François-Frédéric GUY – Highlights

1969

Born in Vernon (France)

1985/1989

Graduated at Paris Conservatoire with Dominique MERLET and Christian IVALDI.

1994

Artist in residence at Cômo lake foundation, Italy. Meeting Leon FLEISHER, Murray PERAHIA, Karl-Ulrich SCHNABEL, Fou T’song, Charles ROSEN.

1998

First recording of BEETHOVEN’s «Hammerklavier» sonata. He has been playing «Hammerklavier» so far more than 60 times in concert.

1999

François-Frédéric GUY represented by Van WALSUM Management in London
BRAHMS piano concerto n°2 with Orchestre de Paris at Salle Pleyel conducted by Wolfgang SAWALLISCH.

2000

MOZART «Jeunehomme» piano concerto with London Philharmonic conducted by Bernard HAITINK at the Royal festival Hall in London and Lucerne Festival.

2002

Tokyo debut at Suntory Hall followed by a 27 dates tour with Japan Philharmonic
Debut with Frankfort Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Daniel HARDING.
Recital at the Kennedy Center Washington DC.

2003

Debut with San Francisco Symphony conducted by Michael TILSON-THOMAS (Prokofiev Concerto n.3)
Recital debut at Berlin Philharmonie.
DVD LISZT piano sonata recorded live at La Roque d’Antheron piano festival

2004

SCHOENBERG Piano concerto with Orchestre de Paris.
Recording for Naïve classique of BRAHMS piano concerto n°2 from Royal festival Hall in London, with London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Paavo BERGLUND

2005/2007

Concerts with Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Esa-Pekka SALONEN (PROKOFIEV concerto n°2/ RAVEL concerto in g/ BARTOK concerto n°3), including PROMS debut.
Second recording of BEETHOVEN «Hammerklavier sonata» acclaimed by BBC and Fanfare Magazine as the best recording of this work.

2008

First complete Beethoven Sonatas at Printemps des Arts de Monte Carlo Festival and Cité de la musique in Paris.
Choc de l’année award (Le Monde de la Musique) for the recording of BEETHOVEN 5 piano concertos with Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France conducted by Philippe JORDAN, followed by the complete cycle performance at Salle Pleyel in Paris.

2010

Australian Tour (BRAHMS concerto n°2 and BEETHOVEN concerto n°5) directed by Alexander Briger and Paul Daniel

2009/2012

Artist in residence at the French House in Washington DC.
Performing the 32 BEETHOVEN sonatas and the complete cello and violin sonatas as well as the complete piano trios.

2012

Mozart Piano concerto n.21 with Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France conducted by Leon FLEISHER at Paris, Opera comique.
Recitals at Queen Elisabeth Hall and Wigmore Hall in London.
First time conducting from the piano BEETHOVEN piano concerto n°1 & 5 with Liege Philharmonique and Royal orchestra in Belgium.

2013

Complete Beethoven Sonatas recording (Outhere/Zig-Zag Territoires)

2014-2017

Beethoven Project in résidence in Metz, Arsenal

2015

Debut with Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal and Kent NAGANO in Montreal

2015

Debut at Concergebouw (Amsterdam) – Netherland Philharmonic Orchestra and Marc ALBRECHT

2017

Debut at Vienna – Wiener Symphoniker – Philippe JORDAN, conducting

2017-2018

Arstiste in résidence with Orchestre de Chambre de Paris as pianist and conductor

2018

Conducting debut in Paris with Orchestre de Chambre de Paris