Occupation: Pianist Birth: December 28, 1953
I do not remember the most challenging one but I remember that many of the titles I have recorded have been quite challenging for me..
The piano by its black and white keys always attracted me, my father showed me how to use... and slowly I got into playing..
I am rather what we usually call a Pop pianist with my own romantic style..
As an example, there is a Japanese composer / singer whose name is Tanimura [Shinji]: he has composed a song entitled entitled "Kazeno Komoriuta" and….
A long time ago, I remember having cooperated with Shirley Bassey and I will never forget this moment which I shared with her while playing for and w….
I am not what one calls a celebrity..
I would also like to mention pianists like Michel Petrucciani or Chick Сorea for whom I have great admiration in the jazz field..
Today, Lan Lan is one of my favourite classical pianists.... Years ago I had a great admiration for Arthur Rubinstein but I have no doubt that Franz ….
When I was 14-15 years old I was able to earn a little money from time to time but I'm not complaining since, very soon I could provide a normal livi….
Internet has considerably changed the rules. Some artists do not try to become celebrities: the internet does the job for them and makes them, slowly….
In fact, among the 1000 titles which I have recorded in the past 35 years, there are less than 10% of classical titles..
I am rather discreet and shy!.
I think that you can absolutely enjoy your artistic passion without seeking for the cult of celebrity..
Some people know me because of my music and come and see me in my concerts but you very rarely see me or hear me in press or TV or radio magazines..
There are many artists I would like to have the honour to cooperate with. To accompany Barbara Streisand or Paul McCartney or Elton John would be a d….
Years ago, while being in an airport in Australia, I happened to meet with David Helfgott. I knew that he was a bit fond of me and I was personally a….
There is also the guitar player Pat Metheny with whom I'd like to work with: he is so elegant and so emotional when he plays that I am sure that, tog….
My father did not bother that I play not a classical music. He always congratulated me for my development in music, I mean in any music but, he hang ….
I was born in 1953, in Paris. But soon after my birth my family (I have one sister) moved into a rent apartment in suburbs of Paris named Romainville….
In fact although I have studied in a Conservatory the classical piano, I do not consider myself a classical pianist..