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Frédéric Blanc is a French organist, recitalist, and improviser who has served as the titular organist of the Notre-Dame-des-Champs church in Paris since 1993. He is recognized for his expertise in the French Romantic organ tradition and his skill in liturgical improvisation. Blanc frequently performs the works of composers such as Maurice Duruflé and Charles-Marie Widor. His performances cater to classical music enthusiasts and scholars of French organ repertoire.
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Where does Frédéric Blanc play regularly?
He has been titular organist of the Cavaillé-Coll organ at Notre-Dame d'Auteuil in Paris since 1999. This post is different from Notre-Dame-des-Champs, a distinction worth checking when searching for recordings or recital listings.
What is Frédéric Blanc known for?
He is known for French Romantic organ repertoire and for improvising in forms such as the symphony and the fugue. He won second prize at the Grand Prix de Chartres in 1996 and the Grand Prix of improvisation in Paris in 1997.
Who influenced Frédéric Blanc's musical style?
Blanc studied with Marie-Madeleine Duruflé after training in Toulouse and Bordeaux. His work therefore connects the Cavaillé-Coll sound with the twentieth-century French improvisation school.
Where did Frédéric Blanc teach or serve before Notre-Dame d'Auteuil?
He was assistant organist at the Basilica of Saint-Sernin in Toulouse from 1987 to 1995 and lectured in organ at the Conservatoire de Bordeaux from 1993 to 1999. He has also given masterclasses at institutions such as the Royal Academy of Music in London.
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