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Pierre Csillag
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Musical studies:
- Béla Bartók Conservatory, Budapest
- piano with Klára R. Chitz (diploma in 1956)
- composition with Rezsõ Sugár (diploma in 1956)
- CNSM (Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique), Paris
- piano with Vlado Perlemuter (1. honourable mention in 1958)
- conducting with Eugène Bigot
- Two master-classes of conducting with Alexandre Siranossian
- Master-class of electroacoustical music with Guy Reibel and Jean Schwartz
György Sebõk never was my teacher. Certain conversations that I had with him so clearly changed my views concerning the piano, that I consider myself his student (Mr. Sebõk, forgive me!).
I'm very proud to consider among my "musical grandparents" (the professors of my professors) Cortot, Moszkowski, Ravel (V. Perlemuter's professors), Godowsky (K. Chitz's professor), Kodály (R. Sugár's professor) and Markevitch (A. Siranossian's professor).
Musical activities:
- Composer of about forty pieces for piano solo, stage music, chamber music.
- Conductor of the Toulouse University Orchestra from 1968 to 1992.
- More than 200 concerts
- conducting the Toulouse University Orchestra,
- as a piano soloist,
- as a chamber music player,
- as an accompanist.
- Pianist in the National Capitole Orchestra of Toulouse for about twenty concerts.
- Accompanist for the Toulouse International Competition of Singers.
- Accompanist for rehearsals and auditions at:
- National Capitole Orchestra of Toulouse,
- National Chamber Orchestra of Toulouse,
- the Symphonic Orchestra of Bordeaux.
- President of Arpège des Coteaux (music school at Vieille Toulouse) since 1994.
- President of Association Musicale de Ramonville (music school) from 1990 to 1994.
- Host of conferences and radiobroadcasts about Hungarian music, mainly on Béla Bartók; and on the correlation between music and mathematics.
Currently, I give flute and piano concerts with my wife Véronique Csillag (who studied with Edouard Deuez, Philippe Boucly and Pierre-Yves Artaud).
Musical publications:
(You may consult a more complete list of my compositions)
- "Aspects mathématiques de certains modes de Bartók - Introduction aux modes invariants", in "Béla Bartók vivant", Bibliothèque finno-ougrienne N?2, Publications Orientalistes de France, 1984
- "A curious mathematical correspondence in Bartók's modes" (in Hungarian), in "Hungarians in the international musical life", Meeting in Budapest and Kecskemét, 30 July - 3 August 1987
- Illuminations for piano
Editio Musica Budapest, 1988
- Gravels for solo flute
Editio Musica Budapest, 1992
- Zodiac for two flutes
Falls House Press, Nashua NH, 1995
- Sonatina for flute and piano
Falls House Press, Nashua NH, 1995
- Esquisses traversières for four flutes
Falls House Press, Nashua NH, 1995
- Conversations for two flutes and piano
Falls House Press, Nashua NH, 2000
- Points Cardinaux for flute and piano
Falls House Press, Nashua NH, 2000
Concerts
You may wish to look at the schedule of concerts where my works are performed, or where Véronique and Pierre Csillag (flute and piano) perform.
Web
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Don't hesitate to me any remarks, questions or suggestions.
Particularly, please let me know when you perform in public one of my works. Thank you in advance!
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