Louis-Noël Belaubre

Louis-Noël Belaubre (27 December 1932 – 17 July 2017) was a French classical pianist and composer. Biography Born in Muret, Belaubre studied the piano at the Conservatoire de Paris with Lazare-Lévy and music composition with Tony Aubin. From 1975, he directed the conservatory of Grasse after having been a professor at the and director of the Chevilly Conservatory. His work for piano is abundant, but he also composed symphonic music, chamber music, vocal music. He recognizes in his career the importance of the music by Béla Bartók, Frank Martin, Bohuslav Martinů, Benjamin Britten while expressing himself in a clear, expressive, diversified language, whose originality and specificity kept him away from the pre-established musical currents. Prizes * 1962: Chamber Music Prize at the Monaco “Concours de Composition Musicale” * 1965: Ballet Music Prize of Geneva * 1972: First prize of music composition of the Stroud composition (England) * 1980: Chevillon-Bonnaud Composition Prize of the Fondation de France for his entire piano work * Winner of the Viotti International Piano Competition * Winner of the Munich International Piano Competition Works Piano * 15 Sonatas: No 1, Op. 5; No 2, Op