Anne Queffélec

Anne Bénédicte Jeanne Queffélec (born 17 January 1948) is a French classical pianist.

Biography

Born in Paris in 1948, Queffélec was the daughter of writer Henri Queffélec. Her brother Yann followed their father's profession; their brother Hervé is a mathematician.

She attended the Cours Hattemer, a private school. Despite an early passion for literature, she chose a life in music at a young age. She started playing piano at the age of five. In 1964, she enrolled in the Paris Conservatoire. She won the first prize for piano in 1965 and the first prize for chamber music in 1966. She continued her education with Paul Badura-Skoda and Jörg Demus, and went on to study in Vienna with Alfred Brendel. She won the first prize at the Munich competition in 1968, and in 1969, was a prize-winner at the Leeds International Piano Competition. Since then, she has enjoyed an international career.

She is not only famous as a solo concert pianist, but is also well known for her chamber music playing in cooperation with artists such as Catherine Collard, Pierre Amoyal, Frédéric Lodéon, and Imogen Cooper.

Awards

In 1990, she was awarded the French prize of Victoires de la musique classique (Soliste instrumental de l'année).

On 6 January 2004, she was made 'Officier' of l'Ordre national du Mérite.

She was promoted to 'Commandeur' de l'ordre national du Mérite on 14 November 2011.

Discography

Albums 1976: (with Alain Lombard, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg) – Ravel, Les deux concertos pour piano (ERATO) 1977: Mendelssohn: Anne Queffélec, Pierre Amoyal, Frédéric Lodéon – Les Deux Trios Pour Piano, Violon & Violoncelle (ERATO) 1978: (with Pierre Amoyal) Fauré, sonates pour piano et violon (ERATO) 1979: (with Imogen Cooper) Franz Schubert, Œuvres pour piano à 4 mains (ERATO) 1988: Erik Satie 1995: Scarlatti: 13 Sonatas 1996: Dutilleux: The Works for Piano 1998: Ravel: Piano Works 1999: Schubert: Sonata D. 894; Fantasy D. 940; Sonata D. 959; Four Impromtus D.899 2000: (with Imogen Cooper) Schubert: Works for Piano Four Hands 2000: (with Catherine Collard) Satie: Works for solo piano & piano 4 hands 2001: Ravel: Piano Concertos; Debussy: Fantasie for Piano & Orchestra 2001: (with Imogen Cooper) Schubert: Piano Works for Four Hands 2002: Serenity: Satie 2002: Mozart: Anne Queffélec 2003: The works for solo piano volume 1 (EMI) The works for solo piano volume 2 (EMI) 2004: Beethoven: Lettre à Élise 2004: Satie, Ravel: Piano Works 2004: Satie: Gnossiennes; Gymnopédies; Piano Works 2006: Haendel: Suites HWV430, 431, 433 & 436 2006: Satie: 3 Gymnopédies; 6 Gnossiennes 2007: Domenico Scarlatti, Sonate pour piano (Warner Apex) 2008: Satie: Gymnopédies; Gnossiennes; Sports and Divertissements 2009: Johann Sebastian Bach: Contemplation 2009: (with Imogen Cooper) Schubert: Piano Works for Four Hands 2009: Haydn, Sonates et variations (Mirare) 2010: Chopin, De l'enfance à la plénitude (Mirare) 2013: Satie & Compagnie 2014: Ombre et lumière D. Scarlatti 18 sonates pour clavier (Mirare MIR 265)