Christophe Bertrand was a French pianist and composer of mainly chamber works born in 1981. After earning gold medals for piano and chamber music at the Conservatoire de Strasbourg, he performed and recorded with the Ensemble "Accroche-Note" and the Ensemble "In Extremis" of which he was a co-founder. He collaborated with composers such as Ivan Fedele and Pascal Dusapin. He studied composition since 1996, under the supervision of Ivan Fedele at the Strasbourg Conservatoire, obtaining with distinction his diploma in 2000. His compositions, conducted among others by Pierre Boulez, Jonathan Nott, Hannu Lintu, Marc Albrecht have been performed by several ensembles and soloists such as the Ensemble Intercontemporain, Arditti Quartet and the Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg. His compositions have been played internationally, amongst others in:
Vertigo 2 pianos and orchestra Co-commissioned by French Ministry of Culture and Musica Festival World premiere: Musica Festival 2008 Arashi solo clarinet To Thomas Monod World premiere : 29/02/2008 - Strasbourg, Mamcs - Thomas Monod Sanh bass clarinet, cello and piano Commissioned by French Ministry of Culture to Armand Angster World premiere : 11/10/2007 - Strasbourg, Musica Festival / Accroche-Note Quatuor I string quartet Co-commissioned by Beethovenfest of Bonn and Peter McBurney To the Arditti Quartet World premiere: 19/03/2006 - Brussels, Ars Musica Festival - Arditti Quartet French premiere: 20/07/2006 - Festival d'Aix-en-Provence - Arditti Quartet World premiere of first version: 24/09/2005 - Kunstmuseum Bonn - Mandelring Quartett Mana large orchestra Commissioned by Lucerne Festival To Pierre Boulez World premiere: 09/09/2005 - Lucerne KKL - Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra, dir. Pierre Boulez French premiere: 02/062006 - Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France, dir. Hannu Lintu Madrigal female voice and ensemble Commissioned by the André Boucourechliev Foundation to Françoise Kubler and Armand Angster World premiere: 30 September 2005 - Strasbourg, Festival Musica - Accroche-Note Virya flûte, clarinet, percussions and piano Commissioned by Francis Rueff To Frédéric Kahn World premiere: 19/03/2004 - Espace 110 Illzach - Ensemble In Extremis Aus viola, soprano saxophone, clarinet and piano Commissioned b Radio Berlin-Brandeburg To Philippe Hurel World premiere: 24/01/2004 - Berlin, Ultraschall-Festival - Ensemble Intégrales Recording: CD "European Young generation" by Ensemble Intégrales Zeitklang Editions Haos solo piano Commissioned by Festival Rendez-vous Musique Nouvelle, Forbach to Laurent Cabasso World premiere: 09/11/2003 - Forbach, Festival RVMN - Raoul Jehl, piano Iôa 8-part female choir To Catherine Bolzinger World premiere : 23/05/2003 - Strasbourg, Palais du Rhin - Ensemble Vocal Féminin du Conservatoire de Strasbourg, dir. Catherine Bolzinger Yet 20 musicians Commissioned by Ensemble Intercontemporain to Pascal Dusapin World premiere : 29/09/2002 - Strasbourg, Musica Festival - Ensemble Intercontemporain; dir : Jonathan Nott Full four vibraphones, piano and eight amplified voices Commissioned by Les Percussions de Strasbourg To Odile Charvet and the Ecole des Percussions de Strasbourg World premiere : 20/01/2002 - Strasbourg, La Laiterie for the 40th birthday of Les Percussions de Strasbourg - Matthieu Chardon, Marcel Verrept, Christophe Landoz, Christophe Dietrich ; Anne-Cécile Litolf, Choeur de chambre de Strasbourg; dir: Catherine Bolzinger Ektra solo flute To Olivier Class World premiere: 16/06/2001 - Strasbourg, Cercle européen, Académie des Marches de l'Est - Olivier Class, flute Dikha clarinet/bass clarinet and electronics Composed during the "Cursus de composition et d'informatique musicale" at the IRCAM To Pierre Dutrieu World premiere: 15/06/2002 - Paris, Agora Festival, Espace de Projection de l'IRCAM - Pierre Dutrieu, clarinet Treis violin, cello and piano Honorable mention at the Gaudeamus Festival 2001/First Prize Earplay 2002 To Rosalie Adolf, Anne-Cécile Litolf and Godefroy Vujicic World premiere: 07/10/2000 - Strasbourg, Musica Festival - Rosalie Adolf, Godefroy Vujicic, Anne-Cécile Litolf La Chute Du Rouge clarinet, cello, vibraphone and piano To Ivan Fedele World premiere : 11/05/2000 - Strasbourg, Oratoire du Temple-Neuf - Ensemble du Conservatoire de Strasbourg Skiaï five instruments To Pierre-Yves Meugé World premiere: 11/05/1999 - Strasbourg, Musée de l’Œuvre Notre-Dame - Ensemble du Conservatoire de Strasbourg Strofa II female voice, violin and piano World premiere: 11/05/2000 - Strasbourg, Oratoire du Temple-Neuf - Ensemble du Conservatoire de Strasbourg Strofa IIb female voice, alto flute and piano World premiere : 02/07/00 - Wangen, Vieux Freihof - Aline Metzinger, Olivier Class, Christophe Bertrand
