Damien Luce
Damien Luce (born 1978) is a French pianist, actor, and writer.[1] He studied with Billy Eidi at the Conservatoire Supérieur de Paris and with Herbert Stessin at the Juilliard School of Music in New York. He also studied chamber music with Bruce Brubaker, Harvey Shapiro and Andre Emilianov, conducting with Laurent Petitgirard and orchestration with Alain Louvier. In 2001, he was chosen to perform for Murray Perahia’s Master Class at the Juilliard School. In June 2000, he was an alternate at the Aspen Music Festival concerto competition.
Mr. Luce has given recitals in France (Chopin Festival, Dinard Festival), Belgium and the US (New York, Aspen, Washington). His recital at the Montpellier Music Festival was broadcast by French radio and television. In July 2000, he performed Mozart's piano Concerto n°25 with the Conducting Orchestra in the Aspen Music Festival.
His first recording, The Story of Babar - Impressions of Childhood was released in January 2010 (Accord/Universal Classics)[1][2]
Luce's programs include Séverac, Liadov, Kirchner and Mompou as well as Chopin, Mozart and Schumann.[3]
Damien Luce is also a composer. In May 2006, he performed his Suite Le Baron perché (“The Baron in the Trees”) for the French radio.
As an actor, Damien Luce studied at the Alain De Bock drama studio, where he worked on authors such as Racine (Pyrrhus and Oreste in Andromaque), Antiochus in Bérénice), Claudel (Mesa in Le Partage de midi), Marivaux (Arlequin in Arlequin poli par l’amour), Anouilh (The King in Becket) Romains (Knock), Albee (George in Who is afraid of Virginia Wolf ?), Ribes (George in Les Cent Pas). He has experience in musical theater and improvisation. In the Fall 2007, he directed and performed his own play, Almost too serious, with Marie Anaf.[1]
His first Novel, Le Chambrioleur, is published in January 2010 by Heloise d'Ormesson Editions.[1][2]
Bibliography
- Damien Luce, Le Chambioleur, Éditions Héloïse d'Ormesson, Paris, 2010, 201 p. (ISBN 978-2350871288)
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