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Thomas Bloch and his glass harmonica (2007)

Thomas Bloch (born 1962 in Colmar, France) is a classical musician specializing in the rare instruments ondes Martenot, glass harmonica, and Cristal Baschet.[1]

Receiving a First Prize for ondes Martenot at the Paris Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique (with Jeanne Loriod) and a master's degree in Musicology at the University of Strasbourg, Bloch has performed over 2500 times and appeared on over eighty recordings.[citation needed] Notable collaborations (concerts or recordings) include Radiohead,[2] John Cage, Daft Punk, Damon Albarn / Gorillaz, Philip Clemo,[3] Marianne Faithfull, Tom Waits and Bob Wilson

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Biography

Bloch obtained a master's degree in musicology at the University of Strasbourg where he studied with Marc Honegger. He currently lives in Paris, France. He is acknowledged as an expert in the following rare instruments: the glass harmonica,[4] the ondes Martenot and the Cristal Baschet.[5] He has given thousands of performances in forty countries and taken part in more than eighty recordings all over the world. He performs in genres that span classical, contemporary, jazz, rock, ballet, world music, theatre and film score/soundtrack. As a soloist of rare instruments, he plays the complete classical and modern repertoire (including Messiaen, Varèse, and Richard Strauss) and also ten to fifteen premieres from contemporary music each year (Michel Redolfi, Regis Campo, Étienne Rolin, and others) and popular music composers (Jonny Greenwood, Damon Albarn). He also performs in many recording sessions.

Thomas Bloch and cristal Baschet (1992)

Bloch has taught ondes Martenot at the Strasbourg Conservatoire since 1992, is responsible for presentations of instruments at the Paris Musée de la Musique, and is a musical director for music publishers, for the Évian Music Festival (France) and for the Glass Music International Festival 2005 in Paris Cité de la Musique (France).

Performances and appearances

Bloch has performed for numerous movies and is a member of various ensembles. Among his many appearances and performances are the following: Amadeus (for the 2001 DVD edition), soloist in Milan La Scala (where he gave the first performance of the original version with glass harmonica of The Mad Scene from Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor) during a recital, and a tour with Tom Waits, Bob Wilson and Marianne Faithfull in The Black Rider (2004–2006).[6]

Awards

Thomas Bloch has been the recipient of some fifteen Conservatoire awards at Colmar, Strasbourg, including a First Prize for ondes Martenot at the Paris Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique (with Jeanne Loriod). He was praised by critics in several music magazines and also in international composition competitions. Among other awards, he has won: the Classical Music Award 200 given by European critics in Cannes Midem, Victoires de la Musique and Prix de l'Académie Charles Cros, four times best soundtrack during the World subaquatic Movies Festival in Antibes, The Choice of Gramophon, Best of the Year 2001 in Audiophile, and Choc in Le Monde de la musique for his interpretation of the Turangalîla-Symphonie by Messiaen.

Recordings

Bloch has recorded for a number of labels including Columbia, EMI, Erato Records, and Deutsche Grammophon. Since 1998, he has recorded for Naxos. His recordings include:

  • Music for Glass Harmonica (8.555295)
  • Music for Ondes Martenot (8.555779)
  • Olivier Messiaen's Turangalîla-Symphonie (8.554478-79)
  • Classical Chill (8.520101)
  • Classical Heat (8.520102)
  • Mozart : Life and Works (8.558061-64)
  • Ecuatorial by Edgard Varèse
  • Missa Cantate by Thomas Bloch.

Videos

References

  1. ^ Stevenson, Joseph. "Biography: Thomas Bloch". AMG. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
  2. ^ Walters, John (21 May 2004). "Storm in a pawnshop". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Philip Clemo - Mesmer". propermusic.com. October 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  4. ^ Pollak, Michael (21 December 2001). "ARTS IN AMERICA -- Michael Pollak; Glass, Wet Fingers and a Mysterious Disappearance". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  5. ^ "Time in Jazz: XXIII edizione". Sardegna Oggi. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  6. ^ Simonson, Robert (9 September 2004). "Tom Waits' Black Rider Extends Again at ACT". Playbill. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2011.

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