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PHILIPPE ENTREMONT —continued from page V by many to be definitive. His disc of Debussy’s “Printemps” and “Prelude a l’apres-midi d’une faune” and Ravel’s “Bolero,” “Rapsodie espangole” and “Alborada del gracioso,” made with the Denver Symphony for Pro Arte, was singled out on Billboard’s bestseller chart. A native of Rheims, France, Philippe Entremont was born on June 7,1934. At the age of 12, he entered the Paris Conservatoire to study under the guidance of Jean Doyen, and won the Harriet Cohen Piano Medal. He made his Professional debut at 16 in Barcelona. In 1953 he became the first Laureate and Grand Prize Winnerof the Marguerite Long-JacquesThibaud Competition. He also made his American debut in 1953, appearing at the National Gallery in Washington, D.C., on January 4th and with the National Orchestral Association in New York the following day. Since then, he has appeared on five continents, both as guest artist with the finest orchestras and as recitalist. He has conducted such orchestras as the Royal Philharmonie, l’Orchestre National de France, the Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, the Vienna Symphony, the National Orchestra of Spain and Rome’s Santa Cecilia Orchestra, as well as orchestras of Philadelphia, Saint Louis, Dallas, Atlanta, Detroit, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Houston and Montreal. He has performed at many of the major summer festivals, recently leading the Vienna Chamber Orchestra at Schleswig- Holstein and Santander, the Philadelphia Orchestra at Saratoga, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Caramoor, and the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra. Former President of the Ravel Academy in St. Jean-de-Luz, Mr. Entremont has been the recipient of many honors, including the Grand Prix du Disque, the Netherlands’ Edison Award, New Orleans’ International Order of Merit and a Grammy nomination. A Knight of the Legion d’Honneur, he was recently awarded Austria’s First Class Cross of Honor for the Arts and Sciences. We’re proud of our long association with Regional Arts ... BRAVO! OUR NEW LOCATION... 905 U.S. Highway One, Unit G • Lake Park, Florida • Phone 407 / 881-9952
