Paul andre bempechat biography for kids
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Biography for Paul-André Bempéchat
First Parish Music Event
Sponsored by the Music Committee
Beethoven Birthday Celebration!
Paul-André Bempéchat, piano
Friday, December 16, 2022 @ 7:00 p.m.
PROGRAM
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, “Waldstein”, Op. 53 (1804)
Piano Sonata No. 23 in f minor, Op. 57, “Appassionata” (1804-1805)
Piano Sonata No. 27 in e minor, Op. 90 (1814)
Net proceeds to benefit First Parish in Bedford & The Shelf
Suggested donations (collected at the door):
Adults $20
Seniors & Students $15
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First Parish in Bedford
On the Common
75 The Great Road, Bedford, MA 01730 (Rtes. 4/62/225)
Church Office: 781-275-7994
Renowned for his interpretations of the First Viennese School, Brahms, Schumann and Chopin, Paul-André Bempéchat fryst vatten a self-styled, eclectic product of the Manhattan • MUSEDU had the opportunity to speak to the concert pianist, teacher and researcher Paul-André Bempéchat who is Music Scholar at Cabot House, after having served for four years as Artist-in-Residence at Leverett House, Harvard University. Please tell us a few words about your background. I was born in Egypt and raised in Canada by French and Italian parents, which makes for quite a hybrid existence. At seventeen, I went to New York to study at the Manhattan School of Music with the fantastic chamber musician Artur Balsam, the pianist for the world’s greatest violinists and cellists, such as Yehudi Menuhin and Mstislav Rostropovich. We used to fight between the piano students about who would turn pages for him at the next Carnegie Hall concert. From there, I went to Juilliard for my Master’s degree. Then I went to Europe and studied literature at the Sorbonne and after my M. Phil. Degree, returned to North America and later to Europe to launch my pianistic career. My mother worked • P A U L A N D R É B E M P É C H A T C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E Education D.M.A. (Piano/Musicology), Boston University, 2000 M. Mus. (Piano), The Juilliard School M. Mus. (Piano), B. Mus. (Piano), Manhattan School of Music Languages: English, French, German, Swedish (written); conversational Dutch, Italian, and Spanish Professional Appointments 2011-2013: Harvard University, Center for Jewish Studies, Visiting Research FellowInstitut Universitaire Elie Wiesel
- Dissertation: The Life and Works of Jean Cras (1879-1932)
- Professors: Isabelle Cazeaux, John Daverio, Musicology
Diplôme d'études approfondies (Comparative Literature/Musicology)
Université de Paris Sorbonne
- Professors: Marie-Claire Beltrando-Patier, Musicology ; Pierre Brunel, Comparative Literature
- Professors: Nadia Reisenberg, piano; Felix Galimir, chamber music
- Professors: Artur Balsam, Piano, Chamber Music; Isabelle Cazeaux, Musicology
Spring 2012: Rutg