Jean Geoffroy plays Attacca! Concert

Jean Geoffroy plays 

Attacca!

This concert features world renowned French percussionist Jean Geoffroy in collaboration with CREAMA (Center for Research in Electro-Acoustic Music and Audio), a center that has become respected internationally for their active role on the classical electronic music scene in Korea. This concert highlights both Jean Geoffroy's awe-inspiring artistic interpretation as well as his considerable technical skill, showcasing his well-known performance of live electronic music. The centerpiece of the concert will be the Korean premiere of Ivo Malec's virtuoso composition Attacca — a work seldom played due to its great difficulty and vast instrumental requirements, including over 50 percussion instruments onstage — a signature work in Jean Geoffroy's repertoire. Together with Attacca, the wide spectrum of contemporary classical music on this programme offers a unique and extraordinary listening experience — a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see a breathtaking performance that will excite and inspire.

Jean Geoffroy

After studies at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique de Paris where he won first prize in percussion, Jean Geoffroy has succeeded in the world of percussion, to invent a personal journey that led him to create and play many works. Jean Geoffroy and dedicatee and first performer often very numerous works for solo percussion including parts I. Malec, Y. Taira, JL Campana, F. Durieux, E. Tanguy, P. Leroux, L. Naon, F. Paris, Y. Maresz, D. Tosi, P. Hurel, B. Giner, B. Mantovani, B. Dubedout, C. Lenners, L. Martin, M. Reverdy, M. Matalon, JS Baboni, S. Giraud, I. Urrutia, P. Jodlowski, Xu Yi, Mr. Lupone, F. Narboni, T. Mey. He also created works of young composers such as J. Dassié, J. Choi, Mei Fang, J. Koskinen etc.In 2004, he created the part of Thierry de Mey for "solo leader" and interactive device at Music Scene festival in Lyon. This collaboration with Christophe Lebreton Grame and opens up new perspectives and allows him to explore other areas and other directions in his career as a soloist. Regularly invited as a soloist in all the most prestigious festivals in Europe, he has participated in the Netherlands to a series of concerts with Keiko Abe. Jean Geoffroy regularly gives recitals and master classes in all major European cities in the world: South America (Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Colombia), Asia (Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan), North America Canada and USA. Professor of percussion at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique de Lyon since 1999, Artistic Director of the International Centre of Percussion de Genève from 2007 to 2013. He is also a member of the reading committee at IRCAM. 

2013. November 13 (wed) 8:00PM Baekam Art Hall

Bruno Mantovani "Le Grand Jeu" Asia premier

Yasuo Sueyoshi "Mirage"

Jongwoo YIM "Moving Color" (Jean Georfroy & Eunhae Kim) The world premiere 

Ivo Malec "Attacca" Asia premier