| École Normale de Musique de Paris | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1919 |
| Type | Private |
| Director | Henri Heugel |
| Students | 1,100 [1] |
| Location | Paris, Île-de-France, FR |
| Website | www.ecolenormalecortot.com |
The École Normale de Musique de Paris (French for "National School of Music of Paris", also known as École Nationale de Musique de Paris and École Normale Supérieure de Musique de Paris) is a leading conservatoire located in Paris, France. The school was founded by Auguste Mangeot and pianist Alfred Cortot in 1919. It is officially recognised by the Ministry of Culture and Communication and is under the patronage of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[1]
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The school, located in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, is housed in a "Belle Époque" building. The architect Auguste Perret, who also designed the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, designed the 400-seat concert hall for the school in the "Art Deco" style in 1929, which hosts also classical music events today. Both buildings are registered as historical landmarks by the French Administration.[2]
The board of directors include musicians of renowned standing including Elliot Carter and Jean-Michel Damase.
Former distinguished members of faculty include Jean-François Antonioli, Pierre Bernac, Nadia Boulanger, Pablo Casals, Alfred Cortot, Georges Dandelot, Paul Dukas, Georges Enescu, Henri Dutilleux, Arthur Honegger, Wanda Landowska, Charles Munch, Yoshihisa Taïra, Jacques Thibaud, Zino Francescatti.
Prominent current members of faculty include Mireille Alcantara, Pierre-Yves Artaud, Eric Berchot, Narcis Bonet, Peggy Bouveret, Chantal de Buchy, Guy Deplus, Nelson Delle-Vigne Fabbri, Carol Dumas, Pascal Gallois, Jean-Marc Luisada, Roselyne Masset-Lecocq, Victoria Melki, Michel Merlet, Jean Mouillere, Isabelle Perrin, Alberto Ponce, Thomas Prevost, Bruno Rigutto, Rena Shereshevskaya, Marie-Claude Theuveny, Pierre-Henri Xuereb.
Illustrious alumni include composers André Boucourechliev, Elliot Carter, Gabriel Cusson, Jacob Druckman, Alain Gagnon, Gérard Grisey, Jacques Hétu, Leonid Karev, Sophie Lacaze, Bruno Mantovani, Zygmunt Mycielski, Ron Nelson, Michel Perrault, Marcel Poot, Arturo Rodas, Joaquín Rodrigo, Antoni Szalowski; conductors Charles Bruck, Sylvain Cambreling, Aaron Scott; harpists Rino Kageyama, Susann McDonald; musicologist Richard Hoppin, ethnomusicologist and Philippine National Artist José Maceda; cellists Antonio Janigro, organists Monique Gendron, pianists Paul Badura-Skoda, Anilu Romero, Halina Czerny-Stefańska, Samson François, Ivan Ilić, Yvonne Lefébure, Dinu Lipatti, Igor Markevitch, Art Simmons, Siheng Song, violinist Eric Rosenblith.