Fabien Touchard has received multiple awards, including the Charles Oulmont Foundation in 2018, the Banque Populaire Foundation in 2014, and the André Caplet Prize for musical composition in 2019.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Fabien Touchard, the composer, aimed to move away from traditional études by creating narrative, discontinuous pieces with formal ruptures, not necessarily focused on a single technical principle.
Recording & Production
Six young pianists, including Orlando Bass, Camille Belin, and David Kadouch, joined Fabien Touchard to perform these challenging pieces.
Performer Biography
Fabien Touchard is a composer and pianist who studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, earning nine prizes in various disciplines.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Each Étude is dedicated to a great composer or pianist who contributed to the genre of piano études or piano virtuosity.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The composer pays homage to other piano works, such as George Crumb's "Makrokosmos" for vocal elements and Olivier Messiaen's "Vingt Regards sur l'enfant Jésus" for bell sonorities.
Composition History
The Études pour piano were composed between 2010 and 2022, representing twelve years of exploration into piano writing.
