Composer's Workshop: Fréréric Durieux

Born on 27 February 1959 in Paris, Frédéric Durieux began piano lessons at the age of 5. He continued his musical education at the Conservatoire national de région in Grenoble (harmony and counterpoint), earning there a gold medal in Harmony (1981). He was admitted to the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris (CNSMDP) in 1982, where he obtained a First Prize in analysis in 1984 in the class of Betsy Jolas, as well as a First Prize in composition in 1986 in the class of Ivo Malec. At the same time, he was selected by the Ensemble InterContemporain for an initial concert in 1985, and continued his training at IRCAM in the Musical research department (1985-85). During a residency at the Villa Medici of Rome, where he spent two years (1987-89), he completed his first score for ensemble and electronics, Parcours pluriel (1987-88), jointly commissioned by Ensemble InterContemporain and IRCAM. He realised the electronic component in the studios of IRCAM and of the Villa Medici.

Frédéric Durieux has received numerous commissions; his works are played in Europe in Asia as well as in North America. His catalog includes over 50 scores, for voices, soloists, chamber groupings, ensemble and orchestra, with and without electronics.

Since 2001, Frédéric Durieux has taught composition at the Conservatoire de Paris (CNSMDP). He has given numerous conferences and masterclasses in Europe, Asia, and in North America (Germany, Austria, China, South Korea, USA, France, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland).

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