Jean-Yves Clément


Jean-Yves Clément is a French essayist, poet and organizer of festivals.

Biography

Jean-Yves Clément pursued university advanced studies in philosophy and has a high level in piano and advanced musicology qualifications.
In 1990, he became collection director at the publishing house, a post he held until 2012. There he created the collection "Amor fati" and published the unedited works of authors including Alain-Fournier, Nietzsche, and Jules Renard.
Since 1995, he has been the artistic director of the and creator of the, that rewards "the book with the finest literary qualities devoted to music".
In 2002, he founded the Lisztomanias of Châteauroux, a music festival where world-renowned artists gather. He is the artistic director, as well as Lisztomanias International, association created in 2012 to export the model and the humanist spirit of Franz Liszt to the world.
In 2011, Jean-Yves Clément was appointed Commissioner General of the "Liszt Year" in France by Frédéric Mitterrand, the then Minister of Culture.
In 2012, Jean-Yves Clément received from the Minister of Culture Frédéric Mitterrand the title of officer in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
In 2018, he is promoted, by the Minister of Culture Françoise Nyssen, commander in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

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