# Pascal Devoyon > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pascal_Devoyon > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pascal_Devoyon.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal_Devoyon > Source revision: 1271208412 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) '''Pascal Devoyon''' (born 6 April 1953) is a French classical pianist. {{ external media|float=center|width=250px|audio1= Pascal Devoyon performing: [Johnann Sebastian Bach](/source/Johnann_Sebastian_Bach)'s:
Concerto for Four Keyboards in A minor, BWV 1065
Concerto for Three Keyboards in D minor, BWV 1063
Concerto for Three Keyboards in C major, BWV 1064
[https://archive.org/details/bach-j.s.-concerti-for-3-4-keyboards-solistes-orch.-jean-francois-paillard-dvg/%2301-03+Bach+J.S.+-+Concerto+for+four+keyboards+in+A+minor%2C+BWV+1065.flac '''Here on archive.org''']|audio2= Pascal Devoyon performing: [Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky](/source/Peter_Ilyich_Tchaikovsky)'s:
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 with [Charles Dutoit](/source/Charles_Dutoit) and the [Philharmonia Orchestra](/source/Philharmonia_Orchestra) in 1991
[https://archive.org/details/cd_tchaikovsky-in-saint-petersburg_charles-dutoit-philharmonia-orchestra-pasc/disc1/01.+Pascal+Devoyon%3B+Charles+Dutoit+-+Philharmonia+Orchestra+-+Tchaikovsky+-+Piano+Concerto+%231+In+B+Flat+Minor%2C+Op.+23+-+1.+Allegro+Non+Troppo+E+Molto+Maestoso.flac '''Here on archive.org''']}} == Biography == Born in Paris, Devoyon began his studies with Blanche Bascourret de Gueraldi then with [Lélia Gousseau](/source/L%C3%A9lia_Gousseau) at the [Conservatoire de Paris](/source/Conservatoire_de_Paris) where he won [first prize](/source/First_Prize_(music_diploma)) in 1971. Then he became famous for his successes at international competitions: the [Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition](/source/Ferruccio_Busoni_International_Piano_Competition) (in 1974, second place), the [Leeds International Piano Competition](/source/Leeds_International_Piano_Competition) (in 1975, tied with [Andras Schiff](/source/Andras_Schiff) for third place), finally the [International Tchaikovsky Competition](/source/International_Tchaikovsky_Competition) in Moscow (in 1978, tied with [André Laplante](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Laplante) for second prize). Favourite in the final of this competition, the jury awarded him only the second place behind [Mikhail Pletnev](/source/Mikhail_Pletnev). The following year he began an international career and gave several concerts in Europe, the United States and the USSR. Among his notable recordings are Maurice Ravel's ''[Gaspard de la nuit](/source/Gaspard_de_la_nuit)'' and Franz Liszt's ''[Piano Sonata in B minor](/source/Piano_Sonata_in_B_minor_(Liszt))''. Devoyon often performs as a chamber pianist, and collaborates with cellist [Steven Isserlis](/source/Steven_Isserlis), as well as violinist [Dong-Suk Kang](/source/Dong-Suk_Kang) and pianist Rikako Murata.[Jean-Pierre Thiollet](/source/Jean-Pierre_Thiollet), ''88 notes pour piano solo'', "Solo de duo", Neva Editions, p.98. {{ISBN|978-2-3505-5192-0}} From 1991 he has been teaching at the Conservatoire de Paris, then since 1995 at the [Berlin University of the Arts](/source/Berlin_University_of_the_Arts) as well as at the [Conservatoire de musique de Genève](/source/Conservatoire_de_musique_de_Gen%C3%A8ve).[http://www.concoursgeneve.ch/eng/sections/pascal_devoyon Pascal Devoyon] (Concours de Genève) Among his pupils are [Mélodie Zhao](/source/M%C3%A9lodie_Zhao), [Caroline Fischer](/source/Caroline_Fischer) and [Louis Schwizgebel-Wang](/source/Louis_Schwizgebel-Wang). At the same time, he continues his concert career. == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * [https://www.ram.ac.uk/about-us/staff/pascal-devoyon Pascal Devoyon] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327123606/https://www.ram.ac.uk/about-us/staff/pascal-devoyon |date=2019-03-27 }} on Royal Academy of Music * [https://fr.yamaha.com/fr/artists/p/pascal_devoyon.html Pascal Devoyon] (Yamaha) * [https://www.discogs.com/artist/1131805-Pascal-Devoyon Pascal Devoyon's discography] on [Discogs](/source/Discogs) * [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=41:20572~T1 Pascal Devoyon on allmusic.com]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} * [https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/a.asp?a=A920 Pascal Devoyon] on Hyperion Records * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd5tyvpTHqU Pascal Devoyon plays Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto no. 4] (YouTube) {{Authority control}} {{Portal bar|Music|classical music|France}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Devoyon, Pascal}} Category:20th-century French male classical pianists Category:20th-century French classical pianists Category:21st-century French male classical pianists Category:21st-century French classical pianists Category:Academic staff of the Berlin University of the Arts Category:1953 births Category:Living people Category:Musicians from Paris Category:École Normale de Musique de Paris alumni Category:Academic staff of the Conservatoire de Paris --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Pascal Devoyon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal_Devoyon) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal_Devoyon?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.