École Normale de Musique de Paris

The Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris is a French Academy of Music in Paris and was founded in 1919 by Alfred Cortot and Auguste Mangeot. It is also called Ecole Normale Alfred Cortot. Alfred Cortot succeeded as teachers the greatest musicians of the era as Pablo Casals, Jacques Thibaud, Nadia Boulanger, Paul Dukas, Wanda Landowska and George Enescu to flock in which famous students such as Elliott Carter, Joaquín Rodrigo, Igor Markevitch, Dinu Lipatti or Samson François enjoyed an excellent education. Today it is one of 1200 students and 120 teachers in all areas of traditional music. She is one of the last private music schools in France, which is recognized by the state.

The aim of the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris is to educate musicians with a comprehensive music education, not only in their field (play an instrument, singing, chamber music, composition, etc.) are highly trained, but also sound knowledge in all complementary disciplines such as solfège, analysis, music history, etc. have.

Former teacher

• Paul Bernac
• Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979)
• Hélène Boschi (1917-1990)
• Thierry de Brunhoff ( born 1935 )
• Caratgé Fernand (1899-1980)
• Pablo Casals (1876-1973)
• Jacques Castérède (* 1926)
• Alfred Cortot (1877-1962)
• Claire Croiza (1882-1946)
• Jean -Michel Damase (1928-2013)
• Pierre Dervaux (1917-1992)
• Paul Dukas (1865-1935)

• Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013)
• George Enescu (1881-1955)
• Pure Flachot (1922-1998)
• Patrice Fontana Rosa ( * 1942)
• Ivan Galamian (1903-1981)
• Pure Gianoli (1915-1979)
• Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947)
• Eric Heidsieck ( b. 1936 )
• Arthur Honegger (1892-1955)
• Geneviève Joy (1919-2009)
• Wanda Landowska (1879-1959)

• Yvonne Lefébure (1898-1986)
• Mady Mesplé (* 1931)
• Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
• Jean Micault (* 1924)
• Charles Munch (1891-1968)
• André Navarra (1911-1988)
• Claudine Perretti (1934-2005)
• Igor Stravinsky (1892-1971)
• Yoshihisa Taira (1937-2005)
• Jacques Thibaud (1880-1953)
• Ninon Vallin (1886-1961)

Former classmates

• Walid Akl (* 1945)
• Rafael Andia ( b. 1942 )
• Jean -Pierre Armengaud (* 1943)
• Claude Bardon
• André Boucourechliev (1925-1997)
• Thierry de Brunhoff ( born 1935 )
• Maud Caillat
• Sylvain Cambreling ( b. 1948 )
• Elliott Carter (1908-2012)
• Jean -Claude Casadesus (* 1935)
• Frederic Chiu ( b. 1964 )
• Gabriel Cusson (1903-1972)
• Halina Czerny- Stefańska (1922-2001)
• Jean Davy
• Pascal Devoyon (* 1935)

• Jacob Druckman (1928-1996)
• Vincent Dumestre ( b. 1968 )
• Arnaud Dumond
• Thérèse Dussaut ( b. 1939 )
• Samson François (1924-1970)
• Alain Gagnon ( born 1938 )
• Gerardo Guevara ( b. 1930 )
• Simeon ten Holt (1923-2012)
• Vilayat Inayat Khan (1916-2004)
• Pierre- Michel Le Conte (1921-2000)
• Dinu Lipatti (1917-1950)
• David Lively ( b. 1949 )
• Diego Luzuriaga ( b. 1955 )
• Pierre Petit (1922-2000)

• Bruno Mantovani ( born 1934 )
• Igor Markevitch (1912-1983)
• Ana Maria Miranda
• Kaori Muraji (* 1978)
• Emile Naoumoff ( b. 1962 )
• Jean Périsson (* 1924)
• Claudine Perretti (1934-2005)
• Arturo Rodas (born 1954 )
• Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999)
• Husseyn Sermet ( b. 1955 )
• Setrak Setrakian
• Sinoué Gilbert ( b. 1947 )
• Magda Tagliaferro (1893-1986)
• Mari Terada
• Rita Wolfensberger ( b. 1928 )