Sylvie Nicephor (piano) – La cathédrale engloutie (prélude extrait des 24 préludes pour piano) de Debussy

Debussy’s piano work paves the way for the modernity of the 20th century. The “submerged cathedral ” illustrates a musical Impressionism with bold and captivating colors.

About Sylvie Nicephor, pianist: “Star in the constellation of pianists, Sylvie Nicephor uses the expressive capacity of the piano to its fullest extent”. ( J. Tran, Rhein Neckar Zeitung, Germany). Sylvie Nicephor began to be heard as a pianist in lieder concerts and melodies with singers. Since 1997, she carried out soloist recitals in different programming in Paris and the Paris region, then she opened her activity in Europe in many towns in Germany, Italy, Greece, in Finland, Hungary, Serbia. She is a regular guest of festivals (“NeckarMusikFestival” in Germany, “Pianorama” in Florence, “Cohilia” in Greece, many festivals in Italy, and programming (in Helsinki, Budapest, Berlin, Messina…). Her experience of soprano and her theater training led her naturally to participate in transverse projects (“La petite robe bleue” of G. Lavenant in 2010, “Entretiens avec Mr Croche” in 2018, “Préludes à la nuit” in 2024) Her expanded repertoire includes contemporary music (she dedicated several concerts to the work for piano of M. Muench). In 2018, centenary of the death of Debussy, she signed her first piano album (label Indesens/Calliope) with his “24 Preludes”. Sylvie Nicephor has been fully trained in Paris by the Argentinean pianist Wilfredo Voguet, V. Scaramuzza’s student in Buenos Aires, who passed on him the traditions of game and musical approach specific to South American schools. It’s the work done with this pedagogue which oriented her towards the practice of concert. Sylvie Nicephor’ artistic career is marked by multidisciplinarity. Because, in addition to her vocal and pianistic practices, she received early a high-level didactic training in large Parisian institutions. She incorporated at the age of 17 the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris in the writing techniques, analysis and orchestration classes. She will receive several first prizes as well as a Doctorate of Musicology at the University of Paris 4 – Sorbonne where she became specialized in music in France, from the nineteenth century to the present. In the same university, she also obtained a Master’s degree at the Faculty of Dance, where she perfected in historical dances, area she adores because of her links with music. It’s also during master classes and international academies that she will have the opportunity to benefit from the contribution of eminent personalities of the musical and choreographic world.