Jean-François Zygel

Jean-François Zygel (born 23 November 1960 in Paris) is a French pianist, improviser, composer and improvisation teacher for piano at the Conservatoire de Paris. He is also known for his work in introducing classical music on television and radio.

Jean-François Zygel at the Philharmonie Luxembourg.

Zygel's music is nourished by synagogue cantillation. Two of his great-grandfathers were hazzanim in Poland.[1]

Awards
  • Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur (2015).[2]
  • Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
  • Chevalier de l'Ordre national du Mérite (2006).[3]

On France Inter

At the beginning of 2015, France Inter entrusted him with a weekly program entitled La Preuve par Z.[4] The composer evokes and explains the great composers, with long excerpts from concerts in support.

On France Télévisions

On August 31, 2017, Zygel presents "Zygel Académie" on France 2, a show where celebrities discover classical music.[5] It has 601,000 viewers, or 7.3% of the audience.[6]

Publications
  • Quand du stérile hiver a resplendi l'ennui… Conditions d'existence du langage musical, in Le Débat, issue 82, November-December 1994, p. 31-34.

Bibliography
  • Interview by B. Dermoncourt, Classica-Repertoire, February 2008, p. 39-55.
  • "Z comme Jean-François Zygel: la musique sort de sa boîte", in Improvisation so piano, Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Neva Éditions, 2017, p. 137-142. ISBN 978-2-35055-228-6
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References
  1. Voir, Jean-François Zygel En Concert Au CCLJ! Complet!
  2. Décret du 3 avril 2015 portant promotion et nomination
  3. Décret du 15 mai 2006 portant promotion et nomination. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  4. La Preuve par Z
  5. Kevin Boucher, « France 2 : Jean-François Zygel lance la "Zygel Académie" ce soir à 23h » on PureMédias, 31 August 2017
  6. Audiences : La "Zygel Académie" de Jean-François Zygel démarre bien sur France 2 on PureMédias, 1 September 2017
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