L'Ecole Normale de Musique
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L'Ecole Normale de Musique was founded in 1919 by the famous pianist Alfred Cortot and his partner Auguste Mangeot. From the very beginning, the institution has enjoyed a world-wide reputation for the quality of its music instruction with such faculty members as Pablo Casals, Nadia Boulanger, Wanda Landowska, Paul Dukas, Arthur Honegger, etc.
It also trained a number of well known concertists and composers. Dinu Lipatti, Samson François, Hidayat Inayat Khan, Igor Markevitch ... among many other celebrities studied in the Belle Epoque architectural environment of this Parisian temple of classical music.
Today, the institution is managed by Henri Heugel and a "Conseil d'Orientation Musicale" composed of Paul Badura Skoda, Narcis Bonet, Elliott Carter, Jean-Michel Damase, Christian Ivaldi, David Lively, Jean-Louis Mansart, Kent Nagano.
L'Ecole Normale de Musique gathers 1200 students and 120 faculty members who teach all disciplines of classical music including theoritical classes, orchestra conducting and composition.
The School is located in the heart of Paris and registered as a "Historical Landmark" by the French Administration. Its concert hall, the Salle Cortot, is an "Art Deco" masterpiece designed by the architect Auguste Perret, who also conceived the Théâtre des Champs Elysées in Paris.
