CHOPIN – Philippe Alègre

Philippe Alègre, piano

Chopin Nocturne Op. posth. in C-sharp minor Waltz Op. 64 No. 2 Fantaisie-Impromptu Waltz in A minor Op. posth.

Gluck Mélodie d'Orphée

Bach/Marcello Adagio

Chopin Waltz Op. 69 No. 2 Waltz in E minor Op. posth. Nocturne Op. 48 No. 1 Waltz Op. 64 No. 1 Nocturne Op. 9 No. 1 Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 Ballade No. 1

Philippe Alègre, pianist

It was with the Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse, invited by conductor Michel Plasson, that Philippe Alègre made his concert debut.

Pianist Aldo Ciccolini invited him to perform for the first time in Paris at Salle Gaveau in 1989. Since then, he has pursued his career in France and abroad in piano duos, chamber music, and as a soloist, sharing the stage with numerous opera singers.

Philippe Alègre has performed among others at the Musique d'été festival and at the Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse, at the Opéra de Lyon, at the Grandes Heures de Cluny, at the international piano festival in Riom, the Hyères festival, the Cziffra festival, at the Abbaye de L'Épau, at the Annecy festival, Saint-Étienne, Bordeaux... as well as in Budapest, Seville, Amsterdam, Malta, Geneva, Brussels, Athens...

In Paris, he has given numerous concerts in the prestigious Gaveau and Cortot halls. Alongside his concert career, he was the founder and artistic director of 'Nuits musicales du Rouergue' from 2003 to 2022. He is currently artistic director of 'Piano Passion', a year-round concert series at the Église Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre in Paris.

He has recorded solo albums 'Intime' and 'Chopin', a two-piano recording with Fabrice Boulanger of 'West Side Story', 'Encanto' with soprano Edwige Bourdy, and 'Nostalgia del Tango' with accordionist Thomas Chedal.