Biography
» Philippe Hurel, was born in 1955. French composer of mostly orchestral and chamber works that have been performed throughout Europe and elsewhere. Philippe Hurel studied musicology at the Université de Toulouse from 1974-79 and composition with Betsy Jolas and Ivo Malec at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris from 1980-83. He also had private studies in musical computer science with Tristan Murail in Paris in 1983. His honors include the Pensionnaire à la Villa Médicis à Rome (1986-88), the Förderpreis der Siemens-Stiftung in Munich 1995, for « Six miniatures en trompe l'œil », the Prix des Compositeurs from SACEM (2002), and the Prix de la Meilleure Création de l'Année from SACEM 2003, for « Aura ». Mr. Hurel is also active in other positions. He worked as a music researcher at IRCAM in 1985-86 and 1988-89. He taught composition at IRCAM from 1997-2001.
He also served as composer-in-residence to both the Arsenal de Metz and the Philharmonie de Lorraine from 2000-02. With Pierre André Valade he founded the new music ensemble Court-circuit in 1990 and has since served as its artistic director.
His music has been performed in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, the USA… His pieces has been conducted by Pierre Boulez, David Robertson, Jonathan Nott, Esa Pekka Salonen, Kent Nagano, Pierre-André Valade, François Xavier Roth, Christian Eggen, Lorraine Vaillancourt, Reinbert de Leeuw, Bernard Kontarsky…
In october 2009, « Stretta » new piece for organ and two trombones, wil be premiered at The Royaumont Fundation by François Espinasse, Allain Rigollet and Etienne Lamatelle. In december 2009, the Nikel ensemble of Tel Aviv will give the Première of a new piece commissioned by the Siemens fundation and in March 2010 « Interstices » for piano and three percussions, composed for the Orleans International piano competition will be premiered by the finalists of the competition and the Percussions de Strasbourg. Finally, in April 2010, the Philharmonisches Orchester Cottbus conducted by Evan Christ, will premiere a "miniature" for orchestra . His next pieces have been commissioned by the Cirm for Pascal Contet, ensemble 2e2m/la Muse en circuit, Liege Philarmonic orchestra, Le Printemps des Arts for the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic, the Philharmonic Orchestra of Radio France, les Éléments…
Editions Billaudot publishes his music written between 1981-96 and Éditions Lemoine publishes his music written since 1997.
RecordingsCd compositeurs d’aujourd’hui - Universal
- Six miniatures en trompe-l’œil, Opcit, Leçon de choses, Pour l’image
- Eic - conductor Ed Spanjaard - Alain Damien, clarinet
Cd Flash-back.. - Aeon
- …à mesure - Flash-Back - Tombeau in memoriam Gérard Grisey - Pour Luigi.
- Bernhard Kontarsky (Orchestre de Paris), Pierre-André Valade (Ensemble Court-circuit) - Jean Geoffroy (percussion) - Jean-Marie Cottet (piano).
Cd Loops - Nocturne Label soupir HL Production
- Ritornello - Loops II - Loops III – Tombeau - Loops I
Juliette Hurel, Sophie Dardeau, Anne-Cécile Cuniot, Jean-Marie Cottet, Jean Geoffroy
Cd Phonus - Label Soupir/Plus loin HL Production
Phonus for flute and orchestra - Figures libres for 8 musicians - Quatre variations for percussion and ensemble
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra - Court-circuit (Paris) - Argento Ensemble (New York)
Conductors : Christian Eggen - Pierre-André Valade – Michel Galante
Flute, Benoît Fromanger - Percussion, Matt Ward
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