Michel Lethiec
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Michel Lethiec is a French
clarinetist.
Lethiec has played with the Israel Chamber Orchestra
, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, the English Chamber Orchestra
, the Orchestre National du Capitole, the Salzburg Mozarteum, the Prague Radio Orchestra, and the Philharmonique de Radio France. He has premiered works by several composers, including Krzysztof Penderecki
and John Corigliano
. He teaches music at the Paris Conservatory. He is also artistic director of Festival Pablo Casals.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
clarinetist.
Lethiec has played with the Israel Chamber Orchestra
Israel Chamber Orchestra
The Israel Chamber Orchestra is an Israeli orchestra based in Tel Aviv-Jaffa. Primary funding comes from the Israel Ministry of Education and the Tel Aviv Jaffa Municipality....
, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, the English Chamber Orchestra
English Chamber Orchestra
The English Chamber Orchestra is a British chamber orchestra based in London. The full orchestra regularly plays concerts at Cadogan Hall, and the ECO Ensemble performs at Wigmore Hall...
, the Orchestre National du Capitole, the Salzburg Mozarteum, the Prague Radio Orchestra, and the Philharmonique de Radio France. He has premiered works by several composers, including Krzysztof Penderecki
Krzysztof Penderecki
Krzysztof Penderecki , born November 23, 1933 in Dębica) is a Polish composer and conductor. His 1960 avant-garde Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima for string orchestra brought him to international attention, and this success was followed by acclaim for his choral St. Luke Passion. Both these...
and John Corigliano
John Corigliano
John Corigliano is an American composer of classical music and a teacher of music. He is a distinguished professor of music at Lehman College in the City University of New York.-Biography:...
. He teaches music at the Paris Conservatory. He is also artistic director of Festival Pablo Casals.
Discography
- Larsson: 12 Concertinos, Op 45, 1991
- Kurtag - Ligeti - Pesson, 1997
- Mozart Clarinet Quintet, 1999
- Krzysztof PENDERECKI: Concertos pour clarinette, 2000
- Jean-Baptiste Vanhal: Concertos for clarinet, oboe and bassoon, 2003
- Penderecki: Sextet, Clarinet Quartet, 2003
- Eternal Penderecki, 2008
- Gershwin, G.: Clarinet and Strings Music, 2009