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Thomas Bloch ( http://www.thomasbloch.net ) lives in Paris. He is a worldwide
prominent soloist
specializing in the rare instruments (ondes Martenot, glass armonica,
cristal Baschet, waterphone...), a composer and a producer. His performances range
from classical and contemporary music to songs, rock, theatre music,
opera, improvisation, film music, ballet music...
He has performed over 3000 times in 40 countries and appears on 150 recordings. He has received a First Prize for ondes Martenot at the Paris Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique (Jeanne Loriod's class). Among numerous notable collaborations : Radiohead, John Cage, Gorillaz, Tom Waits, Marianne Faithfull, Bob Wilson, Milos Forman (Amadeus), Daft Punk, Emilie Simon (The March of Penguins), Valery Gergiev, Pierre Boulez, Michel Plasson, Myung-Whun Chung, Christoph Eschenbach, Paul Sacher, Roger Muraro, Philippe Sarde, Pauline Haas, Isabelle Huppert, Manu Dibango, Fred Frith, Phil Minton, Nana Mouskouri, Arno, Marc Almond (Soft Cell), Jane Birkin, Vanessa Paradis... In Milano Scala, Thomas Bloch has performed the very first audition ever of the original version with glass harmonica from Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) and has played solo Ondes Martenot for the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra centenary. He has awarded by the Classical Music Award 2002 (European critics - Midem, Cannes), The Choice of Gramophon magazine, Best of the Year 2001 in Audiophile, Victoires de la Musique... He is the first musician who played alone the complete Erik Satie's 24 hours piano piece Vexations. Thomas Bloch records for major labels (EMI, Deutsche Grammophon, Sony...) and produces personal CDs on Naxos. Receiving a Masters Degree in Musicology at the University of Strasbourg, he teaches Ondes Martenot at the Strasbourg Conservatoire, he is a musical director for the Evian Music Festival (France) and is responsible for presentations of his instruments at the Paris Music Museum.
Thomas Bloch ( http://www.thomasbloch.net ) is a worldwide
prominent soloist
specializing in the rare instruments (ondes Martenot - Jeanne Loriod's class -, glass armonica,
cristal Baschet, waterphone...). His performances range
from classical to pop music.
He has performed over 3000 times in 40 countries appears on 150
recordings and he has awarded by the Classical
Music Award 2002 (European critics - Midem, Cannes).
Il plays with Radiohead, John Cage, Gorillaz, Tom Waits, Marianne Faithfull, Bob Wilson, Emilie Simon (The march of Penguins), Milos Forman (Amadeus), Daft Punk, Jean-François Zygel, Pierre Boulez, Valery Gergiev, Myung-Whun Chung, Cristoph Eschenbach, Maurice Bourgue, Roger Muraro, Marcel Landowski, Pauline Haas, Balanescu Quartet, Philippe Sarde, Isabelle Huppert, Marc Almond (Soft Cell), Vanessa Paradis, Jane Birkin, Nana Mouskouri, Zazie, Maxime Le Forestier…
Thomas Bloch (born
1962 - http://www.thomasbloch.net ) is a french
musician who lives in Paris. He is a worldwide prominent classical
soloist specializing in the rare instruments (ondes Martenot,
glass harmonica, cristal Baschet, waterphone...). His performances range from classical
and contemporary music to songs, rock, theatre music, opera,
improvisation, film music, world music, ballet music. He is also a
composer and a producer.
Receiving a First Prize for ondes Martenot at the Paris Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique (with Jeanne Loriod) and a Masters Degree in Musicology at the University of Strasbourg, Thomas Bloch has performed over 3000 times in 40 countries and appeared on over 150 recordings, as well personal or as an invited performer. Among numerous notable collaborations : Radiohead, John Cage, Gorillaz, Damon Albarn, Tom Waits, Marianne Faithfull, Bob Wilson, Emilie Simon, Milos Forman (Amadeus), Daft Punk, Gaspar Noé, Valery Gergiev, Pierre Boulez, Michel Plasson, Myung-Whun Chung, Christoph Eschenbach, Kristjan Järvi, Paul Sacher, Jean-François Zygel, Maurice Bourgue, Alexei Ogrintchouk, Patrick Gallois, Andras Adorjan, Pierre-Yves Artaud, Philippe Bernold, Vladimir Mendelssohn, Philippe Muller, Gil Sharon, Roger Muraro, Jay Gottlieb, Pauline Haas, quatuor Rosamonde, Balanescu quartet, Orlando quartet, Artis quartet, Michel Redolfi, Marcel Landowski, Jacques Chailley, Philippe Sarde, Isabelle Huppert, Charles Berling, -M-, Yvan Cassar, Manu Dibango, Arno, Marc Almond (Soft Cell), Fred Frith, Phil Minton, Lara Fabian, Jane Birkin, Vanessa Paradis, Nana Mouskouri, Maxime Le Forestier... In Milano Scala, Thomas Bloch was invited to give the very first audition ever of the original version with glass harmonica from the Mad Scene (Lucia di Lammermoor by Donizetti) and he has played ondes Martenot as a soloist for the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra centenary (cond. Antoni Wit). He often plays in all concerts hall in Paris (Theatre des Champs-Elysées, Opera, Olympia, Salle Pleyel...) and in Amsterdam Concertgebouw, in Zurich Tonhalle, in St Petersburg Mariinski, in Tokyo, New York, Mexico, Los Angeles Sydney, San Francisco, Budapest, Bogota, Stockholm, Helsinki, Prag, Tel Aviv, Seattle, Reykjavik, Salzburg, Berlin, London, Philadelphia, Lisbon, Riga, Sofia, in Prades Pablo Casals Festival, in Luzern Festival, in Edimburgh Festival, in Kuhmo Festival, in La Chaise Dieu Festival, in Presences Festival (Paris), in Maggio Musicale (Firenze), in Musica (Strasbourg), in Beethoven Festival (Bonn)... He has been part of more than 200 TV and radio programs. He has awarded by the Classical Music Award 2002 given by European critics during Midem (Cannes) together with The Choice of Gramophon magazine, Best of the Year 2001 in Audiophile and Choc in Le Monde de la Musique for his interpretation of Olivier Messiaen's Turangalîla-Symphonie (Naxos) with Antoni Wit (cond.) and François Weigel (piano), Victoires de la Musique, Prix de l'Académie Charles Cros and four times best soundtrack during the World Subaquatic Movies Festival in Antibes. As a soloist of his rare instruments, Thomas Bloch performs almost the complete classical and modern repertoire but also premieres 10 to 15 new works each year. He is also the first musician who played alone and without stop the complete Erik Satie's Vexations, a 24 hours piano piece.
He also gives
numerous performances for specials events : 150th Luis Vuitton Cup -
America's Cup
anniversary, Canal + (TV) 20th anniversary, BNP - Paribas
Foundation 10th anniversary, for General Electric, Christofle, Corning
Museum of Glass, Versailles castle...
Thomas Bloch has recorded for most of labels (Columbia, EMI, Erato, Deutsche Grammophon, Harmonia Mundi, Philips, RCA, Sony Classical, Toshiba, Naïve, D&G, K.617...). Since a few years, he appears in about 10 personal recordings on Naxos. He teaches ondes Martenot at the Strasbourg Conservatoire, he is a musical director for the Evian Music Festival (France - http://www.musiquesraresevian.fr) and is responsible for presentations of his instruments at the Paris Music Museum. |
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