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Considered one of the most remarkable pianists of our time, Anne Queffélec enjoys international fame as well as an exceptional influence over musical life. Widely acclaimed in Europe, Japan, Hong-Kong, Canada, the United States… she has been invited by the most prestigious orchestras – the London Symphony, London Philharmonic, Philharmonia Orchestra, BBC Symphony, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Zurich Tonhalle, Orchestre de chambre de Lausanne, Tokyo NHK Orchestra, Ensemble Kanazawa, Hong-Kong Philharmonic, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Strasbourg, Lille, Prague Philharmonia, Kremerata Baltica, Sinfonia Varsovia… – and performed under the batons of illustrious conductors such as Boulez, Gardiner, Jordan, Zinman, Eschenbach, Conlon, Langrée, Belohlavek, Skrowacewsky, Casadesus, Lombard, Guschlbauer, Zecchi, Foster, Holliger, Janowski, etc. Named "Best performer of the year" at the 1990 French Classical Music Awards (Victoires de la Musique), Anne Queffélec has played repeatedly at the Proms in London, at the Bath, Swansea, King's Lynn, Cheltenham festivals and Händel-Festspiele Göttingen; she also regularly appears in French festivals such as La Chaise-Dieu, Radio France Montpellier, Besançon, Bordeaux, Dijon, La Grange de Meslay, La Folle Journée de Nantes, La Roque d'Anthéron where she performed, among others, the complete piano sonatas by Mozart over six recitals broadcasted live by France Musique, confirming her deep affinity for the Mozartian world. In the 1980s, Anne Queffélec has participated in the recording of the soundtrack for the film of Amadeus, under the baton of Sir Neville Marriner. On stage and in recordings as well, Anne Queffélec displays an eclectic repertoire. This is reflected by a variegated discography: she has more than forty records to her credit, dedicated to Scarlatti, Schubert, Liszt, Chopin, Bach, Debussy, Fauré, Mendelssohn, Satie, including the complete works by Ravel, Dutilleux, Mozart, Beethoven, Haendel and Haydn. Those recordings were released by Erato, Virgin Classics and Mirare respectively. Among her more recent releases features the album « Satie & Compagnie » (Mirare – 2013) which was awarded the "Diapason d'Or" of the year. Next come a double CD entitled "Ravel, Debussy, Fauré" (Erato – 2014), "Ombre et Lumière" ("Light and Shade") dedicated to Domenico Scarlatti (Mirare – 2015), both receiving the "Diapason d'Or" award, including "Entrez dans la danse" ("Join in the dance") (Mirare – 2017). In 2016 the BBC Magazine celebrated Anne Queffélec by releasing several live recordings and the Diapason magazine picked her version of Ravel's Concerto in g major to feature it in the section "Les Indispensables". In January 2019, Warner/Erato released a 21-CDs series dedicated to works recorded by Anne Queffélec for this label.

Anne Bénédicte Jeanne Queffélec naît le 17 janvier 1948 dans le 15e arrondissement de Paris du mariage de l'homme de lettres Henri Queffélec et d'Yvonne Pénau. Elle a trois frères, dont l'écrivain Yann Queffélec et le mathématicien Hervé Queffélec. Malgré son goût pour la littérature, elle choisit la musique dès son plus jeune âge. Le 8 octobre 1983, elle épouse Luc Dehaene ; de ce mariage sont issus deux enfants, Gaspard, pianiste, et Arthur, énarque, haut fonctionnaire. Après des études secondaires au cours Hattemer, elle suit les cours du conservatoire national supérieur de musique de Paris où elle obtient les premiers prix de piano et de musique de chambre. Elle se perfectionne à Vienne auprès d'Alfred Brendel. Elle remporte en 1968 le concours international de Munich, puis en 1969 le cinquième prix de celui de Leeds, succès qui lui ouvrent les portes des salles de concert. Invitée dès lors par les plus grands orchestres et chefs d'orchestre, elle se produit également lors de nombreux festivals français et anglais, tels les « Proms » de Londres, le Festival de La Roque-d'Anthéron, la Folle Journée de Nantes. Son répertoire très éclectique s'étend de Scarlatti à Satie et Dutilleux, bien qu'elle affectionne tout particulièrement Haydn, Schubert et Mozart, dont elle a notamment joué quelques extraits pour la bande son du film Amadeus de Miloš Forman. Elle reçoit en 1990 en France la Victoire de la « meilleure interprète de musique classique ». Sa discographie compte une trentaine de disques, notamment les intégrales pour piano seul de Ravel et Dutilleux. En 2007, 2010, 2013 et 2025, elle siège comme membre du jury au concours musical international Reine-Élisabeth-de-Belgique. En 2015, elle joue à La Grange au Lac d'Évian-les-Bains, elle s'allie avec le Quatuor Manfred. Anne Queffélec transmet sa passion de la musique à son fils Gaspard Dehaene (né en 1987), qui choisit lui aussi la carrière de pianiste. Elle donne des stages de perfectionnement à l'École normale de musique de Paris.

Anne Queffélec obtient ses premiers prix de piano et de musique de chambre au Conservatoire national supérieur de musique de Paris, puis se perfectionne auprès d'Alfred Brendel à Vienne. Les concours qu'elle remporte lui permettent de commencer une brillante carrière de concertiste. Invitée par les plus grands orchestres et chefs d'orchestre, elle se produit également lors de nombreux festivals français et anglais, tels les « Proms » de Londres, le Festival de La Roque-d'Anthéron, la Folle Journée de Nantes. Sa discographie compte une trentaine de disques, notamment les intégrales pour piano seul de Ravel et Dutilleux. Elle reçoit en 1990 en France la Victoire de la « meilleure interprète de musique classique ». Elle donne des stages de perfectionnement à l'École normale de musique de Paris.

Anne Bénédicte Jeanne Queffélec (born 17 January 1948) is a French classical pianist. Born in Paris in 1948, her father was writer Henri Queffélec. Her brother Yann became a writer like their father, while brother Hervé pursued mathematics. She attended Cours Hattemer, a private school. Despite early interest in literature, she chose music and began piano at age five. In 1964, she enrolled at the Paris Conservatoire, winning first prize for piano in 1965 and first prize for chamber music in 1966. She studied with Paul Badura-Skoda and Jörg Demus, then went to Vienna to study with Alfred Brendel. She won first prize at the Munich competition in 1968 and was a prize-winner at the Leeds International Piano Competition in 1969, establishing her international career. She gained renown as both a solo concert pianist and chamber musician, collaborating with artists including Catherine Collard, Pierre Amoyal, Frédéric Lodéon, and Imogen Cooper.

Regarded as one of the foremost pianists of our time, Anne Queffélec enjoys international fame and exceptional standing on today's musical scene. Widely acclaimed in Europe, Japan, Hong Kong, Canada, U.S.A, she is invited with the most prestigious orchestras-including London Symphony, London Philharmonic, Philharmonia, BBC Symphony, Zürich Tonhalle, Tokyo NHK, Radio-France Orchestras, Prague Philharmonia, Sinfonia Varsovia, Kremerata Baltica… under illustrious conductors such as Boulez, Gardiner, Jordan, Zinman,Eschenbach,Conlon,Belohlavek,Skrowacewski,Zecchi,Foster,Holliger, Janowski, Inoue, Kamioka… She played frequently in famous festivals, London Proms, Cheltenham, Bath, Radio-France, Nantes and Tokyo Folle Journée, Grange de Meslay, La Chaise-Dieu, La Roque d'Anthéron, Rocamadour, Biarritz, Bordeaux… She took part in the soundtrack recording of Amadeus, Milos Formans'movie, under the baton of N.Marriner. Her eclectic repertoire is reflected both in concert and on her very varied discography: more than fourty releases to her credit, from Scarlatti to Dutilleux, highly received by musical press. Recording at present exclusively for Mirare, meanwhile in January 2019 Warner-Erato released a 21-CDs box, containing Anne Queffélec's complete recordings for this label, between 1970 and 1996. In November 2022, her CD dedicated to Beethoven last 3 sonatas received an enthusiastic acclaim from press and medias. And so did her most recent recording, 2 Mozart concertos , D minor K.466 and the last one, B flat major K.595, appeared in November 2023, with OCP , Orchestre de chambre de Paris, under the baton of Lio Kuokman.

Considered one of the most remarkable pianists of our time, Anne Queffélec enjoys international fame as well as an exceptional influence over musical life. Widely acclaimed in Europe, Japan, Hong-Kong, Canada, the United States… she has been invited by the most prestigious orchestras – the London Symphony, London Philharmonic, Philharmonia Orchestra, BBC Symphony, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Zurich Tonhalle, Orchestre de chambre de Lausanne, Tokyo NHK Orchestra, Ensemble Kanazawa, Hong-Kong Philharmonic, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Strasbourg, Lille, Prague Philharmonia, Kremerata Baltica, Sinfonia Varsovia… – and performed under the batons of illustrious conductors such as Boulez, Gardiner, Jordan, Zinman, Eschenbach, Conlon, Langrée, Belohlavek, Skrowacewsky, Casadesus, Lombard, Guschlbauer, Zecchi, Foster, Holliger, Janowski, etc. Named "Best performer of the year" at the 1990 French Classical Music Awards (Victoires de la Musique), Anne Queffélec has played repeatedly at the Proms in London, at the Bath, Swansea, King's Lynn, Cheltenham festivals and Händel-Festspiele Göttingen; she also regularly appears in French festivals such as La Chaise-Dieu, Radio France Montpellier, Besançon, Bordeaux, Dijon, La Grange de Meslay, La Folle Journée de Nantes, La Roque d'Anthéron where she performed, among others, the complete piano sonatas by Mozart over six recitals broadcasted live by France Musique, confirming her deep affinity for the Mozartian world. In the 1980s, Anne Queffélec has participated in the recording of the soundtrack for the film of Amadeus, under the baton of Sir Neville Marriner. On stage and in recordings as well, Anne Queffélec displays an eclectic repertoire. This is reflected by a variegated discography: she has more than forty records to her credit, dedicated to Scarlatti, Schubert, Liszt, Chopin, Bach, Debussy, Fauré, Mendelssohn, Satie, including the complete works by Ravel, Dutilleux, Mozart, Beethoven, Haendel and Haydn. Those recordings were released by Erato, Virgin Classics and Mirare respectively. Among her more recent releases features the album « Satie & Compagnie » (Mirare – 2013) which was awarded the "Diapason d'Or" of the year. Next come a double CD entitled "Ravel, Debussy, Fauré" (Erato – 2014), "Ombre et Lumière" ("Light and Shade") dedicated to Domenico Scarlatti (Mirare – 2015), both receiving the "Diapason d'Or" award, including "Entrez dans la danse" ("Join in the dance") (Mirare – 2017). In 2016 the BBC Magazine celebrated Anne Queffélec by releasing several live recordings and the Diapason magazine picked her version of Ravel's Concerto in g major to feature it in the section "Les Indispensables". In January 2019, Warner/Erato released a 21-CDs series dedicated to works recorded by Anne Queffélec for this label.

Considérée comme l'une des plus grandes personnalités du piano d'aujourd'hui, Anne Queffélec jouit d'une notoriété internationale et d'un rayonnement exceptionnel sur la vie musicale.

Anne Queffélec est considérée comme l'une des grandes personnalités du piano d'aujourd'hui, jouissant d'une reconnaissance internationale. Elle se produit en Europe, Asie et Amérique du Nord. Nommée 'Meilleure interprète féminine de l'année' aux Victoires de la Musique 1990, elle a enregistré plus de quarante albums chez Erato et Mirare.