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David Fray (born 24 May 1981) is a French classical pianist. Voted "Newcomer of the Year 2008" by the BBC Music Magazine,[2] Fray has gained attention for his musical interpretation as well as his eccentricities in performance and rehearsal, which were highlighted in the 2008 ARTE documentary about him titled Swing, Sing and Think.

David Fray
Background information
Born (1981-05-24) 24 May 1981 (age 41)
Tarbes, France
GenresClassical
Occupation(s)Pianist
Instrument(s)Piano
Years active2005–present[1]
LabelsWarner/Erato Classics

Biography


David Fray was born in Tarbes, near the Pyrenees. Both his parents are teachers, his father's subject being philosophy and his mother's German.[3]

Fray entered the professional classical music world after receiving the Second Grand Prize at the Montreal International Music Competition in 2004. After this acclaim he released "Schubert, Liszt", a CD compilation of works by the two composers, on the ATMA Classique label. More recently, he has done video recordings of piano concertos by J.S. Bach with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, as well as Schubert's Wanderer Fantasy during the Festival of La Roque d'Anthérnon. In 2008 he released a second CD, "Bach / Boulez Piano Recital", which was another compilation of two composers from separate musical periods.[4] He has performed with many established conductors such as John Axelrod, Kurt Masur, Jaap van Zweden and Christoph Eschenbach.

Fray has won a number of awards, including the "Révélation Classique" (Classical Discovery) from ADAMI, the "Jeune Soliste de l'Année" (Young Soloist of the Year) from the French Language Public Radio Coalition, and the Diploma for Outstanding Merit from the Hamamatsu Competition.


Personal life


In July 2007 Fray married actress Chiara Muti [it] (daughter of conductor Riccardo Muti), with whom he has a daughter.


Playing style


Fray's love of Bach and his playful, idiosyncratic appearance in the ARTE documentary, in which he excitedly bobs his eyebrows, bends low over the piano while seated on a backed chair, hums along with the orchestra, and jokes with his fellow musicians, have caused him to be compared with pianist Glenn Gould.[5] However, Fray's style is radically different from Gould's—it is fluid where Gould's was sharply articulate.[6] Fray has said that he is "not such a fan of Glenn Gould" and that pianist Wilhelm Kempff is an especially important influence: "What I love about his playing is that he makes the piano sing and speak. That is my ultimate goal.”[7]


Recordings



References


  1. "David Fray > Discography". Allmusic. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  2. "The Winners 2015". Classical-Music.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  3. David Fray Archived 4 October 2011 at the Wayback MachineBolero Artists
  4. "David Fray: Biography". EMI. July 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  5. Weininger, David (21 August 2009). "David Fray to perform with the BSO at Tanglewood". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  6. Tommasini, Anthony. "Focusing in on Dreams and Meditations". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  7. Imperato, Albert (7 November 2009). "Features: 20 (PLUS) QUESTIONS WITH: Pianist David Fray". Playbill. Retrieved 26 September 2018.



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- [en] David Fray

[ru] Фрай, Давид

Давид Фрай (также Фрей, правильнее — Фре или Фрэ, фр. David Fray; род. 24 мая 1981, Тарб) — французский пианист.


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