Photo: Andrew EcclesJean-Yves Thibaudet
Lyon, France; lives in Los Angeles
Jean-Yves Thibaudet was born in Lyon and gave his first public performance at seven.
- Paris Conservatory Premier Prix at 15
- 70+ albums
- Soloist on Oscar-winning Atonement
- Khachaturian with Dudamel, Decca
- Légion d'honneur, 2025
“Sophistication and suavity, both clarity and freedom.”
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At the Paris Conservatory he studied with Aldo Ciccolini and Lucette Descaves, a friend and collaborator of Ravel. He won the Conservatory's Premier Prix at fifteen and, three years later, the Young Concert Artists Auditions in New York. He has appeared on more than 70 albums, with two Grammy nominations, a Diapason d'Or and Gramophone awards.
His piano is heard on Dario Marianelli's scores for Pride & Prejudice and the Oscar-winning Atonement. He recently recorded an album of Khachaturian with Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic for Decca. In 2025 President Emmanuel Macron personally made him a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur.
In June 2027 he plays Gershwin's Concerto in F in Portland with the Oregon Symphony and Jun Märkl.
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