is Leonora. She later married Xavier Furto and they had a son, Harold. Anzherer died of cancer in Paris in 2012.
Creative contacts and live performances
The turning point in Anzherer’s career was an invitation from Herbert von Karajan in 1980 to play with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, and also to take part in the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Berlin Philharmonic in 1982 . This was followed by invitations from Daniel Barenboim to take part in a tour with the Orchestra of Paris and from Zubin Mehta for performances at the Lincoln Center in New York.
Among her stage partners were such musicians as D. Geringas , D. Sitkovetsky , E. Bashkirova , A. DeMarket, B. Berezovsky , A. Knyazev , O. Maisenberg, and others.
Awards and prizes
- 6th prize of the Long and Thibault Competition (Paris, 1969 )
- 6th prize of the V Competition. P.I. Tchaikovsky (Moscow, 1974 )
- 3rd Prize of the Queen Elizabeth Competition in Belgium (Brussels, 1978 )
- Order of the Legion of Honor
- Commander of the Order of Merit
- Commander of the Order of Literature and Arts
- Corresponding Member of the Academy of Arts in the Institute of France
- Honorary Award of Victoire de la Musique For Services to Music ( 2011 )
Discography
- Rachmaninov : Suite No. 1 for two pianos, Op. 5 & Suite No. 2 for two pianos, Op. 17 / Boris Berezovsky (piano) (Mirare 2008)
- Camille Saint-Saens: Piano Works (Mirare 2008)
- Souvenirs d'enfance (musique russe), texte de Yann Queffélec (Mirare 2008)
- L'invitation au Voyage (Debussy, Ravel, Duparc, Saint-saens, Massenet) / Henri Demarquette (cello) (Warner Classics 2007)
- Chopin: Nocturnes (2 CDs) (Harmonia Mundi 2005)
- Brahms : Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45. Version for two pianos and choir / Sandrine Piau, Stephane Degout, Boris Berezovsky (piano), Laurence Equilbey (Naive 2004)
- Bachkirova, Oleg Maisenberg (Harmonia Mundi 2003)
- Grieg: Sonates pour violon et piano / Olivier Charlier (violon) (Harmonia Mundi 2002)
- Robert Schumann & Clara Schumann Piano Works (Harmonia Mundi 1996)
- Modeste Mussorgsky: Piano Works (Harmonia Mundi 1996)
and etc.
Filmography
Anzherer became the main prototype of Maria - the heroine of the film I will eat you (in France, was released on screens on March 11, 2009 ). Directed by - Sophie Lalua. In addition, Anzherer performed parts of the classic works used in the film.