Pierre Amoyal
Child prodigy, student of Jascha Heifetz, and winner of several major prizes, Pierre Amoyal has fully lived up to the promise his early exploits foreshadowed. Before he was 30 he was recognized as one of the foremost French violinists, not only in recital and solo repertory, but in chamber fare as well. In the latter realm Amoyal has collaborated with Heifetz, cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, and pianist Alexis Weissenberg. He has appeared with such conductors as Solti, Maazel, Ozawa, Boulez, Karajan, Rattle, and with the major orchestras of Berlin, Paris, London, Boston, Cleveland, and countless other world-class ensembles. His enormous repertory is eclectic, taking in works by J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Franck, Fauré, Bartók, Janácek, Prokofiev, Schoenberg, Berg, and contemporary composers like Dutilleux. Amoyal's recordings are available from numerous labels, including Harmonia Mundi and Decca.
Pierre Amoyal was born in Paris, France, on June 22, 1949. At age ten he enrolled at the Paris Conservatory and graduated two years later with a first prize in violin performance. He received further awards of distinction: the Ginette Neveu Prize (1963), the Paganini Prize (1964), and the Enescu Prize (1970).
From 1966-1971 he studied in Los Angeles with Heifetz. During this period he occasionally performed with Heifetz and other notables, as on the acclaimed 1968 recording of Spohr's Double Quartet for Strings, No. 1, which also featured Piatigorsky. In 1971 Amoyal gave his European debut in Paris with the Orchestre de Paris under Solti in a performance of Berg's Violin Concerto. Soon there followed debuts in other major European cities as well as in South Africa, Japan, and the Americas.
Amoyal taught violin at the Paris Conservatory from 1977-1987. Shortly after departing this post he joined the faculty at the Lausanne Conservatory, where he still teaches. But Amoyal remained busy concertizing as well: among his more notable recitals during this period was his 1985 Carnegie Hall debut.
In 1991 Amoyal co-founded, with Alexis Weissenberg, the Lausanne Summer Music Academy, for study of violin/piano repertory. Amoyal has served as artistic director of the project and still holds regular master classes there. He also founded the Camerata de Lausanne in 2002. He has remained active in the new century on the concert stage. In 2007 Amoyal became artistic director of the Norway-based Kristiansand Chamber Orchestra, and often appears as soloist with the ensemble. Amoyal's 2011 concert schedule included tours of France, Switzerland, Russia, Japan, and Turkey.
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Discography
16 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Fauré: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2, Andante, Romance, Berceuse etc
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1994
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Saint-Saens/Respighi: Violin Concerto No.3/Concerto Gregoriano
Pierre Amoyal, Charles Dutoit, Orchestre National de France
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1995
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Thais: Méditation de Thais (Arr. for Violin and Piano)
Classical - Released by Camerata Tokyo on 25 May 2010
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Franck: String Quartet; Violin Sonata
Fitzwilliam Quartet, Pierre Amoyal, Pascal Rogé
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1980
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Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21 & Rhapsodie norvégienne
Pierre Amoyal, Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Paul Paray
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 13 Jan 2023
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Chausson: Concerto for Piano, Violin & String Quartet / Franck: Violin Sonata
Pascal Rogé, Pierre Amoyal, Quatuor Ysaÿe
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Dec 1995
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Brahms: Violin Sonatas Nos.1-3
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1991
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Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio, Op. 50
Frédéric Lodéon, Pierre Amoyal, Pascal Rogé
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 1 Jan 1982
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Franck & Grieg: Sonates pour violon et piano
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 2 Jul 2021
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Huybrechts: Sonate pour violon et piano, Chant funèbre pour violoncelle et piano, Trio à cordes
Pierre Amoyal, Marie Hallynck, David Lively, Yuko Shimizu-Amoyal
Classical - Released by Cypres on 19 May 2009
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Brahms: The Sonatas for Violin & Piano
Classical - Released by harmonia mundi on 17 Aug 2005
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Vivaldi, Bach, Haydn : Cello Concertos
Suzanne Ramon, Camerata de Lausanne, Pierre Amoyal
Classical - Released by ARKES RECORDS on 4 Sep 2013
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Dutilleux: Concertos For Violin & Cello
Pierre Amoyal, Lynn Harrell, Orchestre National de France, Charles Dutoit
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1994
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Henri Dutilleux : Violin Concerto - Cello Concerto
Pierre Amoyal, Lynn Harrell, Orchestre National de France, Charles Dutoit
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1994
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Mendelssohn: Piano Trios Nos 1 & 2
Anne Queffélec, Pierre Amoyal, Frédéric Lodéon
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 1 Jan 1977
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Spohr: Double String Quartet No. 1 & Mendelssohn: Stringt Octet
Pierre Amoyal, Camerata de Lausanne
Chamber Music - Released by Camerata Tokyo on 29 Jun 2003
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo