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Hélène Grimaud

Hélène Rose Paule Grimaud (born 7 November 1969) is a French classical pianist and the founder of the Wolf Conservation Center in South Salem, New York.

Hélène Grimaud

Hélène Rose Paule Grimaud

(1969-11-07) 7 November 1969

Classical pianist

Claude Grimaud, Josette (Cirelli) Grimaud

Early life and education[edit]

Grimaud was born in Aix-en-Provence, France, the daughter of teachers Claude and Josette Grimaud (née Cirelli).[1][2] She described family nationalities in a New York Times interview with John Rockwell: "My father came from a background of Sephardi Jews in Africa, and my mother's ancestors were Jewish Berbers from Corsica."[3] Her father was adopted as a child by a French family and he became a university tutor teaching languages.[4] According to Luc Antonini [5] the name Grimaud is typical of the region of Trets in Provence. She discovered the piano at seven. In 1982, she entered the Conservatoire de Paris,[6][7] where she studied with Jacques Rouvier. In 1985, she won 1st Prize at the Conservatory and the Grand Prix du Disque of the Académie Charles Cros for her recording of the Rachmaninoff Piano Sonata No. 2.


She experiences synesthesia, where one physical sense adds to another, in her case seeing music as colour, which helps her with memorising music scores.[8]

Personal life[edit]

In 1991, at age 21, Grimaud moved to Tallahassee, Florida. In 1997, she settled in Westchester County, north of New York City. After some time spent in Berlin, she took up residence in Weggis, near Luzern, Switzerland.[13]


She has a passion for wolves and wolf conservation. She now divides her time between her musical career and the Wolf Conservation Center in South Salem, New York.[14][15]


Grimaud lives with her partner, the German photographer Mat Hennek, in California and Upstate New York.[16][8]

(2002).

Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

(16 May 2008).[17]

National Order of Merit (France)

(3 April 2015).[18]

Legion of Honour

Ballade No. 1, Liszt Après une Lecture de Dante, Schumann Sonata for Piano (1987)

Chopin

Kreisleriana, Brahms Piano Sonata No. 2 (1989)

Schumann

Piano Sonata No. 3, Klavierstücke (1992)

Brahms

Rachmaninoff , Ravel Piano Concerto (1993)

Piano Concerto No. 2

On Denon[A]


On Erato


On Teldec


On Deutsche Grammophon


On Philips


On ACA Digital Recording, Inc

Variations sauvages (2003, published in English as Wild Harmonies)

[23]

Leçons particulières, Robert Laffont (2005)

Retour à Salem, Albin Michel (2013)

Renaître, Albin Michel (2023)

Wakin, Daniel J. (30 October 2011). . The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved 26 May 2020.

"Titans Clash Over a Mere Cadenza"

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Official website

in the German National Library catalogue

Literature by and about Hélène Grimaud

Wolf Conservation Center