Born in Paris in 1961, Nicolas Bacri has composed more than one hundred works, including orchestral works, operas, cantatas, and chamber works. He studied under Serge Nigg and Michel Philippot ay the Paris Conservatoire until he graduated with the premiere prix in music composition in 1983. That same year he was awarded a two-year residency at the Académie de France in Rome.
In 1991 he decided to devote himself to composition full time. Shortly after that he was awarded residence at the Casa Velázquez in Madrid (1991-1993). He taught orchestration at the Geneva Conservatory from 2005 to 2011 and is now Professor of Composition at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Paris.
Mr. Bacri’s works have been championed by the world’s leading musicians including by the China National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, Spanish National Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov, Daniel Harding, Yann-Pascal Tortelier, Renaud Capuçon, François Leleux, and Cédric Tiberghien.
Here is Nicolas Bacri’s Concerto Amoroso for violin and Oboe:
