LEFÈVRE PLAYS MATHIEU IN BERLIN AND LONDON
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Alain Lefèvre with the Shanghaï Symphony Orchestra, Expo 2010, Shanghaï.
Berlin
8 October 2010
Komische Oper Berlin
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London
18 October 2010
Cadogan Hall
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Charlie Rose meets with Alain Lefèvre
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The Child Prodigy
THE LIFE OF ANDRÉ MATHIEU ON THE BIG SCREEN
SCREENING IN SHANGHAÏ 9 MAY 2010, FOR EXPO 2010
« L’Enfant prodige » (The Child Prodigy) is Alain Lefèvre's first motion picture as a music director, composer and pianist. Produced by Denise Robert and Daniel Louis. Directed by Luc Dionne.
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JARDIN D'IMAGES
It is always with the same emotion that I sign a new opus of my compositions, nervous as I am to share with you all their hues. In this picture garden (jardin d'images), I cultivate the imprints and the memories that inhabit my universe; my travels, my encounters, my souvenirs, my crushes, or simply my states of mind. When you listen to it, you will without a doubt see your own garden and images unfold in front of your eyes or in your mind. This is, I believe, the magic of music...
WINNER AT L'ADISQ
Nominated:
Album de l'année - classique soliste et petit ensemble
Franck, Lekeu - Sonates;
Mathieu - Ballade-Fantaisie
Pianist Alain Lefèvre and his brother David, violinist, meet at last in the intimate setting of the recording studio. They perform here two chamber music masterpieces of the 19th century, sonatas by César Franck and his disciple and friend, Guillaume Lekeu, and the first recording of André Mathieu's Ballade-Fantaisie.
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Juno award 2010
Mathieu,
Chostakovitch, Mendelssohn:
Concertino & Concertos
« A gift from heaven! It's hard to believe that André Mathieu wrote his Concertino No. 2 at age 5 and a half (only the final cadenza was written some time later). Not only are we under the impression that the first movement was composed with the knowledge of Prokofiev's Concerto No. 3, but we must also remember that Mathieu did not grow up in a creative international environment, such as London or Paris... And yet, we are well aware of Mathieu's unique way of doing volte-face with new musical themes rather than exploring developments. For Alain Lefèvre, the Concertino is the second last piece in the monument that he has patiently built to the glory of Mathieu. The executable partition was produced by Gilles Bellemare-hence very well acquainted with this composer-and the result is splendid as always. Once again, we can only marvel at this work. The CD is completed in the same spirit with two lively and spiritual pieces brimming with semiquavers.»
Christophe Huss
Alain Lefèvre Honored at the National Assembly
JUNO AWARD 2010
17 April 2010 - ALAIN LEFÈVRE won the JUNO Award of the Year for Classical music in the “ Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment ”, in collaboration de David Lefèvre, de David Archibald, and the London Mozart Players, under Matthias Bamert. The Shostakovich and Mendelssohn Concertos, and the Mathieu’s Concertino No. 2 (World-premiere), were recorded at St-Jude-on-the Hill Church in London.
NEW
L’ENFANT PRODIGE -
IN MUSIC -
THE BOXSET
The music of André Mathieu on the big screen at last!
Discover the works of this pianist and post romantic-composer of genius, as they brilliantly fill the soundtrack of the movie L’Enfant prodige :
l’incroyable destinée d’André Mathieu (The Child Prodigy), starring Patrick
Drolet, directed by Luc Dionne and produced by Cinémaginaire. This is Alain
Lefèvre’s first motion picture as music director, composer and pianist, and
a boxset of two albums presented by Analekta recreates this great musical
adventure.
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