MASTERCLASS PROF. PASCAL DEVOYON
2018 November 15, Thursday
LMTA 1st Building: 307 Auditorium (Gedimino Ave. 42, Vilnius)
MASTERCLASS PROF. PASCAL DEVOYON
10.30-11.15 Vincenzo De Martino D2 (prof. J. Karnavičius)
L. van Beethoven – Sonata G-dur, op.31 No.1
14.00-14.45 Julija Bagdonavičiūtė B4 (prof. A. Žvirblytė)
B. Bartok – Sonata
14.45-15.30 Milda Juciūtė M2 (doc. A. Šikšniūtė)
J. S. Bach-F. Busoni – Chaconne d-moll
15.45-16.30 Amelija Būrytė B1 (prof. P. Geniušas)
F. Chopin – Sonata b-moll op.35
16.30-17.15 Viktoras Orestas Vagusevičius B3 (prof. P. Geniušas)
F. Chopin – Preludes op.28 No.1-12
PASCAL DEVOYON
Recipient of top awards at Viotti, Busoni and Leeds competitions, Pascal Devoyon became known throughout the world when he received the Silver medal at the 1978 Tchaikovsky competition, the highest prize ever won by a French pianist at this prestigious competition.
Devoyon has performed with major orchestras such as the London Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Helsinki Philharmonic, Montreal Symphony and Japan’s NHK Symphony, and has given highly acclaimed recitals at the Carnegie Hall, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Berlin Philharmonie and the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. His repertoire is extensive and includes the complete Beethoven sonata cycle, major twentieth century composers such as Bartok and Messiaen and numerous works by contemporary composers.
Chamber music has played an important part in Devoyon’s career and he has recorded with cellists Steven Isserlis (Fauré, Saint-Saens, Poulenc etc.), Tilmann Wick (Brahms, Martinu…) and Sung-Won Yang (the Beethoven cycle), and violinists Dong-Suk Kang (Schubert, Fauré, Honneger) and Philippe Graffin (Chausson, Saint-Saens). In 2005 he recorded the Messiaen Quartet (“pour la fin du temps”) and the Hindemith Quartet with P.Graffin (violin), C.Carr (cello) and C.Neidich (clarinet).
Since 2006, he is playing regularly in piano-duo with his wife Rikako Murata. They have been invited in France, Germany, Japan, Mexico and Holland. Their first recording, including “les Visions de l’Amen” from Messiaen, “en blanc et noir” from Debussy and “Musiques pour deux pianos” from Merlet, was released in 2008. The second recording “Mastery of Transcription” was released in 2010, including works from Debussy (La Mer) and Ravel (La Valse). This recording was winning an award in Japan. In 2011 they release “Liszt and the devil” with the transcription by Liszt himself of the Faust Symphony and the second Mephisto Waltz. All recordings are released by the firma Regulus.
Since 1999, he has been artistic director of one of the biggest music festivals in Europe, MusicAlp in Courchevel, together with the violinist Dong-Suk Kang.
In 1996 Pascal Devoyon was appointed Professor at the Berlin University of the Arts.
In 2001 Pascal Devoyon was created Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite, one of the most prestigious awards of his native country.