Christophe Bertrand
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[edit] Biography
Christophe Bertrand was born on 1981. After earning gold medals for piano and chamber music at the Strasbourg Conservatoire (C.N.R.) (studies with Laurent CABASSO, Michèle RENOUL, Armand ANGSTER), he performs and records with Ensemble Accroche-Note and Ensemble In Extremis (of which he is a co-founder). He collaborates with composers such as Ivan Fedele, Pascal DUSAPIN, Michael JARRELL, Mark ANDRE, Wolfgang RIHM, among others.
He studies composition since 1996, under the supervision of Ivan FEDELE at the C.N.R. of Strasbourg, and in 2000 he obtains his diploma in composition with distinction at the unanimity of the jury. He attends the Cursus Annuel de Composition et d'Informatique Musicale (2000-2001), at the IRCAM, where he works with Philippe HUREL, Tristan MURAIL, Brian FERNEYHOUGH, and Jonathan HARVEY.
His compositions, conducted among others by Pierre Boulez, Jonathan NOTT, Hannu LINTU, Marc ALBRECHT have been performed by prestigious ensembles and soloists :
Ensemble Intercontemporain, Philharmonic Orchestra of Radio France, Arditti Quartet, Accroche Note, Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra, Court-Circuit, Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Ensemble Aleph, Ensemble Intégrales, Divertimento Ensemble, Ensemble Musicatreize, Mandelring Quaret, Avanti!, etc ; Garth KNOX, Juliette HUREL, Jan MICHIELS, Marc COPPEY, etc.
His compositions have been heard :
- in France : Festival Musica, IRCAM, Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, Festival Agora, Centre Georges Pompidou, Salle Olivier Messiaen de la Maison de Radio France, etc.
- in Germany : Beethovenfest Bonn, Ultraschall-Festival à Berlin, Internationale Ferienkurse in Darmstadt, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk
- in Switzerland : Lucerne Festival
- in Belgium : Ars Musica in Brussels
- in Italy : Festival Traiettorie in Parma, Rondo-Milano, Spoleto Festival
- in Holland : Gaudeamus Festival in Amsterdam
- but also in the USA (San Francisco), in United Kingdom (Manchester), in Slovenia (Ljubljana), etc. and on different radios, in France (France-Musique) and abroad.
He has been commissioned by Ensemble Intercontemporain, Lucerne Festival, Beethovenfest Bonn, Les Percussions de Strasbourg, the Auditorium du Louvre, the André Boucourechliev Foundation, les Musicales in Colmar, the Radio Berlin-Brandeburg, the French Ministry of Culture, Accroche Note, Musicatreize, the Festival Rendez-Vous Musique Nouvelle, etc. but also by several privates patrons.
He earns the Prix de la Musique de l'Académie des Marches de l'Est in 2001and the Earplay Prize 2002.
In 2007, he earns the SACEM Hervé DUGARDIN prize, and the André CAPLET prize from the Académie des Beaux-Arts (Institut de France).
He has just been selected by the Académie de France à Rome to be in residence at the Villa Médicis in Rome during 18 months.
[edit] Œuvres
Vertigo (2006-2007)
2 pianos and orchestra (20')
Co-commissioned by French Ministry of Culture and Musica Festival
World premiere : Musica Festival 2008
Arashi (2007)
solo clarinet (6') To Thomas Monod
World premiere : 29/02/2008 - Strasbourg, MAMCS - Thomas MONOD
Sanh (2006)
bass clarinet, cello and piano (11')
Commissioned by French Ministry of Culture To Armand Angster
World premiere : 11/10/2007 - Strasbourg, Musica Festival / Accroche-Note
Quatuor I (2005-2006)
string quartet (20')
Co-commissioned by Beethovenfest de Bonn and Mr. Peter McBurney To the Arditti Quartet
World premiere : 19/03/2006 - Brusells, Ars Musica Festival - Arditti Quartet French premiere : 20/07/2006 - Festival d'Aix-en-Provence - Arditti Quartet World premiere of first version : 24/09/2005 - Kunstmuseum Bonn - Mandelring Quartett
Mana (2004-2005)
large orchestra (10')
Commissioned by Lucerne Festival To Pierre BOULEZ
World premiere : 09/09/2005 - Lucerne KKL - Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra, dir. Pierre BOULEZ French premiere : 02/062006 - Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France, dir. Hannu LINTU
Madrigal (2004-2005)
female voice and ensemble (11')
Commissioned by the André Boucourechliev Foundation To Françoise Kubler and Armand Angster
World premiere : 30 September 2005 - Strasbourg, Festival Musica - Accroche-Note
Virya (2004)
flûte, clarinet (+ bass clarinet), percussions and piano (7')
Commissioned by Mr. Francis Rueff To Frédéric Kahn
World premiere : 19/03/2004 - Espace 110 Illzach - Ensemble In Extremis
Aus (2004)
viola, soprano saxophone, clarinet (+ bass clarinet) and piano (8')
Commissioned b Radio Berlin-Brandeburg To Philippe Hurel
World premiere : 24/01/2004 - Berlin, Ultraschall-Festival - Ensemble Intégrales Recording : CD "European Young generation" by Ensemble Intégrales Zeitklang Editions (ez-21019)
Haos (2003)
solo piano (10')
Commissioned by Festival Rendez-vous Musique Nouvelle, Forbach To Laurent Cabasso
World premiere : 09/11/2003 - Forbach, Festival RVMN - Raoul Jehl, piano
Iôa (2003)
8-part female choir (3') To Catherine Bolzinger
World premiere : 23/05/2003 - Strasbourg, Palais du Rhin - Ensemble Vocal Féminin du Conservatoire de Strasbourg, dir. Catherine BOLZINGER
Yet (2002)
20 musicians (10')
Commissioned by Ensemble Intercontemporain To Pascal DUSAPIN
World premiere : 29/09/2002 - Strasbourg, Musica Festival - Ensemble Intercontemporain ; dir : Jonathan NOTT
Full (2001)
four vibraphones, piano and eight amplified voices (15')
Commissioned by Les Percussions de Strasbourg To Odile Charvet and the Ecole des Percussions de Strasbourg
World premiere : 20/01/2002 - Strasbourg, La Laiterie for the 40th birthday of Les Percussions de Strasbourg - Matthieu Chardon, Marcel Verrept, Christophe Landoz, Christophe Dietrich (vb) ; Anne-Cécile Litolf (pno), Choeur de chambre de Strasbourg ; dir : Catherine BOLZINGER
Ektra (2001)
solo flute (5') To Olivier Class
World premiere : 16/06/2001 - Strasbourg, Cercle européen, Académie des Marches de l'Est - Olivier Class, flute
Dikha (2000-2001)
clarinet/bass clarinet and electronics (9'30)
Composed during the "Cursus de composition et d'informatique musicale" at the IRCAM To Pierre Dutrieu
World premiere : 15/06/2002 - Paris, Agora Festival, Espace de Projection de l'IRCAM - Pierre Dutrieu, clarinet
Treis (2000)
violin, cello and piano (10')
Honorable mention at the Gaudeamus Festival 2001/First Prize Earplay 2002 To Rosalie Adolf, Anne-Cécile Litolf et Godefroy Vujicic
World premiere : 07/10/2000 - Strasbourg, Musica Festival - Rosalie Adolf (vn), Godefroy Vujicic (vc), Anne-Cécile Litolf (pno)
La Chute Du Rouge (2000)
clarinet, cello, vibraphone and piano (11') To Ivan Fedele
World premiere : 11/05/2000 - Strasbourg, Oratoire du Temple-Neuf - Ensemble du Conservatoire de Strasbourg
Skiaï (1998-1999)
five instruments (8') To Pierre-Yves Meugé
World premiere : 11/05/1999 - Strasbourg, Musée de l'Oeuvre Notre-Dame - Ensemble du Conservatoire de Strasbourg
Strofa II (1998)
female voice, violin and piano (5'30)
World premiere : 11/05/2000 - Strasbourg, Oratoire du Temple-Neuf - Ensemble du Conservatoire de Strasbourg
Strofa IIb (1998-2000)
female voice, alto flute (+ flute in C) and piano (5'30)
World premiere : 02/07/00 - Wangen (67), Vieux Freihof - Aline Metzinger (voice), Olivier Class (fl), Christophe Bertrand (pno)
