David Chaillou


David Chaillou is a French composer, born in 1971.

Biography

Chaillou is a senior lecturer at the University of Lille
His music has been released by Preiser Records, Gérard Billaudot and Universal Editions.
Chaillou's works have been broadcast among others by France Musique, RTS, RAI3, and RBBKultur.
His music combines for some a form of modern impressionism and post-minimalism.

Works

Concert pieces

Solo instruments

Les mains nues for piano. World premiere by Moisès Fernàndez Via. La Puda. Festival Les Serenates d'EstiuEmpreintes for piano. World premiere by François-Frédéric Guy au Beethovenfest, Beethoven Hall, Bonn Une voix for piano. World premiere by Nina Barkalaya au Conservatoire Tchaikovsky, MoscouDiableries for piano. Public world premiere by Jeffrey Grice at the Sorbone amphithéâtre Richelieu, Paris. Published by Gérard Billaudot ISBN: M-043-07351-2.Légende for pianoMirages for pianoBlocs for pianoTemps inverses for pianoPluie blanche for pianoTemps inverses for pianoPlein air for pianoFinal for pianoAu piano de Sibelius for pianoSeul for cello. World premiere by Emmanuel Bellanger at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris. Published by Gérard BillaudotSolo for cello, World premiere in 2020Solliloquy for flute soloSolo Solo for violin, premiered by Valeria Zorina at the Madrid National Auditorium in 2019.

Chamber music

Gulf stream for string quartet. Commande of orchestre de Bretagne for the 100 years anniversary of the writer Louis Guilloux. Gérard Billaudot PublishingSur un visage for wind sextetRappoport for string trio with voice. Commande of Ariam Ile de France, selected for the 30 years anniversary of Ariam. Premiered at the Cité internationale des Arts of Paris.Duo violon violoncelle premierded by Christophe Pantillon and Clara Fleider, Austrian radio. Mozarteum

Orchestral

Symphonie du bout des terres, commande of Orchestre de Bretagne. Conducted by Stefan Sanderling. Gérard Billaudot Publishing.Rhapsodie pour orchestreParis miniature, mouvement concertant for violin and orchestra. Commande of Mairie de Paris. Premiered at Auditorium Saint-Germain, Paris (Orchestre du Conservatoire supérieur de Paris, conducted by Xavier Delette

Vocal

Nunc Dimittis for a cappella choir. Premiered by the Choeur sacré de Paris Magnificat for mixed choir and organ. Commande for the 500 years anniversary of La Trinité-des-Mont, Roma. Premiered at La Trinité-des-MontsUne mélodie upon a text by Pauline Bernon-Bruley for countertenor and pianoProse du suaire upon a text by Michel Deguy for three women voices. Premiered by the Trio Chrysilis at the Maison de l’Amérique latine, ParisMémoire de Loire upon a text by Michel Chaillou for mezzo, an actor, mixed choir and instrumental ensemble. Premiered at Salle Vasse with Jean-Louis Vicart and Isabelle Sokoja.Le chêne et le roseau according to Jean de la Fontaine for cembalo and children's choirTableaux, melody from a poetry by Picasso premiered at the Musée d’Orsay, Paris. Broadcast by France Musique

Stage music

Little Nemo opera all audience in 3 acts Conrad original music for a series of shows for France-Culture. Produced by Philippe TaroniLéger au front for three instruments and magnetic tape with Jacques Gamblin and Patrice Alexandre. Commission of the Marne county and the conseil général of Champagne-Ardenne, France.Philomène et les ogres tale for children upon a text by Arnaud Delalande, premiered by Jean-Pierre Marielle and Agathe Nathanson

Music for motion pictures

A la lisière directed by Fabianny DeschampsLa mort de Jean-Philippe Gatien directed by Christophe Régin on a screenplay of Denis PodalydesCaserne 52 minutes directed by François Barat. Broadcast on France 3Léger au front 52 minutes directed by Philippe Lanfranci. Broadcast on La chaine HistoireDavid et la mort de Marat directed by Martin Fraudeau, produced by Caméra Lucida / Arte production)

Music for young audiences and educational pieces

Philomène with Jean-Pierre Marielle et Agathe Nathanson. Theatre version L’orchestre d’Odilon Le Grillon CD-book Gallimard Jeunesse. Selected by the Crédit MutuelTrois petites miniatures for piano, commande of Argenteuil, premiered at Argenteuil, FrancePhilomène et les Ogres piece for flute, percussions, piano and children's choir narrated by Jean-Pierre Marielle. CD-book Gallimard Jeunesse

Music films

Nocturne, directed by Grégoire Pont and produced by Stéphan Aubé for the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark Solo, interpreted by Annabelle Berthomé-Reynolds, directed by Philippe Mottet.

Recent works

Little Nemo, an opera first performed at Angers-Nantes Opéra and the Opéra de Dijon in 2017 with the mezzo-soprano and the Ensemble Ars Nova.The opera was awarded the Prix de l’Association Beaumarchais.Léger au front, music theatre performed at the Théâtre de l'Athénée in Paris in 2018 with the sculptor Patrice Alexandre, staging by Jacques Gamblin. Léger au front has been performed in German by Karl Markovics in Vienna, Bonn, The Carinthian Summer Music Festival . Léger au front is Laureate of the French National Centenary Committee.Tableaux, a song to a poem by Picasso first performed at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris.Solo for violon, first performed by Valeria Zorina at the Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid in 2019.

Discography

Légendes by Laura Mikkola, piano. Monographic CD published by Fuga Libera/Outhere.Les mains nues by Moisès Fernandez Via, Lili Boulanger, David Chaillou and Federico Mompou. Published by Urtext Digital classics Paroles de violoncelle by Christophe Pantillon, David Chaillou. ‘’Seul’’, monologue for violoncelle. Published by Gramola Paris-Vienne-Moscou par Aron Quartett, David Chaillou, Maurice Ravel, Dmitri Shostakovich. Published by Preiser Records Philomène et les ogres, fantastic tale read by Jean-Pierre Marielle and Agathe Nathanson, set to music by David Chaillou. Published by Gallimard JeunesseL'orchestre d'Odilon le Grillon.text Antoon Krings Published by Gallimard Jeunesse

Publications

  • ''Napoléon et l'Opéra''

Awards and distinctions

  • 2004 – Grand prix of the Fondation Napoléon for his book Napoléon et l'Opéra
  • 2014 – Laureate of the French National Centenary Committee for Léger au front .
  • 2015 - Awarded of the Prix de l’Association Beaumarchais for Little Nemo, children 'opera.