Nicolas Bacri

Short bio Nicolas Bacri

Birthday: 1961 in Paris, France

Active: 1990s - 2000s

Genre: Classical

Period: Contemporary

Full biography Nicolas Bacri

Nicolas Bacri is a French composer considered to be one of the most significant contemporary classical composers of our times. Born on the 23rd of November 1961, in Paris, Bacri was raised in a musical family and showed an early interest in music. He started learning piano at the age of 5 and was introduced to composition at the age of 11 by his mother who was also a composer.

Bacri started studying at the Conservatoire de Paris (National Conservatory) at the age of 15, where he would major in composition and orchestration. He graduated with several awards and distinctions, including the Prix de Composition, and continued his studies at the Parisian Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique (IRCAM), where he worked with some of the most prominent composers of contemporary music.

Bacri’s music blends contemporary harmonies and styles with those from previous eras of music, such as baroque and classical music. He has composed a variety of works, including orchestral music, chamber music, and opera.

His works have been performed by renowned orchestras such as the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Orchestre National de France. He has also received numerous awards and prizes for his compositions, including the Prix Sacem Rolf Liebermann and the Grand Prix Lycéen des Compositeurs.

Overall, Nicolas Bacri is a prolific composer whose music is renowned for its blend of contemporary and classical styles, earning him worldwide recognition as one of the most significant classical composers of his generation.

Compositions featuring Nicolas Bacri

#	Name	Duration	Genre	Year
1	Fantasy for piano, Op. 134	7:11 min	Keyboard	2014
2	Piano Sonata No. 3 ("Sonata impetuosa"), Op. 122	12:46 min	Keyboard	2011
3	Melodias de Melancolia, for soprano & piano, Op. 119a		Vocal Music	2010
4	Petite musique de nuit, for flute & piano	6:13 min	Chamber Music	2008
5	Sonatina lirica, for clarinet & piano, Op. 108/1	8:59 min	Chamber Music	2008
6	A Smiling Suite, for violin, clarinet & piano, Op. 100b	11:19 min	Chamber Music	2007
7	String Quartet No. 6, Op. 97	13:38 min	Chamber Music	2005
8	Love Songs (3), for soprano & orchestra (or piano), Op. 96		Vocal Music	2005
9	Concerto amoroso, for oboe, violin & string orchestra, Op. 80/2 ("Le printemps")	13:20 min	Concerto	2004
10	Nocturne, for cello & string orchestra, Op. 90	4:25 min	Concerto	2004
11	Kol Nidrei Sonata, for violin, Op. 76	11:23 min	Chamber Music	2002
12	Motet No. 7, for choir, ("O lux beatissima") Op. 71	4:18 min	Choral	2001
13	Cantate No. 5, for voice, chorus & orchestra, Op. 77 "Isiltasunaren Ortzadarra"	27:00 min	Choral	2001
14	Notturno, for oboe & strings, Op. 74	7:18 min	Chamber Music	2001
15	Concerto nostalgico, for oboe, cello & string orchestra, Op. 80/1 ("L'automne")	10:35 min	Concerto	2000
16	Benedicat Israël Domino, for choir, Op. 64	11:14 min	Choral	2000
17	Concerto da camera, for clarinet & string orchestra (or string quartet), Op. 61	21:53 min	Concerto	1999
18	Flute Concerto, Op. 63	16:08 min	Concerto	1999
19	Motets de souffrance et de consolation, for choir, Op. 59		Choral	1998
20	String Quartet No. 5, Op. 57	25:05 min	Chamber Music	1997
21	Fantaise, Op. 48, for trumpet & organ	6:16 min	Chamber Music	1995
22	Im Volkston, for clarinet, violin & cello (Divertimento No. 2), Op. 43	11:48 min	Chamber Music	1995
23	Symphony No. 4, Op. 49 ("Sturm und Drang")	14:21 min	Symphony	1995
24	Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 47 ("The Contrasts")	13:56 min	Chamber Music	1995
25	Suite for cello No. 4, Op. 50	18:54 min	Chamber Music	1994
26	Preludes (3) for piano, Op 46 (Moments Musicaux for Piano, Book V)	8:47 min	Keyboard	1994
27	Sonata Breve for violin solo, Op 45	7:09 min	Chamber Music	1994
28	Sonata for cello & piano, Op 32	16:48 min	Chamber Music	1994
29	Une Prière, for violin & orchestra, Op. 52	22:30 min	Concerto	1994
30	Cantate No. 4, for voice & strings, Op. 44 (Sonnet 66 of Shakespeare)	10:00 min	Vocal Music	1994
31	Sonata for violin & piano, Op 40	15:08 min	Chamber Music	1993
32	Trio No. 1 for violin, cello & piano, Op. 34 "Toccata Sinfonica"	15:49 min	Keyboard	1992
33	Fils d'Abraham, cantatas (3) for voice, choir & orchestra, Op. 33 (from Symphony No. 3)	49:06 min	Choral	1992
34	Suite for cello, Op. 31/3 ("Vita et Mors")	14:09 min	Chamber Music	1992
35	American Letters, for clarinet, viola/cello & piano, Op. 35		Chamber Music	1991
36	Divertimento for clarinet, violin, viola & cello, Op. 37b	13:10 min	Chamber Music	1991
37	String Quartet No. 4, "Omaggio a Beethoven," Op. 42	23:20 min	Chamber Music	1989
38	Preludes (3) for piano, Op 28 (Moments Musicaux for Piano, Book lll)	6:07 min	Keyboard	1989
39	Preludes (2) for piano, Op 24 (Moments Musicaux for Piano, Book ll)	2:47 min	Keyboard	1988
40	Suite for cello, Op. 31/1 ("Preludio e Metamorfosi")	11:45 min	Chamber Music	1987
41	Duo for violin & cello, Op 25	17:36 min	Chamber Music	1987
42	String Quartet No. 3, "Esquisses pour un tombeau," Op. 18	8:04 min	Chamber Music	1985
43	Little Rapsodies (3) for violin solo, Op 21	8:24 min	Chamber Music	1979
44	Sonata da camera, for viola & piano, Op. 67	19:52 min	Chamber Music	1977
45	Bagatelle	0:53 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
46	Chanson et valse, for piano, Op. 145	5:25 min	Keyboard	-
47	Tre Canti e Finale for vioin & orchestra, Op 29	19:25 min	Concerto	-
48	Melodías de la melancolía, for voice & orchestra, Op. 119	15:10 min	Vocal Music	-
49	Concerto for cello, Op 17	22:02 min	Concerto	-
50	Alice au pays des Merveilles, for narrators & ensemble	97:20 min	Chamber Music	-
51	Concerto for trumpet	13:01 min	Concerto	-
52	Diletto classico, for piano, Op. 100	21:47 min	Keyboard	-
53	Sextet for strings, Op 36		Chamber Music	-
54	Requiem for viola & chamber orchestra, Op 23	21:37 min	Concerto	-
55	Quasi variazioni, divertissement for cello & piano, Op. 27	5:28 min	Chamber Music	-
56	Quare tristis es, for chorus	3:17 min	Choral	-
57	Prélude aux chants d'amour, for string orchestra	2:57 min	Orchestral	-
58	Prelude & Fugue for piano, Op. 91	5:20 min	Keyboard	-
59	Esquisses lyriques (2) for piano, Op. 103	6:36 min	Keyboard	-
60	Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 105	12:16 min	Keyboard	-
61	Petites variations sur un thème dodécaphonique, for piano, Op. 69/3	4:19 min	Keyboard	-
62	Petit prélude, for piano	0:59 min	Keyboard	-
63	Folia for viola & string orchestra, Op 30b	8:49 min	Concerto	-
64	Impromptus (3) for flute & piano, Op. 115	6:07 min	Chamber Music	-
65	L'Enfance de l'Art, for piano, Op. 69/1	13:02 min	Keyboard	-

Albums featuring Nicolas Bacri

#	Name album	Year	Music label
1	Nicolas Bacri, Quatuor Psophos – Canto Di Speranza: Quatuors À Cordes No. 7, 8 Et 9	2021	Klarthe Records
2	Claude Debussy, Lili Boulanger, Nicolas Bacri, Francis Poulenc, Véronique Mathieu (2), Jasmin Arakawa – Cortège(CD, Album)	2020	Navona Records
3	Miaskovsky, Bacri - Sabine Weyer – Mysteries(SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Stereo, Album)	2020	Ars Produktion
4	Ukrainian Festival Orchestra, Paul Mann (5) , Music By Nicolas Bacri, Ronald Corp, Wim Hautekiet (2), Sean Hickey, John Kinsella, David Matthews (9), Phillip Ramey, Gregory Rose, Gerard Schurmann, José Serebrier, Robin Walker (2), Richard Whilds – Music F	2018	Toccata Classics
5	Emmanuelle Bertrand, Henri Dutilleux, Hans Werner Henze, George Crumb, György Ligeti, Nicolas Bacri, Benjamin Britten, Gaspar Cassadó, Pascal Amoyel, Zoltán Kodály – Le Violoncelle Au XXe Siècle(2×CD, )	2016	Harmonia Mundi
6	Hillborg ︱ Jarrett ︱ Bacri ︱ Sauguet ︱ Lajos Lencsés ︱ R.S.O. Stuttgart ︱ A. Zapf ︱ Kammerorchester Arcata ︱ P. Strub ︱ Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn ︱ R. Gazarian – Meditation(CD, Album)	2015	Bayer Records
7	Pascal Zavaro - Nicolas Bacri - Alain Louvier - Tôn Thất Tiết / Orchestre D'Harmonie De La Région Centre , Direction Artistique : Philippe Ferro – Images Du Temps(CD, Album)	2015	Klarthe Records
8	Zodiac Trio - Stravinsky · Ustvolskaya · Bacri · Bartok – Stravinsky · Ustvolskaya · Bacri · Bartok(CD, )	2012	Blue Griffin Recording
9	Nicolas Bacri, Eliane Reyes – Piano Music(CD, )	2011	Naxos
10	Trio Saxiana : Bacri • Connesson • Escaich • Hersant • Lauba • Pecou • Zavaro – Créations(CD, Album)	2011	Saphir Productions
11	Arnold, Bacri, Chevreuille, Horovitz, Martinů, Poot, Sancan, Ronald Van Spaendonck, Eliane Reyes – Sonatinas For Clarinet & Piano(CD, Album)	2010	Fuga Libera
12	Nicolas Bacri, Lisa Batiashvili, Sharon Bezaly, Riitta Pesola, Francois Leleux, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Jean-Jacques Kantorow – Sturm Und Drang(CD, Album, Stereo)	2009	BIS
13	Debussy, Britten, Bacri, Marie Hallynck, Cédric Tiberghien – Sonatas For Cello And Piano(CD, Album)	2008	Fuga Libera
14	Nicolas Bacri, Psophos Quartet – String Quartets N° 3, 4, 5, 6(CD, Album)	2007	AR Ré-Sé
15	Nicolas Bacri – Ensemble Capriccioso – Musique De Chambre(CD, Album)	2005	Triton (3)
16	Pascal Lu Par Michel Duchaussoy Et Mis En Musique Par Nicolas Bacri – Les Pensées(3×CD, Album)	2005	Frémeaux & Associés
17	Nicolas Bacri, Laurent Korcia, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Semyon Bychkov – Une Prière(CD, Mini-Album)	2004	RCA Red Seal
18	Nicolas Bacri – Florent Héau, European Camerata, Laurent Quénelle, David Lefèvre, Cyrille Mercier, Thierry Amadi – Pièces Pour Clarinette(CD, Album)	2004	Zig Zag Territoires
19	Bacri, Connesson, Girard, Philippe Cuper – The Paris Connection(CD, Album)	2003	Clarinet Classics
20	Nicolas Bacri - Orchestre & Choeur Bayonne-Côte Basque • Choeurs Kea & Hodeiertz De Tolosa • Xavier Delette – Cantates(2×CD, Album)	2003	L'Empreinte Digitale
21	Nicolas Bacri – Lions Gate Trio, Florence Millet, Katie Lansdale, Scott Kluksdahl – Musique De Chambre(2×CD, Album)	1996	Triton (3)
22	Nicolas Bacri - Dominique De Williencourt, Laurent Verney, Bertand Walter, George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra, Yves Prin – Cello Concerto ∙ Folia ∙ Requiem ∙ Tre Canti E Finale(CD, Album)	1993	Etcetera (3)
23	Sextuor A Cordes De L'Atelier Instrumental D'Expression Contemporaine - Bacri, De Pablo, Correggia, Kagel – L'Europe Musicale D'Aujourd'hui(CD, )	1993	REM
24	David Keberle / Shihomi Kishida - David Keberle / Tamae Okatsu / Enrico Renna / Luigi Ceccarelli / Nicolas Bacri / William O. Smith – Untitled(LP)	1989	Edipan
25	Jean Claudric / Nicolas Bacri / Frank Bacri – April Orchestra Présente - L'Orchestre Du Théatre National De Prague, Vol. 29(LP)	1979	CBS
26	Jean Claudric / Nicolas Bacri / Frank Bacri, L'Orchestre Du Théatre National De Prague – April Orchestra Présente - Vol. 30(LP)	1979	CBS