Thierry HUILLET Composer & Pianist

Thierry HUILLET, Pianist…

He won the First Prize at the Cleveland International Piano Competition, USA (1987).

He also met with success in several further competitions, such as the Busoni International

Piano Competition (1985 & 1994) and Tokyo International Piano Competition (1989).

He spent intense musical years at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris,

studying with Pierre Sancan and Germaine Mounier, also attending master classes

with Paul Badura-Skoda and Leon Fleischer.

Thierry Huillet has played as a soloist with Symphonic Orchestras around the world:

the Cleveland Orchestra, RAI Orchestra, Tokyo Symphony, Romanian National Radio Orchestra,

Orchestre Philharmonique de Lille, Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, Orchestre National du Capitole

de Toulouse, Orchestre de Chambre de Toulouse, Orchestre des Pays de Loire, to name a few.

In Moscow, he met his wife-to-be, Clara Cernat, Romanian violinist and violist,

with whom he recorded numerous CDs, performing works of Enescu, Turina, Bloch, Liszt,

Brahms, Saint-Saëns, Chausson and many others. Their CDs were warmly welcomed by the press

(ffff Télérama, Le Choix de France Musique, Recommandé par Classica, Diapason).

Important venues welcome Huillet around the world : National Center for Performing Arts Beijing, Auditori

Barcelona, Kings Place London, Bunka Kaikan Tokyo, Ateneu Bucharest, Hanoi Opera, Severance Hall

Cleveland, Salle Gaveau and Théâtre du Châtelet Paris, Cecilia Meireles Concert Hall

Rio de Janeiro, Teatro Coliseo and Teatro Grand Rex Buenos Aires, Filarmonica Lima. He has given many

recitals in South Korea, Japan, China, Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Italy, Romania, Croatia,

Slovenia, Belgium, Spain, Greece, France, UK, Austria, Portugal, Hungary, Czech Republic, USA, Argentina,

Chile, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Uruguay, Paraguay, Guatemala, Tunisia, Libya.

…and Thierry HUILLET, Composer

The essence of Thierry Huillet’s life is composition, which occupies an ever-expanding place

in his world, with a catalogue of about 100 works, from solo instrument to symphonic orchestra,

as well as vocal compositions (catalogue available on www.musique21.com).

In 2018-2019, Huillet’s orchestral works are commissioned and played by important artists:

“Le Petit Prince, Concert pour orchestre” (Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse

& Christophe Mangou, Orchestre de Pau-Pays de Béarn & Faycal Karoui), “Un Requiem”

for 2 sopranos and strings (Laura Tatulescu, Sarah Defrise & Orchestre de Chambre de Toulouse),

“Le Carnaval de la Forêt” (Orchestre Régional Bayonne Côte Basque), “Concerto Porteño”

(Clara Cernat & Korean Chamber Orchestra), “Fantaisie et Hymne sur le Se Canto”

(Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse & Enrique Mazzola).

Thierry Huillet regularly conducts orchestras and ensembles.

His works are played in major festivals and concert halls throughout the world :

Enesco International Festival Bucharest, Festival Croisements NCPA Beijing, Suona Francese Italy,

Auditori Barcelona, Filarmonica Romana Italy, Musique en Polynésie Tahiti and many others.

Important institutions have commissioned works to Huillet: Radio-France, Orchestre National

du Capitole de Toulouse, Orchestre Les Passions, Wind Orchestra of Barcelona & Salvador Brotons, Epinal

International Piano Competition, La Cité de l’Espace Toulouse, Romanian Cultural Institute, Orchestre de

Chambre de Toulouse, Orchestre de Pau-Pays de Béarn, Musica Activa Barcelona,

as well as many festivals: Abbaye de Sylvanès, Comminges, les Orgues d’Urrugne, Notes d’Automne, Eclats

de Voix.

His scores are published by several editors: Alphonse Leduc, Soldano, Editions du Loriot

and Lelia Productions.

Many recordings of his works are available at Lelia Productions, worldwide distributed.

Thierry Huillet is a senior professor in the Toulouse Conservatoire and often gives master classes

in various countries. He is frequently invited as a juror at International Piano Competitions.

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THIERRY HUILLET (catalogue)

PIANO

Ararat op.7

Triptyque op.28

Preludio para el sol & Preludio para la noche op.14

7 Haïku sur le thème de l’eau op.57

Juste l’ombre d’une image op.26

Hommage à Bach op.34

Treize à la douzaine (Ed. Leduc) op.30

7 Haïku (Ed. Leduc) op.49

7 tout petits Haïku (Ed. Soldano) op.64

Ba(ch)ba-Yaga-Fuga op.6

Dreaming Cat (2 pianos) op.67

Piano-Fuga-Tango (2 pianos) op.4

3 Fables de La Fontaine (piano 4 hands) op.71

Ba(ch)ba-Yaga-Fug’à4 (piano 4 hands) op.17

Fingerings (piano 4 hands : 2 written, 2 improvised) op.25

Concerto for piano and symphonic orchestra op.76

Concerto for piano and wind orchestra op.70

Lagune, for violin, piano and string orchestra op.19

2 Cadenzas for W.A. Mozart’s Concerto K414 op.89

STRINGS

Le Petit Prince, Concert for violin and piano op.53

7 Fables de La Fontaine, for violin and piano op.68

Buenos Aires, for violin and piano op.72

Amazonia, for violin and piano op.46

Sacromonte & Alhambra, for violin and piano op.13

Fuga-Tango, for violin and piano op.24

2 Colinde, for violin and piano op.51

5 Haïku papillon, for violin and piano op.77

Toledo, for violin and piano op.88

Sonate de Lune, for violin and piano op.62

1st Sonata for violin and piano op.1

2nd Sonata for violin and piano op.2

Ailleurs, for violin and piano (or viola or cello) op.5

L’enfant dans la forêt, for violin&viola alternate and piano op.18

Soledad, for solo violin op.78

Sans titre pour violon et archet, for solo violin op.9

Duo n°1, for 2 violins op.21

H2O, for violin and cello op.35

Wirbel, for violin, cello and piano op.12

Impressions1, for violin, cello and piano op.41

Impressions 2, for violin, cello and piano op.42

La Noche Porteña, for violin and string orchestra op.75

Concerto porteño, for violin and string orchestra op.65

Concerto classico ma non troppo, for violin

and string orchestra op.16

Une Nuit à Buenos Aires, for violin and orchestra op.74

Concerto for violin, viola and string orchestra op.32

Lagune, for violin, piano and string orchestra op.19

5 Haïku, for viola and piano op.60

Prélude, for viola and piano op.31a

Prélude, for viola and organ op.31b

Metta, for viola and piano op.47

Balade, for solo viola op.50

Sonate, for solo viola op.80

Elégie & Perpetuum mobile, for violin and viola op.22

Crisis, for viola, clarinet and piano op.58

17 Haïku, for cello and piano op.36

Prélude, Chemin de Croix et Résurrection,

for cello and organ op.3 or cello and piano op.10

Yuan Fen, for string quartet op.39

Chevelure, for string quartet op.59

Evocación del Quijote, for string sextet op.43

WINDS

7 Haïku, for flute and piano op.63

Sonate for flute and piano op.55

Solo porteño, for solo oboe op.73

Concerto for oboe and string orchestra op.69

Clarinette, for solo clarinet op.33

Crisis, for viola, clarinet and piano op.58

Ecco l’eco, for solo french horn op.20a

Ecco l’eco dell’eco, for french horn and piano

(or cello) op.20b

ENSEMBLES

Le Carnaval de la Forêt, for 10 instruments op.37

Maitri, for 9 instruments op.48

ORCHESTRA

Le Petit Prince, Musique pour orchestre op.91

Ombres, for symphonic orchestra op.61

Suite Indigo, for symphonic orchestra op.54

Preludio, for chamber orchestra op.38

Folies!, for baroque (or chamber) orchestra op.45

Crépuscule, for string orchestra op.23

Fantaisie & Hymne sur Se canto, for choir and orchestra op.81

ORGAN

Corpus Christi, for organ op.29

Huna ni!, for organ op.52

VOCAL MUSIC

4 Mélodies, for soprano op.87

Le Repos, for 2 sopranos op.86

De la Nuit, for soprano, flute, cello and piano op.44

Los Cantaores del Rey, for vocal sextet op.27

Un Requiem, for 2 sopranos and string orchestra op.84

Un Requiem, for 2 sopranos and organ op.85

Carmen est maigre, for soprano (or tenor) and piano op.82

TRANSCRIPTIONS

M. Moussorgsky A Night on Bald Mountain (2 pianos) op.11

G. Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue (violin and piano) op.56

H. Berlioz Un bal (violin and piano) op.66 P. Dukas L’Apprenti sorcier (violin and piano) op.83

C. Porumbescu Balada

- violin and piano op.40 - violin and organ op.40d - violin, cello (or clarinet) and piano op.40a - violin and string orchestra op.40c - for 10 instruments op.40b - for 8 instruments op.40e

C. Saint-Saëns Danse macabre (violin & piano 4 hands) op.79 M. Ravel Ma Mère l’Oye (violin & piano 4 hands) op.90