Philippe Hersant

Philippe Hersant (; born 21 June 1948 in Rome) is a French composer. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris. Selected works :: Hersant’s works are largely published by Éditions Durand. ;Stage * Le Château des Carpathes, Opera in a prologue and 2 scenes (1989–1991); libretto by Jorge Silva Melo after the novel by Jules Verne * Wuthering Heights, Ballet in 2 acts (2000–2001); based on the novel by Emily Brontë * Le Moine noir, Opera in 8 scenes (2003–2005); libretto by Yves Hersant after the short story The Black Monk by Anton Chekhov * Les Éclairs, Opera (“drame joyeux”) in 4 acts (2021); libretto by Jean Echenoz after his novel Des éclairs ;Orchestral * Aztlan (1983) * Stances (1978, revised 1992) *Le Cantique des 3 enfants dans la fournaise (1995), poem by Antoine Godeau, in front of La Messe à 4 Choeurs H.4 by Marc-Antoine Charpentier with same chorus and orchestra. (recorded in 2019) *5 Pièces (1997) * Patmos for string orchestra (2007) ;Concertante * Concerto No. 1 for cello and orchestra (1989) * Concerto No. 2 for cello and orchestra (1996–1997) * Streams for piano and orchestra (2000) * Concerto for violin and orchestra (2003) * Musical humors, Concerto for viola and strin