| Intro | French musician |
| Is |
Musician Pianist |
| From | France |
| Type | Music |
| Gender | female |
| Birth | 13 June 1974, Paris, Île-de-France, France |
| Age: | 46 years |
Claire-Marie Le Guay (born 13 June 1974) is a French classical pianist.
Early life
Le Guay was born in Paris, France. She began playing piano at age 4 and entered the Paris Conservatoire at age 14, where she studied with Jacques Rouvier, Pascal Devoyon and Bruno Rigutto. Following her education in Paris, Le Guay continued her education with a variety of established teachers, including Dmitri Bashkirov, Fou Ts’ong, Claude Frank, Stanislav Ioudenitch, Alicia de Larrocha, William Grant Naboré, Andreas Staier, György Sebők, and Leon Fleisher.
Accomplishments and award
| Year | Award | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | First prize winner | International Contest of Chamber Music of Portogruaro | Italy |
| 1994 | Prize-winner | Maria Canals competition | Barcelona |
| 1994 | First prize winner | ARD | Munich |
| 1998 | Voted France’s Young Musician of the Year | – | – |
Le Guay has also been championed by Daniel Barenboim, who invited her to perform with the Chicago Civic Orchestra. Le Guay has performed at a variety of prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall and Wigmore Hall.
Current projects
Le Guay is currently recording her final two installments of the four-volume Haydn-Mozart series, to be released on the Universal Accord label.
She has also worked as an assistant to Bruno Rigutto at the Paris Conservatoire since 2001.
Recordings
| Year | Title | Composer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sonatas | Bartók-Carter-Dutilleux | Universal Accord |
| 2007 | Works for piano volume 1 | Haydn-Mozart | Universal Accord |
| 2007 | Works for piano volume 2 | Haydn-Mozart | Universal Accord |
| – | Orchestral Works | Thierry Escaich | Universal Accord |
| 2012 | 12 Etudes d’exécution transendante | Liszt | Universal Accord |
| 2003 | Concertos and Légendes | Liszt | Universal Accord |
| 1997 | Kreisleriana op 16; Carnaval op 9 | Schumann | Universal Accord |
| – | Petrushka; Daphnis et Chloé | Stravinsky-Ravel | Universal Accord |