Biography
French pianist Cyril Huvé earned widespread respect through his performances on 19th-century keyboards and his deep engagement with Romantic repertoire. He stands today as a foremost expert on historic instruments, an achievement underscored by the 2010 Victoire de la musique awarded for his Mendelssohn piano recording made on an 1840 Broadwood.
Born in Paris in 1954, Huvé trained first under André Krust, then entered Dominique Merlet’s class at the Paris Conservatoire. Claudio Arrau’s guidance proved especially formative. Parallel studies in literature and philosophy at Nanterre University led to a bachelor’s degree in the latter field.
Huvé hosted the France Musique series Vieilles Cires devoted to questions of interpretation and founded the chamber-music programs Rencontres d’Arc-et-Senans et de Cluny, which brought him together with Marcel Moyse, Maurice Bourgue, André Cazalet, Jean Mouillère, Gérard Caussé, Thierry Caens, Eckart Haupt, and the Talich Quartet. He also collaborated with György Cziffra at the Fondation Cziffra in Senlis. In 2012 he journeyed to Chillán, Chile, to present a recital commemorating Claudio Arrau and to examine scores and documents at the Museo Interactivo Claudio Arrau.
At the Paris Conservatoire he served as assistant to Gérard Frémy and mentored a number of younger pianists, among them Cédric Tiberghien, Ferenc Vizi, Alexandre Léger, and Jérôme Ducros. Since 2016 Huvé has acted as artistic director of the Festival de Musique Classique du Grand Châtellerault. He resides in Berry, where his collection of period keyboards is installed at the Grange aux Pianos in Chassignolles, a center supporting research, instruction, and chamber performances.
Born in Paris in 1954, Huvé trained first under André Krust, then entered Dominique Merlet’s class at the Paris Conservatoire. Claudio Arrau’s guidance proved especially formative. Parallel studies in literature and philosophy at Nanterre University led to a bachelor’s degree in the latter field.
Huvé hosted the France Musique series Vieilles Cires devoted to questions of interpretation and founded the chamber-music programs Rencontres d’Arc-et-Senans et de Cluny, which brought him together with Marcel Moyse, Maurice Bourgue, André Cazalet, Jean Mouillère, Gérard Caussé, Thierry Caens, Eckart Haupt, and the Talich Quartet. He also collaborated with György Cziffra at the Fondation Cziffra in Senlis. In 2012 he journeyed to Chillán, Chile, to present a recital commemorating Claudio Arrau and to examine scores and documents at the Museo Interactivo Claudio Arrau.
At the Paris Conservatoire he served as assistant to Gérard Frémy and mentored a number of younger pianists, among them Cédric Tiberghien, Ferenc Vizi, Alexandre Léger, and Jérôme Ducros. Since 2016 Huvé has acted as artistic director of the Festival de Musique Classique du Grand Châtellerault. He resides in Berry, where his collection of period keyboards is installed at the Grange aux Pianos in Chassignolles, a center supporting research, instruction, and chamber performances.
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