Bruno Rigutto (born 12 August 1945) is a French pianist,[1] composer and conductor.

Career

Born in Charenton-le-Pont,[2] Rigutto studied at the Conservatoire de Paris where he was a student of Samson François and Paul Badura-Skoda.[3] In 1965 he was a laureate of the Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition and the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1966.[4] He has been teaching the piano at the Conservatoire de Paris since 1981.[5] Rigutto composed the music for Nina Companéez's feature film Faustine et le Bel Été in 1972.[6]

Selected discography

• Piano Recital: Chopin, Liszt, Schumann (Kinderszenen) 1969 Musiidisc, France.
• Chopin's Nocturnes, at Emi;
• Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 and No. 2, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, with Erich Bergel at Denon; Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante Op. 22 at Decca/Aristrocrate;
• Chopin's 19 Waltzes, sleeve by Sempé at Frolane;
• Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 and Violin Concerto with Jean-Pierre Wallez, Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, with Yuri Ahronovitch at IPG;
• Haydn's Keyboard Concerto No. 11 in D major - G Major at Decca;
• J-S Bach's Concertos for 1, 2, 3 and 4 pianos at Emi;
• Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 11;
• R. Schumann's Piano Concerto, Konzertstuck with the Orchestre National de France conducted by Kurt Masur at Aristocrate;
• Antonín Dvořák's Piano Concerto, Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France, Zdeněk Mácal at Decca, IPG, Peters;

References

External links

• Rigutto's discography on Discogs
• Bruno Rigutto on Radio Classique
• Bruno Rigutto on France Musique
• Bruno Rigutto plays Chopin's Nocturne No 13 Op.48/1 (1979) (YouTube)
• Bruno Rigutto on Schola Cantorum de Paris