Jacques Ibert
1890 - 1962
French
Summary
Biography
Jacques Ibert (1890-1962) studied music at the Paris Conservatoire from 1910 to 1914. After winning the Grand Prix de Rome in 1919 he stayed at the Villa Medici for three years, writing Escales for orchestra and Histoires for piano, works which rapidly brought him worldwide fame. With his antidogmatic personality Ibert was open to various forms of modernity, and tackled all styles with equal success, producing such major works as his Flute Concerto, the comic opera Angélique, a String Quartet, Symphonie Concertante and the choreographic epic Le Chevalier Errant. As a figurehead in French music – director of the Académie de France in Rome from 1937-1960 with a break for the war years, and administrator of the Paris Opera from 1955-1956 – Ibert was elected to the prestigious Institut de France in 1956.
News
Performances
5th January 2026
- PERFORMERS
- Göteborg Symphony Orchestra
- CONDUCTOR
- Christian Øland
- LOCATION
- Göteborgs Konserthus, Göteborg, Sweden
14th January 2026
- PERFORMERS
- Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
- CONDUCTOR
- Jiannan Cheng
- LOCATION
- Maryland State House, Annapolis, MD, United States of America
15th January 2026
- SOLOISTS
- Matias Häkkinen, Harpsischord; Ena Pongrac, mezzo soprano; Tuomas Miettola, tenor; Waltteri Torikka, baritone
- PERFORMERS
- Jyväskylä Sinfonia
- CONDUCTOR
- Lorenzo Passerini
- LOCATION
- Encore Hall, Jyväskylä, Finland
22nd February 2026
- SOLOISTS
- Martin Belič, flute; Teresa Zimmermann, harp; Megumi Okaya, violin
- LOCATION
- Künstlerhaus, Munich, Germany
4th March 2026
- PERFORMERS
- New England Conservatory
- CONDUCTOR
- Paul Biss
- LOCATION
- Jordan Hall, Boston, MA, United States of America