Michel Béroff

Michel Béroff (born May 9, 1950) is a French pianist and conductor.

Biography

Béroff was born at Épinal, and trained at the Nancy Conservatory, winning the 1st prize in 1962 and the prize of excellence in 1963. He completed his studies at the Paris Conservatory with Yvonne Loriod, winning the 1st prize in 1966. In 1967 he made his Paris debut and won 1st prize in the Messiaen competition in Royan. Thereafter he toured extensively internationally and performed with most of the major orchestras and as a recitalist. He has recorded extensively for EMI in works by Franz Liszt, Sergei Prokofiev, Igor Stravinsky, Claude Debussy, Béla Bartók and Olivier Messiaen.

He has lately turned to conducting.^[1]

References

Baker's Biographical Dictionary of 20th Century Classical Musicians, N. Slonimsky, Schirmer Books, 1997

^ Fondation Bell'Arte

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