Idil Biret has made over eighty LPs and CDs for ten different record labels, including complete piano works of Brahms, Chopin, and Rachmaninov, and Ligeti's Etudes.
Album & Artwork
The Idil Biret Archive (IBA) emblem features an etching by Albrecht Dürer, sent to Idil Biret by Nadia Boulanger at Christmas 1959 with a protective message.
Album & Artwork
The Idil Biret Archive (IBA) aims to release as many of her recordings as possible, including old recordings no longer commercially available and new ones, distributed worldwide by Naxos.
Performer Biography
Idil Biret has received numerous awards, including the Grand Prix du Disque Frédéric Chopin in Poland for her Chopin recordings and the Golden Diapason of the Year award in France for her Boulez recording.
Performer Biography
Idil Biret began her recording career at age eight in November 1949, making her first recordings for ORTF (Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française / French Radio and Television Broadcasting) in Paris.
Performer Biography
Idil Biret studied at the Paris Conservatoire under Nadia Boulanger, graduating at age fifteen with three first prizes, and was a lifelong disciple of Wilhelm Kempff.
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