Pascal Rogé

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Pascal Rogé
Born	(1951-04-06) April 6, 1951 Paris, France
Genres	Classical
Occupations	Pianist
Instruments	Piano
Website	www.pascalroge.com

Pascal Rogé (born 6 April 1951) is a French pianist.^[1]^[2]

His playing includes the works of compatriot composers Saint-Saëns, Fauré, Debussy, Ravel, Satie, and Poulenc, among others. However, his repertoire also covers the German masters Haydn, Mozart, Brahms, and Beethoven.

Biography

Rogé first appearance in public in 1960 with a performance of Claude Debussy's Préludes. He won the piano prize at the Paris Conservatory and worked for several years with Julius Katchen. At seventeen, he gave his first recitals in major European cities, landing an exclusive contract with Decca in the process. He has a particular affinity for French composers such as Claude Debussy, Gabriel Fauré, Maurice Ravel and Francis Poulenc. He also performs chamber works, with the Pasquier Trio, and with musicians such as Pierre Amoyal or Michel Portal, with whom he recorded Poulenc and Tchaikovsky. He gives recitals worldwide, in all the major centres. A friend of conductor Charles Dutoit, he was regularly invited to Canada to work with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra while M. Dutoit was conductor there.

References

External links

Official website (French) (English)
Pascal Rogé at the Internet Movie Database
Biography from Allmusic
Hear Pascal Rogé in concert from WGBH Boston

Authority control	VIAF: 24788298 ISNI: 0000 0001 0880 2268 SUDOC: 060842768

Persondata
Name	Rogé, Pascal
Alternative names
Short description	Pianist
Date of birth	6 April 1951
Place of birth	Paris, France
Date of death
Place of death

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