Philippe d entremont

Philippe entremont conductor
Philippe Entremont (born 7 June 1934) is a French classical pianist and conductor.
Philippe Entremont has directed the greatest symphony orchestras of Europe, Asia and America and has worked with the world's most prominent soloists.

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Entremont, Philippe

Entremont, Philippe, eminent French pianist and conductor; b. Rheims, June 6, 1934. He began his training with his parents, both of whom were musicians. After piano lessons with Rose Aye and Marguerite Long (1944–16), he entered the Paris Cons, as a pupil of Jean Doyen, winning the premier prix for solfege at 12, for chamber music at 14, and for piano at 15. At 17, he made his formal debut as a pianist in Barcelona. In 1951 he won 5th prize and in 1953 the joint second prize in the Long-Thibaud Competition in Paris, and in 1952 he also was a finalist in the Queen Elisabeth of Belgium Competition in Brussels. In 1953 he won accolades for his first engagements in the U.S. and thereafter toured with notable success as a virtuoso around the world. From 1967 he also pursued a career as a conductor. From 1976 to 1991 he was chief conductor of the Vienna Chamber Orch., and thereafter its lifetime honorary conductor. He also served as music adviser and principal conductor (1980–81) and as music director (1981–86) of the New Orleans Phil. He then was principal condu

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Philippe Entremont was born in Reims on June 7, 1934, to musical parents, his mother being a Grand Prix pianist and his father an operatic conductor. Philippe first received piano lessons from his mother at the age of six. His father introduced him to the world of chamber and orchestral music. He studied in Paris with Marguerite Long, and entered the Conservatoire de Paris. He won prizes in sight-reading at age 12, chamber-music aged 14, and piano at 15. He became Laureat at the international Long-Thibaud Competition at the age of 16.

His international career began at the age of eighteen when he came to attention with his great success at New York’s Carnegie Hall playing Jolivet’s Piano Concerto and Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1. Since then, he has pursued a top international career as a pianist, and for the last 30 years, on the podium as well.

His renown as an orchestral conductor and his dedication to developing orchestras’ artistic potential have led to numerous international tours, playing before full houses: ten tours in the US and seven in