Jean-Yves Thibaudet
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Biography
French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet was born on September 7, 1961 in Lyon, France. Born to non-professional musical parents, he took his first piano lessons at the age of five and made his first public performance at just seven years old. He attended the Paris Conservatory, winning a gold medal at the age of 12. At 15, he was the winner of the Premier Prix du Conservatoire, moving on to win the Young Artists Auditions in New York City at the age of 18. He continued to win many awards before he made his debut as a soloist in London and New York. Signing with Decca Records, he released his debut, Valse Brillante, in 1982. Over the course of his career, heâs released more than 50 titles including Ravel: Recital (1985), Liszt: Transcriptions (1993), Conversations with Bill Evans (1997), The Chopin I Love (1999), Aria: Opera without Words (2007), and more. Relocating to Los Angeles, California, Jean-Yves Thibaudet began collaborating with artists such as Joshua Bell, Truls Mørk, Charles Dutoit, Valery Gergiev, Marin Alsop, Cecilia Bartoli, and Renée Fleming. He has also performed contemporary works composed by Michael Daugherty, Matthias Pintscher, Guillaume Connesson and James MacMillan. Jean-Yves Thibaudet is a featured player on many motion picture scores including The Portrait of a Lady (1996), Pride & Prejudice (2005), the Oscar-winning score to Atonement (2007), and Wakefield (2017). After recorded Satie's Complete Piano Music (2016), and the recital Carte Blanche (2021), Thibaudet followed with Khatchaturian's Piano Concerto (2025).
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Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Khachaturian: Gayaneh, Op. 50: Sabre Dance (Transcr. Levant for Solo Piano)
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Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Khachaturian: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (Transcr. E. Khachaturian for Solo Piano)
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Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Brahms: 6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118: 2. Intermezzo in A Major. Andante teneramente
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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Marin Alsop
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Piano Concerto, etc.
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Top Tracks
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- Marianelli: Atonement featuring English Chamber Orchestra
- Robbies Note by Jean-Yves Thibaudet
- Marianelli: Cee, You and Tea by Jean-Yves Thibaudet
- Cello Sonata in C major Op. 119: I. Andante grave - Moderato animato featuring Jean-Yves Thibaudet
- Cello Sonata in C major Op. 119: III. Allegro, ma non troppo featuring Jean-Yves Thibaudet
- Cello Sonata No. 2 in D minor Op. 40: III. Largo featuring Jean-Yves Thibaudet
- Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 25, MWV O7 - 2. Andante featuring Jean-Yves Thibaudet
- Ravel: Miroirs, M. 43 - 2. Oiseaux tristes
- Ravel: Miroirs, M. 43 - 5. La vallée des cloches
- Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit, M.55 - Le gibet
- Violin Sonata no. 1 in A major, op. 13: IV. Finale: Allegro quasi presto featuring Jean-Yves Thibaudet
- Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit, M.55 - Scarbo
- Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales, M.61 - for Piano - 1. Modéré - très franc
- Ravel: Sonatine, M.40 - for Piano - 1. Modéré
- Debussy: Ballade, L.70
- Mozart: Oiseaux, si tous les ans, K.307 featuring Cecilia Bartoli
- Rapsodie (arr. R. Roger-Ducasse for orchestra) [Orch. R. Roger-Ducasse] featuring Jean-Yves Thibaudet
- Satie: Sonatine bureaucratique - 3. Vivache by Erik Satie
- Satie: 3 Gymnopédies - No. 3 Lent et grave
- Piano Concerto in F (1925)~2. Adagio - Andante con moto
- Satie: Gnossiennes - No. 5 by Erik Satie
- Cello Sonata No. 2 in D minor Op. 40: I. Allegro non troppo - Largo featuring Jean-Yves Thibaudet
- Suite Italienne for cello and piano (cello part in collaboration with Gregor Piatigorsky): I. featuring Igor Stravinsky
- Satie: Cinq Grimaces (pour le songe d'une été), Op. Posth. (1929) - 2. Coquecigrue by Erik Satie
