Jean-François Zygel Explained

Jean-François Zygel (born 23 November 1960) is a French pianist, improviser, composer and improvisation teacher for piano at the Conservatoire de Paris.

Born in Paris, he is also known for his work in introducing classical music on television and radio.

Zygel's music is nourished by synagogue cantillation. Two of his great-grandfathers were hazzanim in Poland.^[1]

Awards

• Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur (2015).^[2]
• Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
• Chevalier de l'Ordre national du Mérite (2006).^[3]

On France Inter

At the beginning of 2015, France Inter entrusted him with a weekly programme entitled La Preuve par Z.^[4] The composer evokes and explains the great composers, with long excerpts from concerts in support.

On France Télévisions

On 31 August 2017, Zygel presented "Zygel Académie" on France 2, a show where celebrities discover classical music.^[5] It has 601,000 viewers, or 7.3% of the audience.^[6]

Publications

• Quand du stérile hiver a resplendi l'ennui ... Conditions d'existence du langage musical, in Le Débat, issue 82, November–December 1994, .

Bibliography

• Interview by B. Dermoncourt, in Classica-Repertoire, February 2008, .
• "Z comme Jean-François Zygel : la musique sort de sa boîte", in Improvisation so piano, Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Neva Éditions, 2017, .

External links

• La Leçon de Musique (Zygel) - Chopin et la mélodie (YouTube)

Notes and References

1. See Jean-François Zygel En Concert Au CCLJ! Complet!
2. Web site: Décret du 3 avril 2015 portant promotion et nomination. legifrance.gouv.fr. 13 May 2023.
3. Book: Décret du 15 mai 2006 portant promotion et nomination. 24 December 2018.
4. Web site: La Preuve par Z : podcast et émission en replay. Jean-François Zygel. France Inter. 19 August 2015 . 13 May 2023.
5. Kevin Boucher, « France 2 : Jean-François Zygel lance la "Zygel Académie" ce soir à 23h » on PureMédias, 31 August 2017.
6. http://www.ozap.com/actu/audiences-la-zygel-academie-de-jean-francois-zygel-demarre-bien-sur-france-2/535672 Audiences : La "Zygel Académie" de Jean-François Zygel démarre bien sur France 2