Gabriel Tacchino

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Biography

Born: August 4, 1934; Cannes, France  
Gabriel Tacchino was propelled to international stardom after winning a string of competition prizes in the mid-'50s. By the early '60s he was regularly touring the globe and appearing with major conductors, like Karajan, Monteux, Leinsdorf, Horenstein, Cluytens, Fruhbeck de Burgos, Armin Jordan, and countless others. He became a major recording artist in the 1960s, and while he has been less active in that role from about the 1990s, many of his Read more numerous recordings are still available on EMI, Erato, Vox, and Brilliant Classics. Not surprisingly, Tacchino first became identified with French repertory, particularly with the music of Francis Poulenc, with whom he studied. But Tacchino had always possessed a broad repertory and quickly became recognized for his eclectic sensibilities, drawing high praise for his interpretations of J.S. Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Prokofiev, de Falla, Gershwin, and a spate of others. Tacchino was also a prominent teacher, serving on the faculty at the Paris Conservatory for 20 years (1975-1994).

Gabriel Tacchino was born in Cannes, France, on August 4, 1934. He began piano lessons at six; he studied music at the Paris Conservatory, where his teachers included Jean Batalla, Jacquer Févier, and Marguerite Long. Tacchino won two major competitions -- the Viotti in Vercelli (1953) and the Casella in Naples (1954) -- and won prizes at several others: the Busoni in Bolzano (1954), the Geneva (1955), and the Long-Thibaud in Paris (1957). He debuted in the U.S. in 1962, with Erich Leinsdorf and the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Tacchino began recording the complete piano works of Francis Poulenc for Vox in the 1960s. His next major project for Vox was the cycle of five concertos by Prokofiev, which he recorded from 1972-1977 with conductor Louis de Froment and the Luxembourg RSO. Tacchino began teaching at the Paris Conservatory in 1975 and was already active in the realm of chamber music, regularly collaborating with major artists like Isaac Stern, Jean-Pierre Rampal, and Bruno Rigutto.

Tacchino also became active in promoting music festivals: in 1975 he founded and has since served as director of the Nuits Musicales du Suquet in Cannes, and he has regularly appeared at the Montreux, Lausanne, Prague, Amsterdam Concertgebouw Summer Festival, Richter Moscow Festival, and many others. Following his 1994 retirement from teaching, Tacchino remained active on the concert scene and has devoted a portion of time to conducting master classes in Switzerland, Canada, Korea, and, from 2006, at Tokyo's University of Fine Arts and Music. Read less

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Bach: Keyboard Concertos / Collard, Beroff, Tacchino
Bach: Keyboard Concertos / Collard, Beroff, Tacchino
Release Date: 10/02/2007   Label: Emi Classics  
Catalog: 0948   Number of Discs: 3
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Poulenc: Aubade, Concerto Pour Piano, Etc / Tacchino, Prêtre
Poulenc: Aubade, Concerto Pour Piano, Etc / Tacchino, Prêtre
Release Date: 09/10/2002   Label: Emi Classics  
Catalog: 64714   Number of Discs: 1
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Satie: Piano Works / Aldo Ciccolini, Gabriel Tacchino
Satie: Piano Works / Aldo Ciccolini, Gabriel Tacchino
Release Date: 11/04/2003   Label: Emi Classics  
Catalog: 85602   Number of Discs: 5
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Poulenc: Piano Music / Gabriel Tacchino
Poulenc: Piano Music / Gabriel Tacchino
Release Date: 06/21/2005   Label: Emi Classics Encore  
Catalog: 85457   Number of Discs: 1
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Poulenc: Oeuvres Pour 2 Pianos / Fevrier, Tacchino
Poulenc: Oeuvres Pour 2 Pianos / Fevrier, Tacchino
Release Date: 09/24/2007   Label: Emi Classics  
Catalog: 63946   Number of Discs: 1
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    Poulenc: Complete Works [20-CD Set]
    Poulenc: Complete Works [20-CD Set]
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 972165 Release Date: 11/06/2012   Number of Discs: 20
    Composer:  Francis Poulenc
    Performer:  Gabriel Tacchino,  Jacques Février,  Emmanuel Strosser,  Xavier Phillips  ... 
    Conductor:  François Boulanger,  Georges Prêtre,  John Alldis,  Harry Christophers  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Garde Républicaine Soloists Ensemble,  Philharmonia Orchestra,  Ambrosian Chorus  ... 
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    Satie: Piano Works / Aldo Ciccolini
    Satie: Piano Works / Aldo Ciccolini
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 85208 Release Date: 01/24/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Erik Satie
    Performer:  Aldo Ciccolini,  Gabriel Tacchino
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    Bach: Concertos Pour Piano / Beroff, Collard, Dalberto, Rigutto, Tacchino, Wallez
    Bach: Concertos Pour Piano / Beroff, Collard, Dalberto, Rigutto, Tacchino, Wallez
    Label: Virgin Classics   Catalog: 0833602 Release Date: 11/15/2011   Number of Discs: 4
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer:  Jean-Philippe Collard,  Bruno Rigutto,  Michel Dalberto,  Gabriel Tacchino  ... 
    Conductor:  Jean-Pierre Wallez
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Paris Orchestral Ensemble
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    Ultimate Piano Concerto Collection (W/Cdrom) (Box)
    Ultimate Piano Concerto Collection (W/Cdrom) (Box)
    Label: Brilliant Classics   Catalog: 9098 Release Date: 11/15/2011   Number of Discs: 30
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,  Felix Mendelssohn,  Frédéric Chopin,  Edvard Grieg  ... 
    Performer:  Derek Han,  Evgeni Kissin,  Karin Lechner,  Klára Würtz  ... 
    Conductor:  Paul Freeman,  Stephen Gunzenhauser,  Dmitri Kitayenko,  Eduardo Marturet  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra,  Israel Chamber Orchestra,  Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra  ... 
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    Satie: Piano Works / Aldo Ciccolini
    Satie: Piano Works / Aldo Ciccolini
    Label: Emi Great Recordings Of The Century   Catalog: 31809 Release Date: 10/12/2010   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Erik Satie
    Performer:  Aldo Ciccolini,  Gabriel Tacchino
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    Poulenc: Organ Concerto, Piano Concerto, Les Biches, Etc / Tacchino, Dervaux, Et Al
    Poulenc: Organ Concerto, Piano Concerto, Les Biches, Etc / Tacchino, Dervaux, Et Al
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 95584 Release Date: 08/11/2009   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Francis Poulenc
    Performer:  Gabriel Tacchino,  Aimée Van de Wiele,  Henriette Roget,  Maurice Duruflé
    Conductor:  Georges Prêtre,  Pierre Dervaux
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra,  Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris,  French National Radio Orchestra
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    Vierne: Quintet Avec Piano, Op. 42; Quatuor A Cordes, Op. 12
    Vierne: Quintet Avec Piano, Op. 42; Quatuor A Cordes, Op. 12
    Label: Pierre Verany   Catalog: PV700011 Release Date: 03/31/2009   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Louis Vierne
    Performer:  Gabriel Tacchino
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Athenaeum Enesco String Quartet
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    Satie: Piano Works
    Satie: Piano Works
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 567239 Release Date: 01/13/2008  
    Composer:  Erik Satie
    Performer:  Aldo Ciccolini,  Gabriel Tacchino
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    The Very Best Of Poulenc
    The Very Best Of Poulenc
    Label: Virgin Classics   Catalog: 502727 Release Date: 01/11/2008   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Francis Poulenc
    Performer:  Jean-Bernard Pommier,  Anne Queffélec,  Maggie Cole,  Gabriel Tacchino  ... 
    Conductor:  Richard Hickox,  Georges Prêtre,  Harry Christophers,  Kent Nagano
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  The Sixteen
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    Bach: Keyboard Concertos / Collard, Beroff, Tacchino
    Bach: Keyboard Concertos / Collard, Beroff, Tacchino
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 0948 Release Date: 10/02/2007   Number of Discs: 3
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer:  Michel Béroff,  Gabriel Tacchino,  Jean-Philippe Collard,  Bruno Rigutto  ... 
    Conductor:  Jean-Pierre Wallez
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestre de Paris
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    Poulenc: Oeuvres Pour 2 Pianos / Fevrier, Tacchino
    Poulenc: Oeuvres Pour 2 Pianos / Fevrier, Tacchino
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 63946 Release Date: 09/24/2007   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Francis Poulenc
    Performer:  Gabriel Tacchino,  Jacques Février
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    Poulenc: La Dame De Monte-carlo, Etc / Mady Mesplé
    Poulenc: La Dame De Monte-carlo, Etc / Mady Mesplé
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 47550 Release Date: 07/23/2007   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Francis Poulenc
    Performer:  Gabriel Tacchino,  Mady Mesplé
    Conductor:  Georges Prêtre
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
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    Satie: Piano Works Vol 5 - Music For The Dance / Ciccolini
    Satie: Piano Works Vol 5 - Music For The Dance / Ciccolini
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 49760 Release Date: 07/23/2007   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Erik Satie
    Performer:  Aldo Ciccolini,  Gabriel Tacchino
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    Satie: Piano Works Vol 3
    Satie: Piano Works Vol 3 "etudes" / Ciccolini
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 49713 Release Date: 05/07/2007   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Erik Satie
    Performer:  Aldo Ciccolini,  Gabriel Tacchino
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    Poulenc: Piano Music / Gabriel Tacchino
    Poulenc: Piano Music / Gabriel Tacchino
    Label: Emi Classics Encore   Catalog: 85457 Release Date: 06/21/2005   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Francis Poulenc
    Performer:  Gabriel Tacchino,  Jacques Février
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    Addinsell: Warsaw Concerto; Franck: Symphonic Variations; Grieg: Piano Concerto
    Addinsell: Warsaw Concerto; Franck: Symphonic Variations; Grieg: Piano Concerto
    Label: Apex   Catalog: 462049 Release Date: 03/14/2005   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Edvard Grieg,  César Franck,  Richard Addinsell
    Performer:  Gabriel Tacchino
    Conductor:  Armin Jordan
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra
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    Poulenc: Les Biches, Aubade, Etc / Georges Prêtre
    Poulenc: Les Biches, Aubade, Etc / Georges Prêtre
    Label: Emi Great Artists Of The Century   Catalog: 62959 Release Date: 01/25/2005   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Francis Poulenc
    Performer:  Gabriel Tacchino
    Conductor:  Georges Prêtre
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra,  Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris
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    Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue, Etc / Tacchino, Foster
    Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue, Etc / Tacchino, Foster
    Label: Apex   Catalog: 4608182 Release Date: 11/10/2003   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  George Gershwin
    Performer:  Gabriel Tacchino
    Conductor:  Lawrence Foster
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
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    Satie: Piano Works / Aldo Ciccolini, Gabriel Tacchino
    Satie: Piano Works / Aldo Ciccolini, Gabriel Tacchino
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 85602 Release Date: 11/04/2003   Number of Discs: 5
    Composer:  Erik Satie
    Performer:  Aldo Ciccolini,  Gabriel Tacchino
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    Poulenc: Aubade, Concerto Pour Piano, Etc / Tacchino, Prêtre
    Poulenc: Aubade, Concerto Pour Piano, Etc / Tacchino, Prêtre
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 64714 Release Date: 09/10/2002   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Francis Poulenc
    Performer:  Bernard Ringeissen,  Gabriel Tacchino
    Conductor:  Georges Prêtre
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra,  Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris
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    Poulenc: Concertos & Orchestral Music
    Poulenc: Concertos & Orchestral Music
    Label: Emi Classics (France)   Catalog: 66837 Release Date: 09/10/2002   Number of Discs: 5
    Composer:  Francis Poulenc
    Performer:  Georges Prêtre,  Jacques Février,  Francis Poulenc,  Gabriel Tacchino
    Conductor:  Pierre Dervaux,  Georges Prêtre
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservato
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    Satie: Piano Works Vol 1
    Satie: Piano Works Vol 1 "first And Last Works" / Ciccolini
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 49702 Release Date: 09/10/2002   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Erik Satie
    Performer:  Aldo Ciccolini,  Gabriel Tacchino
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    Satie: Gymnopédies, Etc / Aldo Ciccolini, Gabriel Tacchino
    Satie: Gymnopédies, Etc / Aldo Ciccolini, Gabriel Tacchino
    Label: Emi Great Recordings Of The Century   Catalog: 67260 Release Date: 03/14/2000   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Erik Satie
    Performer:  Aldo Ciccolini,  Gabriel Tacchino
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    Prokofiev: The Concertos / Tacchino, Ricci, Varga, Froment
    Prokofiev: The Concertos / Tacchino, Ricci, Varga, Froment
    Label: Vox Box   Catalog: 3000 Release Date: 09/29/1998   Number of Discs: 3
    Composer:  Sergei Prokofiev
    Performer:  Laszlo Varga,  Ruggiero Ricci,  Gabriel Tacchino
    Conductor:  Louis de Froment
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Luxembourg Radio/Television Symphony Orchestra
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    Saint-saëns: The Complete Music For Piano & Orchestra, Etc
    Saint-saëns: The Complete Music For Piano & Orchestra, Etc
    Label: Vox Box   Catalog: 3028 Release Date: 08/22/1994   Number of Discs: 3
    Composer:  Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer:  Francis Orval,  J.P. Kemmer,  Ruggiero Ricci,  Gabriel Tacchino
    Conductor:  Louis de Froment
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Luxembourg Radio/Television Symphony Orchestra
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