Alain Planès
Alain Planès (Lyon, 20 January 1948) is a French classical pianist. He started playing the piano when he was 5 years, and began playing with an orchestra at 8 years old. He studied in Lyon, and then in Paris with Jacques Février, and was the soloist of the Ensemble intercontemporain of Pierre Boulez until 1981.
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Alain Planès
- Born
- 1948 · 6th arrondissement of Lyon.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- pianist · musician
- Education
- Regional Conservatory of Lyon · Conservatoire de Paris
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour · Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
- Languages
- French
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Alain Planès (Lyon, 20 January 1948) is a French classical pianist. He started playing the piano when he was 5 years, and began playing with an orchestra at 8 years old. He studied in Lyon, and then in Paris with Jacques Février, and was the soloist of the Ensemble intercontemporain of Pierre Boulez until 1981.
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His recording of Claude Debussy's Préludes was voted classical record of the year at the Victoires de la musique classique in 1986.
Alain Planès studied at Regional Conservatory of Lyon and Conservatoire de Paris. The recorded working language is French. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour and Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres.
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- 1.PianistenProfile: 600 Interpreten : ihre Biografie, ihr Stil, ihre ... Page 564 Ingo Harden, Gregor Willmes - 2008 Alain Planes 1948 born in Lyon on January 20. 1960 He is awarded first prize at the Conservatoire of his native city and joins Jacques Fevrier at the Paris Conservatoire...
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