City of residence : Paris
French pianist Tom Carré, named the Révélation Classique of ADAMI 2023, “captivates with his singular voice”. His first album, Noctuelles, published by Scala Music in January 2023, was unanimously praised by critics and received a CHOC from Classica.
Born in 1998 in Carcassonne, Tom began studying the piano at the age of 4 in his hometown, then began his studies at the Conservatoire in Toulouse. After meeting pianist and teacher Denis Pascal, Tom chose, at the age of 17, to fully dedicate himself to his instrument. Two years later, he was admitted into his class at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris, where he successfully obtained his Master’s degree in 2023.
His musical journey has been enriched by meeting artists such as Jean-François Heisser, Claire Désert, Michel Béroff, Hortense Cartier-Bresson, Akiko Ebi, Jean-Frédéric Neuburger, François Salque, Miguel Da Silva, the Wanderer Trio, the Jerusalem Quartet, and the Diotima Quartet.
Tom Carré is particularly devoted to the French and Hungarian repertoire of the 20th century. This year, he joined the Brahms 23/24 class of the Philippe Jaroussky Musical Academy, where he is also guided by Cédric Tiberghien.
Principal teachers
- Denis Pascal
- Claire Désert
Major Competitions
- 3rd prize and Audience Prize, Piano Campus International Competition, 2022
- Finalist and et laureate of prix Scala, Concours International Les Etoiles du Piano, 2021
- 1st prize, Concours International Léopold Bellan, 2020
Program
FIRST ROUND: RECITAL
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Fantasia No. 3 in D minor, K. 397
Franz Liszt
‘Saint François de Paule marchant sur les flots’ (Deux légendes, S. 175 : No. 2)
Maurice Ravel
‘La vallée des cloches’ (Miroirs, No. 5)
Zoltán Kodály
Marosszéki táncok (Dances of Marosszék)
SEMIFINAL: CHAMBER MUSIC
Johannes Brahms
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
Allegro
SEMIFINAL: RECITAL
Barbara Assiginaak
Mzizaakok Miiniwaa Mzizaakoonsak (Horseflies and Deerflies)
Robert Schumann
Humoreske in B-flat major, op. 20
Einfach – Hastig – Einfach und zart – Innig – Sehr lebhaft – Mit einigem Pomp – Zum Beschluß
Sergei Prokofiev
Sonata No. 4 in C minor, Op. 29
Allegro molto sostenuto • Andante assai • Allegro con brio ma non leggiero
FINAL: CONCERTO
Maurice Ravel
Concerto in G major
Allegramente • Adagio assai • Presto
Adopt a Musician
The presence of Tom Carré in Montreal
is generously supported by Abzac
