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Order No: 55003 Johannes Brahms: Concerto for piano and orchestra  no 1 in D minor op. 15 Symphony no 1 in C minor op. 68 Orchestra: The French Symphonic Orchestra Conductor: Laurent Petitgirard Soloist: Jacques Rouvier, piano Born in Marseilles in 1947, Jacques Rouvier studied with Vlado Perlemutter, Pierre Sancan, Jean Fassina and Jean Hubeau. He obtained first prizes in Piano and Chamber Music from the Paris National Music Conservatory in 1965 and 1967. A profound and proficient musician, he has won several international prizes: the Viotti prize in Vercelli, the Maria Canals prize in Barcelona, the Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud prize and the prize awarded by the Fondation de la Vocation (France). ln 1970 he founded the Rouvier-Kantorow-Muller Trio with which he regularly performs. An eminent teacher, he was named Professor of Piano at the Paris National Music Conservatory in 1979 and has been often invited to do master-classes around the world and the international Music Academies. His recordings have always been warmly received and have won prizes including the Grand Prix du Disque and the Grand Prix du Disque Français. Jacques Rouvier's artistic career is the reflection of his rich personality: his musical instinct, his powerful and moving poetic imagination and his perfect knowledge of the repertory have been praised by critics everywhere. Laurent Petitgirard was the music director of the Orchestre Symphonique de France from 1989 to 1996.His parallel career as a conductor stretches back to the 1970s. He has written a number of substantial orchestral scores as well as having an extensive catalogue of music for film and television (including the music for many episodes in the French ‘Maigret’ series and Otto Preminger’s ‘Rosebud’).