Christophe Bertrand

Christophe Bertrand studied at Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Strasbourg and Institute for Research and Coordination Acoustic/Music. Training under Ivan Fedele is recorded. The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is instrumental music and vocal music. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are contemporary classical.

Bertrand, a French pianist and composer of mainly chamber works, was born in Wissembourg in 1981. After earning gold medals for piano and chamber music at the Conservatoire de Strasbourg, he performed and recorded with the Ensemble "Accroche-Note" and the Ensemble "In Extremis" of which he was a co-founder. He collaborated with composers such as Ivan Fedele and Pascal Dusapin. He studied composition since 1996, under the supervision of Ivan Fedele at the Strasbourg Conservatoire, obtaining with distinction his diploma in 2000. His compositions, conducted among others by Pierre Boulez, Jonathan Nott, Hannu Lintu, Marc Albrecht have been performed by several ensembles and soloists such as the Ensemble Intercontemporain, Arditti Quartet and the Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg. His compositions have been played internationally, amongst others in: • France: Festival Musica, IRCAM, Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, Festival Agora, Centre Georges Pompidou, Salle Olivier Messiaen de la Maison de Radio France, etc. • Germany: Beethovenfest Bonn, Ultraschall-Festival à Berlin, Internationale Ferienkurse in Darmstadt, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk • Switzerland: Lucerne Festival • Belgium: Ars Musica in Brussels • Italy: Festival Traiettorie in Parma, Rondo-Milano, Spoleto Festival • The Netherlands: Gaudeamus Festival in Amsterdam • The USA (San Francisco), in the United Kingdom (Manchester), in Slovenia (Ljubljana) French radio channel France Musique provided his compositions airtime (broadcasting). He died by suicide in September 2010 in Strasbourg, where he also lived.

• Illya • 1996 • Solo flute (4') • Trois Arcanes • 1996–1997 • Flute in C (6') • Misty Dawn • 1997 • Flute, clarinet, percussion and piano (5') • Et je sus que j'étais la lune • 1998 • Alto flute (6') • Soap Opera • 1998 • Solo cello (5') • Skiaï • 1998–1999 • Five instruments (8') • To Pierre-Yves Meugé • World premiere: 11/05/1999 – Strasbourg, Musée de l'Œuvre Notre-Dame – Ensemble du Conservatoire de Strasbourg • Strofa II • 1998 • Female voice, violin and piano (5'30) • World premiere: 11/05/2000 – Strasbourg, Oratoire du Temple-Neuf – Ensemble du Conservatoire de Strasbourg • Strofa IIb • 1998–2000 • Female voice, alto flute (+ flute in C) and piano (5'30) • World premiere: 02/07/2000 – Wangen (67), Vieux Freihof – Aline Metzinger (voice), Olivier Class (fl), Christophe Bertrand (pno) • La Chute du Rouge • 2000 • Clarinet, cello, vibraphone and piano (11') • To Ivan Fedele • World premiere: 11/05/2000 – Strasbourg, Oratoire du Temple-Neuf – Ensemble du Conservatoire de Strasbourg • Treis • 2000 • Violin, cello and piano (10') • Honorable mention at the Gaudeamus Festival 2001 / First Prize Earplay 2002 • To Rosalie Adolf, Anne-Cécile Litolf and Godefroy Vujicic • World premiere: 07/10/2000 – Strasbourg, Musica Festival • Dikha • 2000–2001 • Clarinet/bass clarinet and electronics (9'30) • Composed during the "Cursus de composition et d'informatique musicale" at the IRCAM • To Pierre Dutrieu • World premiere: 15/06/2002 – Paris, Agora Festival, Espace de Projection de l'IRCAM – Pierre Dutrieu, clarinet • Ektra • 2001 • Solo flute (5') • To Olivier Class • World premiere: 16/06/2001 – Strasbourg, Cercle européen, Académie des Marches de l'Est – Olivier Class, flute • Full • 2001 • Four vibraphones, piano and eight amplified voices (15') • Commissioned by Les Percussions de Strasbourg • To Odile Charvet and the École des Percussions de Strasbourg • World premiere: 20/01/2002 – Strasbourg, La Laiterie – Les Percussions de Strasbourg • Yet • 2002 • 20 musicians (10') • Commissioned by Ensemble Intercontemporain • World premiere: 29/09/2002 – Strasbourg, Musica Festival – Ensemble Intercontemporain, dir. Jonathan Nott • Haos • 2003 • Solo piano (10') • Commissioned by Festival Rendez-vous Musique Nouvelle, Forbach, to Laurent Cabasso • World premiere: 09/11/2003 – Forbach, Festival RVMN – Raoul Jehl, piano • Iôa • 2003 • 8-part female choir (3') • To Catherine Bolzinger • World premiere: 23/05/2003 – Strasbourg, Palais du Rhin – Ensemble Vocal Féminin du Conservatoire de Strasbourg, dir. Catherine Bolzinger • Aus • 2004 • Viola, soprano saxophone, clarinet (+ bass clarinet) and piano (8') • Commissioned by Radio Berlin-Brandenburg • To Philippe Hurel • World premiere: 24/01/2004 – Berlin, Ultraschall-Festival – Ensemble Intégrales • Virya • 2004 • Flute, clarinet (+ bass clarinet), percussion and piano (7') • Commissioned by Francis Rueff • World premiere: 19/03/2004 – Espace 110 Illzach – Ensemble In Extremis • Mana • 2004–2005 • Large orchestra (10') • Commissioned by Lucerne Festival • To Pierre Boulez • World premiere: 09/09/2005 – Lucerne KKL – Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra, dir. Pierre Boulez • Madrigal • 2004–2005 • Female voice and ensemble (11') • Commissioned by the André Boucourechliev Foundation • World premiere: 30/09/2005 – Strasbourg, Festival Musica – Accroche-Note • Quatuor I • 2005–2006 • String quartet (20') • Co-commissioned by Beethovenfest Bonn and Peter McBurney • To the Arditti Quartet • World premiere: 19/03/2006 – Brussels, Ars Musica Festival – Arditti Quartet • Sanh • 2006 • Bass clarinet, cello and piano (11') • Commissioned by French Ministry of Culture • World premiere: 11/10/2007 – Strasbourg, Musica Festival / Accroche-Note • Arashi • 2007 • Solo viola (6') • To Thomas Monod • World premiere: 29/02/2008 – Strasbourg, Mamcs – Thomas Monod, viola • Vertigo • 2006–2007 • 2 pianos and orchestra (20') • Co-commissioned by French Ministry of Culture and Musica Festival • World premiere: Musica Festival 2008 • Hendeka • 2007 • Violin, viola, cello and piano (13') • Kamenaia • 2008 • 12 solo voices (6') • Commissioned by Ensemble Musicatreize • Dall'Inferno • 2008 • Flute, viola and harp (10') • Satka • 2008 • Flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion and piano (13') • Commissioned by Festival d'Aix-en-Provence • Diadème • 2008 • Soprano, clarinet and piano (9') • Commissioned by Ensemble Accroche-Note • Haïku • 2008 • Piano (6') • Scales • 2008–2009 • Large ensemble (20') • Arka • 2010 • Soprano, horn, violin and piano • Quatuor II • 2010 • String quartet (11') • Ayas • 2010 • Brass and percussion (3') • Okhtor • 2010 • Large orchestra (15')