Jean Dubé, internationally recognized as one of the most important young pianists of our time and is appreciated for its musicality and power. "He can play everything with absolute understanding, not to mention his phenomenal piano technique". A child prodigy, he has been performing since the age of 4 and won a Steinway piano at the age of 9 during the national competition "Jeunes Prodiges Mozart à Paris". The same year, he played as a soloist at the Maison de la Radio with the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, live on France Musique. His discography already includes thirty recordings including twenty CDs, especially with Syrius, Bnl and Naxos labels in addition to several DVDs of concertos for French television and other foreign radio and television networks. Very comfortable in all repertoires, including those for the left hand alone, he is one of the few pianists in the world able to play Ligeti's piano concerto and to give in a single recital the "Vingts Regards sur l’Enfant Jésus "of Messiaen. He likes to associate other arts with music and give themed recitals. His interpretation of the Turangalîlâ was the best show of the year in 2000 in Riga and that of Liszt's 2nd Hungarian Rhapsody won in 2002 the fastest replay in the history of Radio Chicago.Unanimous First Prize of the National Conservatory of Paris at the age of 14 under Jacques Rouvier, he studied with Jacqueline Robin, Catherine Collard and with John O'Conor in Dublin, thanks to a full year Yvonne Lefébure scholarship. Winner of the European Piano Competition Ouistreham Riva 2009, which also awarded him the Chopin Association Prize in Nohant, he also won the First Grand Prix unanimously and the Public Prize at the Franz Liszt Competition in Utrecht 2002 as well as other international competitions. Invited as a member of the jury of international competitions, he also gives master classes. He plays on all continents as a soloist, chamber music groups and with many large orchestras. He has just recorded the Liszt Sonata in addition to a CD dedicated to Native American Indian music for the Syrius label. He collaborates on a regular basis with Julia Le Brun, and is one of the Concertino artistic directors..
Discography
Jean Dubé - Jean Sibelius
Œuvres pour piano Romance, Valse triste, Finlandia Op. 26 No. 7, Petite Sérénade
Jean Dubé - Jean Cras
L'œuvre pour piano Paysage maritime, Maysage champêtre, Poèmes intimes, Danze
Jean Dubé - Jean Cras, Hervé Roullet
Croquis Champêtres et Voyages oniriques ; Deux impromptus, Polyphème : Interlude, Âmes d'enfants pour quatre mains, Xavier Bouchaud deuxième piano,
Jean Dubé - Franz Liszt
Ballades, Polonaises, Trois morceaux suisses Deux Polonaises, Ballade No.1 in D flat major, Ballade No.2 in B minor, Au bord d'une source, Trois morceaux suisses
