Philippe Hurel
Philippe Hurel (born 24 July 1955) is a French composer of contemporary music and the artistic director of the Ensemble Court-Circuit.
Philippe Hurel
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- Name
- Philippe Hurel
- Born
- 24 July 1955
- Birthplace
- Domfront, Orne, France
- Occupation
- Composer
- Nationality
- France
- Fields
- contemporary classical music
- Education
- Toulouse Regional Conservatory · Conservatoire de Paris · Institute for Research and Coordination Acoustic/Music
- Teachers
- Ivo Malec
- Honours
- Ernst von Siemens Music Prize
- Languages
- French
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Biography
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Philippe Hurel studied at Toulouse Regional Conservatory, Conservatoire de Paris and Institute for Research and Coordination Acoustic/Music. Training under Ivo Malec is recorded. Adrien Trybucki and Bertrand Plé are recorded as having studied under Philippe Hurel. The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is contemporary classical music. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are instrumental, vocal and mixed. Employment is recorded with Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Lyon, Ensemble Court-circuit and Institute for Research and Coordination Acoustic/Music. Positions recorded include artistic director and chairperson. Distinctions recorded are Ernst von Siemens Music Prize.
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• Name — Philippe Hurel • Born — 24 July 1955 • Birthplace — Domfront, Orne, France • Occupation — Composer
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Philippe Hurel (born 1955) is documented in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Philippe Hurel was born in 1955.
Early life and education
Early life and education
Hurel studied violin, analysis, composition and musicology at the Regional Conservatory of Toulouse. From 1981, he studied at the Paris Conservatoire, where he was a student in the classes of Ivo Malec and Betsy Jolas. In 1985-1986 and again in 1988-1989 he took part in musical research at the IRCAM.
Personal life
Personal life
Philippe Hurel was a resident of the Villa Medici in Rome from 1986 to 1988.
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- 2.Partitions des oeuvres de Philippe Hurel.
- 3.Philippe Hurel. Éditions Henry Lemoine.
- 4.Philippe Hurel au CNSMD. Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Lyon. 2013-02.
- 5.Les compositeurs de musique contemporaine s’unissent en syndicat pour mieux défendre leurs intérêts. Pierre Gervasoni. Le Monde. 2020-12-08. 2021-03-03.
- 6.Évolutions au sein du conseil d'administration du SMC. Syndicat français des compositrices et compositeurs de musique contemporaine. 2021-03-19.
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