Colette Maze

Colette Maze
Born June 16, 1914 Edit this on Wikidata (age 104)

Colette Maze, (born June 16, 1914 in Paris), is a French pianist of classical music. Her favorite composer is Claude Debussy.[1]

Biography

She was born June 16, 1914 in Paris, to a family of the upper middle class; she played piano from 5 years old. At the age of 15, she entered the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris, where she studied with Alfred Cortot and Nadia Boulanger.[2]

She became a piano teacher, a profession she practiced all her life.[3][4]

At 100, she still plays the piano, to maintain her memory she says.[5]

At 103, she released her fourth album dedicated to Claude Debussy on the occasion of the centenary of his death, while also offering performances by Federico Mompou, Astor Piazzolla and Alberto Ginastera.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Colette Maze, la pianiste de 104 ans qui rajeunit Debussy". Bibliobs (in French). Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  2. ↑ Sevendoc. "Colette Maze Seven Doc, production télévisuelle DVD et VHS, édition, distribution, vente en ligne". www.sevendoc.com (in French). Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  3. ↑ "Elle sort son album de piano à 103 ans !". leparisien.fr (in French). 2018-04-17CEST09:59:49+02:00. Retrieved 2018-05-03. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ↑ "VIDÉOZAP - Une pianiste de 103 ans sort un disque de Debussy". France Bleu (in French). 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  5. ↑ "A 100 ans, elle puise la liberté à travers la musique". LCI (in French). Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  6. ↑ "4e DISQUE A 103 ANS : LA LECON DE JEUNESSE DE COLETTE MAZE - Radio Classique". Radio Classique (in French). 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2018-05-03.

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