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Gaby Casadesus (August 9, 1901 – November 12, 1999) was a French classical pianist and teacher born in Marseilles, France.[1] She was married to the French pianist Robert Casadesus and their son Jean was also a notable pianist.

External audio
You may hear Gaby Casadesus and Robert Casadesus performing Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 10 in E flat major, K. 365 For two pianos with George Szell conducting the Cleveland Orchestra in 1955 Here on archive.org
Robert et Gaby Casadesus
Robert et Gaby Casadesus

Biography


Born Gabrielle l'Hôte, she studied at the Paris Conservatory with Louis Diémer and Marguerite Long and was awarded the first prize in piano at age 16. She met Claude Debussy at this time, as he was the judge for one of her competitions. She was also friendly with Debussy's daughter Claude-Emma who died soon after of diphtheria. Gaby later won the Prix Pagès, which was the most prestigious award in France at the time for which women were eligible.

In 1921, she married the pianist Robert Casadesus and with him formed the Robert and Gaby Casadesus duo.[2][3] The duo made many recordings of the four-hand piano repertoire. However, Gaby was also a significant soloist. She knew Maurice Ravel, Gabriel Fauré, Florent Schmitt and Moritz Moszkowski, and her interpretations were aided by their guidance. Her repertoire also included Felix Mendelssohn, whose music she effectively championed, and the keyboard composers of the Baroque era.

As a teacher, Gaby Casadesus taught in the US, at the Salzburg Mozarteum, at the Académie Maurice Ravel in Saint-Jean de Luz and at the American Conservatoire at Fontainebleau. Among her notable pupils are Donna Amato, David Deveau, Rudy Toth, and Vladimir Valjarević. After her husband's death in 1972, she worked with Grant Johannesen and Odette Valabrègue Wurtzburger, to found the Robert Casadesus International Piano Competition, which in 1994 became the Cleveland International Piano Competition.[2][1]

Casadesus died November 12, 1999, at age 98 in Paris. She is buried with her husband and son, Jean in Recloses, department of Seine-et-Marne, approximately 73 kilometres (45 mi) southeast of Paris.[1][4]


References


  1. "Obituaries: Gaby Casadesus". Associated Press. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  2. Cox, David; Timbrell, Charles (January 20, 2001). Casadesus. The New Grove Dictionary of Music. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-1-5615-9239-5. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  3. Thiollet, Jean-Pierre (2015). 88 notes pour piano solo (in French). Magland: Neva Éditions. p. 97. ISBN 978-2-3505-5192-0.
  4. Van Beveren, Rik (May 27, 2009). "Gaby Casadesus". Find a Grave. Retrieved February 28, 2022.

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Габи Казадезюс (фр. Gaby Casadesus, урождённая Л’От, фр. l'Hôte; 9 августа 1901 года, Марсель — 12 ноября 1999 года, Париж) — французская пианистка.


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