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Born in 1965 in Paris, Thierry Pécou began studying the piano at the age of nine and continued his studies at the Paris Conservatoire Supérieur, where he won First Prizes in Orchestration and Composition. Regularly appointed for residencies around the world, Pécou has had a long-standing relationship with the Banff Center in Canada where he has often been in residence. He was also a member of the Casa de Velazquez in Madrid and in residence in Russia, as part of the Villa Médicis Hors Les Murs Prize, and has made his extensive travel a source of inspiration for his music.
He wrote over 80 performed works, most often commissions of higly prestigious institutions, are interpreted by world-class soloists and orchestras.
His composition awards have included, Thierry Pécou's Stabat Mater received a special mention at UNESCO's International Rostrum of Composers in 1990.
He is currently working on a new piece involving Chinese traditional instruments, commissioned by the GRAME, to be premiered at the World Exposition in Shanghai in 2010, and completing the opera L’Amour Coupable, based upon Beaumarchais’la Mère coupable, on a libretto by Eugene Green, commissioned by the Rouen Opera.
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