
GIRAUD Suzanne
Née en 1958
The composer Suzanne Giraud studied piano, violin, viola , piano accompaniment, conducting, composing and analysis at the Strasbourg Conservatory Afterwards, she entered the Paris Conservatory, where she received diplomas in counterpoint, harmony, analysis, orchestration (in the class of Marius Constant), conducting and composition (in the class of Claude Ballif).
Compositions
Solos
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Les Parhélies
for piano
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Zéphyr
for piano
Duos
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Orée
for flute & piano
Trios
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Caressant
for violin, cello & piano
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D’un Vanneur de blé aux vents
for clarinet, violin & cello
Quatuors
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Augenmusik
for string quartet
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Impulse
String quartet n°5 (conductor and separate parts)
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Impulse
String Quartet n°5
Quintets
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Assemblages
for 2 violins, 2 violas and 1 cello (conductor and separate parts)
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Assemblages
for 2 violins, 2 violas & cello (conductor and separate parts)
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Liesse
festive piece for free quintet(s) & variable-geometry orchestra, text by Suzanne Giraud
Instrumental ensembles
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Le Dauphin
for solo violin & instrumental ensemble (conductor and equipment)
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Le Dauphin
for solo violin & instrumental ensemble (conductor and equipment)
Musique Symphonique
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La Rivière
bassoon concerto n°2
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La Rivière
bassoon concerto n° 2 (PO and material)
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Liesse
festive piece for free quintet(s) & variable-geometry orchestra, text by Suzanne Giraud
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Perpetuum mobile
for orchestra (composed of beginner and advanced child musicians and professional adults)
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Perpetuum mobile
for orchestra (composed of beginner and advanced child musicians and professional adults) (PO and material)
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Stereo Space Concerto
for piano and ensemble (PO and material)
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Stereo Space Concerto
for piano and ensemble (PO and material)
Musique Vocale
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Frère et Sœur
for 8-voice mixed choir
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Johannisbaum
for 3 voices & cello
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Le Chant du Marais
for narrator, soprano & cello (text by Pascal Quignard)
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Le Concert
for lute, theorbo, harpsichord, countertenor, baroque violin & bass viol (conductor and hardware)
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Le Concert
for lute, theorbo, harpsichord, countertenor, baroque violin & bass viol
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Neuf cent vingt-six et demi
minuscule opera for soprano, tenor, baritone, bass & piano
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Psaume 137
for spatialized choir
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Stances du Revenant
Lyrical music
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Caravaggio
opera
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Caravaggio
Opera (PO and equipment)
Musique de Scène
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Les Enfants du Marais
musical tale for narrator, 3 soloists, children's choir & orchestra
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Les Enfants du Marais (piano-chant)
musical tale for narrator, 3 soloists, children's choir & orchestra
Biography
The composer Suzanne Giraud studied piano, violin, viola , piano accompaniment, conducting, composing and analysis at the Strasbourg Conservatory Afterwards, she entered the Paris Conservatory, where she received diplomas in counterpoint, harmony, analysis, orchestration (in the class of Marius Constant), conducting and composition (in the class of Claude Ballif).
She then studied electronic music in the classes of Jacques Lejeune and Philippe Mion, studied at computer music at IRCAM, studied for a year with Tristan Murail concerning the ekctronic instruments of the French ensemble l’Itinéraire, and also benefited from the advice of Hugues Dufourt. She met Iannis Xenakis, created a work on UPIC under his direction and, on the commission of the Pompidou Center, wrote an article on the Tetras Quartett. She was noticed by Franco Donatoni during a Masterclass and was named a scholar of the Accademia Chigiana of Sienne, where she studied with Donatoni.and in conducting with Franco Ferrara.
She then became a composer-in-residence at the Villa Médicis of Rome for two years. During her time there, she became a friend of Giacinto Scelsi, with whom she became quite close. After his death; she participated in the activities of the Isabella Scelsi Foundation. She was also a participant in the Summer program at Darmstadt for ten years, where she met Morton Feldman, Horatiu Radulescu, Brian Ferneyhough.
She has been commissioned by the French State, by Radio France, by the Ensemble Intercontemporain, by Musique Nouvelle en Liberté, as well as by various festivals orchestras and chamber ensembles in France (Musica, Musiques de Marseille), Belgique (Ars Musica, Champ d’Action), Angleterre (Almeida Theatre, festival de Cardiff), Switzerland (Archipel, CIP), The Netherlands (through an orchestral residency), Germany (the Dresde festival… ) …
More recently, her work has been noticed on the opera stage, by the premiere of
“Le Vase de Parfums” (text and staging by Olivier Py) and “Caravaggio” (text written with
avec Dominique Fernandez, the title role sung by Philippe Jaroussky). She was distinguished by UNESCO, twice by the SIMC (Budapest and Manchester), and also received the Georges Bizet Prize of the Académie des Beaux Arts and the Georges Enesco Prize of the Sacem.
To cite several works, among a catalog of about sixty :
“Envoûtements” for violin
“Afin que sans cesse je songe” for flute
“Bleu et ombre” for double bass
“Duos pour Prades” for clarinet and cello
“D’une hélice” for flute and harpe
“Envoûtements II” for flute and marimba
“Voici la lune” for soprano, flute and piano
“Episode en forme d’oubli” for clarinet, marimba and double bass
“Envoûtements III” for mezzo-soprano, clarinet and percussion
“Le Rivage des transes” for two pianos and two percussion
“Rimbaud” for mezzo, alto flute and piano
“Envoûtements IV” for string quartet
“Assemblages” for string quartet
“Envoûtements V” for guitar and string quartet
News

(French) Suzanne Giraud
Mercredi 22 mai 2019 à 23h sur France Musique Suzanne GIraud sera l’invitée d’Arnaud Merlin dans l’émisison Le portrait contemporain. Mercredi 22 mai 2019 à 20h sur France Musique La Rivière de Suzanne […]

(French) Suzanne Giraud
Création mondiale de Perpetuum mobile pour orchestre (composé d’enfants musiciens de niveaux débutant et avancé et d’adultes professionnels) le 22 juin à la Cité de la musique à 14h30 direction […]

(French) Reprise de La Rivière – Suzanne Giraud – le 15 janvier 2019
Mardi 15 janvier à 19h30 (avant-concert 19h) – Auditorium Marcel Landowski 14 rue de Madrid 75008 Paris. La Rivière – Concerto pour basson N°2 par l’ensemble 2E2M -Mehdi El Hammami basson – […]

(French) Reprise de Johannisbaum – Suzanne Giraud
Dimanche 16 septembre à 20h – FringeArts 140 N Christopher Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19106, États-Unis dans le cadre du Festival Philadelphia Fringe. https://fringearts.com/event/of-arms-and-the-man Mercredi 19 septembre et Jeudi 20 septembre à […]

(French) REPRISE DE LA RIVIERE-SUZANNE GIRAUD
Le mardi 1 août 2017 dans le cadre de ODSHERREDS KAMMERMUSIKFESTIVAL par l’ensemble Storstrøm la rivière de Suzanne Giraud concerto pour basson Hempel Glasmuseum Anneberg Stræde 2 4500 Nykøbing Sj Danemark http://kammermusik.dk/koncerter%202017/index.html
Events

11
Oct
2024
Suzanne Giraud
Caressant, the trio for violin, cello & piano by composer Suzanne Giraud, will be broadcast in separate movements from October 7 to 11 in the program “Création mondiale” (1:23 pm […]

14
Oct
2023
Suzanne Giraud
Les Enfants du Marais – text by Pascal Quignard – musical tale for narrator, 3 soloists,children’s choir & orchestra. Broadcast on France Culture à 8 pm Maîtrise de Radio France […]

09
Jan
2023
(French) Suzanne Giraud
Diffusion du concert du 11 décembre 2022 Liesse pour quintette(s) libre(s) & orchestre à géométrie variable –France Musique – Paris – 20H00 Concert du Soir Diffusion de la création mondiale […]

11
Dec
2022
(French) Suzanne Giraud
Création de Liesse (pièce festive pour quintette(s) libres & orchestre à géométrie variable, texte de Suzanne Giraud) commande de l’Orchestre Français des Jeunes, le 11 décembre à 16 h à […]

23
Oct
2022
(French) Suzanne Giraud
Reprise de Orée (pour flûte & piano) et D’un Vanneur de Blé aux Vents (pour pour clarinette, violon & violoncelle) par l’ensemble Norrbotten NEO, le 23 octobre à Luleå, le […]