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Philippe Jaroussky

Philippe Jaroussky (French pronunciation: [filip ʒaʁuski]; born 13 February 1978) is a French countertenor. He began his musical career with the violin, winning an award at the Versailles conservatory, and then took up the piano before turning to singing.

Unusually for a countertenor, Jaroussky performs entirely in falsetto register. He has said that his natural singing voice is in the baritone range.[1]

Early career

Jaroussky was born in Maisons-Laffitte.[2] His great-grandfather was a Russian émigré who fled from the Bolshevik Revolution.[3][4]

Jaroussky was inspired to sing by the Martinique-born countertenor Fabrice di Falco.[5] He received his diploma from the Early Music Faculty of the Conservatoire de Paris. Since 1996, he has studied singing with Nicole Fallien.[6] He cofounded the ensemble Artaserse in 2002,[7] and has also often performed with the Ensemble Matheus under Jean-Christophe Spinosi and with L'Arpeggiata under Christina Pluhar.

On 29 July 2016 he performed David Bowie's "Always Crashing in the Same Car" in the David Bowie Prom, a tribute to the late singer as part of the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, London.[8]

In September 2017, as a part of the opening of La Seine Musicale, Jaroussky launched his education program, Académie musicale Philippe Jaroussky.[9][10]

Reception and awards

According to La Terrasse [fr], "this young singer with the tone of an angel and the virtuosity of the devil has come into the limelight in only a few years as the great new French vocal talent." [citation needed] He received the Révélation Artiste lyrique in the 2004 Victoires de la musique classique and was Artiste lyrique de l'année in the 2007 and 2010 edition.[11][12][13] Jaroussky was awarded "The Best Singer of the Year" at the Echo Klassik Awards, 2008 and 2016. He also received an Echo Klassik Award in 2012 for the Album Duetti, which he recorded together with Max Emanuel Cenčić. In 2020, he was awarded Victoire d'honneur in the Victoires de la musique classique.[14]

Jaroussky was named Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2009 and was promoted to the rank of Officier in 2019.[15][16]

The asteroid 332183 Jaroussky was named after him.[17]On 13 November 2019, which marked the twentieth anniversary since his debut, a wax figure of him sculpted by Éric Saint-Chaffray was inaugurated at the Musée Grévin with his concert, where he also received the medal of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.[18]

In culture

Songs performed by Jaroussky were used in the film Turkish Seat (Russian: Турецкое седло, Turetskoye sedlo) by Uzbek-Russian film director Yusup Razykov, 2017.[19]

Personal life

In a 2011 interview, Jaroussky said: "I don’t like to discuss my personal life. I feel in classical music, you don’t have to speak about that. I have many reasons."[20]

He is openly gay and has been in a relationship with a "very supportive"[21] non-musician[22] since 2007.[23][24] His boyfriend sometimes travels with him.[25]

Discography

Charts

Operas and concert works

Solo recitals

References

  1. ^ "Philippe Jaroussky". Archived from the original on 2011-02-17. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
  2. ^ Bertrand Dermoncourt (6 May 2009). "Philippe Jaroussky: 'Je cherche la magie originelle du baroque'". L'Express (in French). Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Who Can Resist a Man Who Sings Like a Woman?". The New York Times. 19 November 2010.
  4. ^ Jaroussky, Philippe. "Контратенор Филипп Жарусский" (Interview) (in Russian). Interviewed by Echo of Moscow. DESILLUSIONIST.
  5. ^ "Angelic presence". Stevedow.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Philippe Jaroussky – Anaclase". Anaclase.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  7. ^ Philippe Jaroussky and Ensemble Artaserse at the Wigmore Hall operatoday.com
  8. ^ "Prom 19: David Bowie Prom". BBC Music Events. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  9. ^ Campion, Alexis (2017-05-23). "Musique : l'académie du maître Philippe Jaroussky va ouvrir ses portes". Le Journal du Dimanche.
  10. ^ Peltier, Elian (2018-01-18). "Philippe Jaroussky réussira-t-il à ouvrir la musique classique à la diversité ?". The New York Times (in French).
  11. ^ "Palmarès 2004". France Télévisions. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  12. ^ "Le palmarès complet des Victoires de la musique classique". Le Monde. 2007-03-01.
  13. ^ Dermoncourt, Bertrand (2010-02-09). "Les Victoires de la musique classique commentées". L'Express.
  14. ^ Garat, Jean-Baptiste (2020-02-21). "Kantorow, Bernheim et Deshayes sacrés aux Victoires de la musique classique". Le Figaro.
  15. ^ "Donovan et Philippe Jaroussky décorés dans l'ordre des Arts et Lettres". La Dépêche du Midi. AFP. 2009-01-12.
  16. ^ "Nomination dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres – été 2019" (Press release). Ministère de la Culture. 2019-10-31. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  17. ^ "(332183) Jaroussky = 2006 BE186". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  18. ^ "Philippe Jaroussky, un contre-ténor au musée Grévin". France Musique. 2019-11-15.
  19. ^ Elena Stishova, "Диагноз. 'Турецкое седло'" (Diagnosis. Turkish Seat) – a critical review of the film with Russian titles of two pieces sung by Jaroussky, Iskusstvo Kino magazine, May–June 2017, no 5/6, accessed 03 March 2018.
  20. ^ hometheaterhifi
  21. ^ "A Natural High – with No Surgical Intervention". Sydney Morning Herald. 16 February 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  22. ^ Dow, Steve (7 February 2010). "Angelic presence". The Sun Herald (republished at SteveDow.com.au and archive.brandenburg.com.au). Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  23. ^ Botha, Jacques (1 December 2017). "The Divine Philippe Jaroussky". Gay Pages. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  24. ^ Rupp, Christian (February 2015). "Abstandhalter zur Hysterie der Oper (Keeping a Distance from Opera's Hysteria)". Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  25. ^ Cascales, Agustin (21 October 2016). "No entiendo que Ricky Martin sea un icono gay". Shangay. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  26. ^ "Discographie Philippie Jaroussky". Ultratop. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  27. ^ "lescharts.com – Discographie Philippe Jaroussky". Lescharts.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.

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