This album is Ismaël Margain's first solo recording and features works by Franz Schubert, a composer he considers a lifelong friend and confidant.
Performer Biography
Ismaël Margain was accepted unanimously into the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse in Paris at 18, studying with Nicholas Angelich, Roger Muraro, and Michel Dalberto.
Performer Biography
Ismaël Margain gained public recognition at the Long-Thibaud 2012 international competition, where he won the public prize and the third Marguerite Long Grand Prize.
Recording & Production
This album is a live recording made in Deauville, France, at the Salle Élie de Brignac on August 3 and 6, 2016.
Interpretation
Ismaël Margain, the pianist, integrates his passion for jazz into his classical playing, using it to find rhythmic flexibility and freedom in ornamentation.
Performer Biography
Ismaël Margain, the pianist on this album, comes from a musical family, including his great-grandmother Hélène Regelly, a famous pianist, composer, and singer during the interwar period.
Performer Biography
Ismaël Margain began his musical training at age four and learned multiple instruments, including piano, flute, and saxophone, before focusing on piano.
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