Jean-François Lézé (1971)
Jean-François Lézé
Born in France in 1971.
Studied Piano and Percussions at Lyon´s Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique with François Dupin (Soloist at Paris Orchestra), Georges Van Gught Founder and director of the " Strasburg Percussions" ) and Roger Muraro (International Soloist).
As an orchestra percussionist, Mr. Lézé played with the Opera de Lyon, Orchestre Nacional de Lyon and Orchestre de Montepelier, conducted conductors such as Pierre Boulez, Kent Nagano, Sir Elliot Gardiner, among others.
He also has specialization in Chamber Music, with the Moscow Soloists and Yuri Bashmet.
Since his arrival in Portugal, in 1994, Mr. Lézé has developed an intense musical activity as a soloist, orchestra musician, composer and professor.
From 1994 to 2002, Mr. Lézé was the Principal Percussionist of the Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa. And is currently the Principal Timpani at the Orquestra Nacional do Porto.
Previously Professor of the Academi Nacional Superior de Orquestra and Conservatório de Música de Vila Real, Mr. Lézé is currently Professor of Improvisation at Escola Profissional de Música de Viana do Castelo.
Mr. Lézé founded the " Nova Blue" Jazz Trio, playing numerous concerts and recording a CD with the same name. Still in the Jazz area, he composed for different instrumentations, and played his works in Portugal and abroad.
Mr. Lézé regularly presents himself both as a soloist and in different chamber music ensembles. Among the artists he worked with are Artur Pizarro, Natalia Gutman, Bernardo Sassetti, Mario Laginha, Augustin Dumay, Katia e Mariel Labeque.
As a composer, Mr. Lézé has been invited to compose for different ensembles. His compositions are edited in France by the Éditions François Dhalmann ,in Portugal by the AVA Music Editions and in Switzerland by the BIM Editions.
www.jeanfrancoisleze.com
This composer has 9 works on AvA:
