Jean-Philippe Collard

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Jean-Philippe Collard (born January 27, 1948, Mareuil-sur-Ay, Marne) is a renowned French pianist.

Born into a musical family, he started playing the piano at age five. In 1960 he traveled to Berlin having been sent by the Jeunesses-Musicales to compete in the International Competition for young pianists. At 16 he won First Prize at the Paris Conservatory of Music. He also is a winner of the Gabriel Faure Award. He has a First Prize from the Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud Competition. He was awarded the Albert Roussel Award and won the Cziffra International Competition.

In 1973 he played his recital debut in Paris at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees. Critics in Paris were very enthusiastic. "He has all the right qualities which make him a musician of the highest order; his technique, his sensibility are like the flower of virtuosity" -- Le Figaro, February, 1973.

He is considered one of the greatest exponents of the French school. He made his American debut in 1973 with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Seiji Ozawa, and praise from the San Francisco Chronicle was high.

Collard has made many recordings for the EMI label.

M. Collard resides in France.

He was appointed a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 2003.