Jean Hubeau

Jean Hubeau (22 June 191719 August 1992) was a French pianist, composer and pedagogue known especially for his recordings of Gabriel Fauré, Robert Schumann and Paul Dukas, which are recognized as benchmark versions.

Biography Admitted at the age of 9 years to the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, he studied composition with Paul Dukas, piano with Lazare Lévy, harmony with Jean Gallon, and counterpoint with Noël Gallon. He received first prizes in piano and in harmony in 1930 at 13 years. Aged 14 he won the first prize for accompanists, and in 1934, he received the second Prix de Rome was appointed to the vacancy left by Delvincourt at the head of the Music Academy in Versailles.

Discography Trumpet and piano with Maurice André Gabriel Fauré - Complete works for solo piano Gabriel Fauré - Elegie Op.24, Cello Sonatas No.1 Op.109 & No.2 Op.117 (Paul Tortelier, cello) Claude Debussy - Cello Sonata (Paul Tortelier, cello) Camille Saint-Saëns - Works for violin and piano (Olivier Charlier, violin) Georges Onslow - Grand Sextet, Op. 77b and Grand Septet, Op. 79 Paul Dukas - Works for piano Jean Hubeau - Quatre Rondels de François Villon Mario Hacquard et Claude Collet