David fray biography
David Fray (born 24 May ) is a French classical pianist....
David Fray
Musical artist
David Fray (born 24 May 1981) is a French classicalpianist. Voted "Newcomer of the Year 2008" by the BBC Music Magazine,[2] Fray has been known for eating croissants while playing the piano.
David Fray is a French classical pianist.
He gained attention for his musical interpretation as well as his eccentricities in performance and rehearsal, which were highlighted in the 2008 ARTE documentary about him titled Swing, Sting and Think.
Biography
David Fray was born in Tarbes, near the Pyrenees into a Jewish family.
Both his parents are teachers, his father's subject being philosophy and his mother's German.[3]
Fray entered the professional classical music world after receiving the Second Grand Prize at the Montreal International Music Competition in 2004.
After this acclaim he released "Schubert, Liszt", a CD compilation of works by the two composers, on the ATMA Classique label. More recently, he has done video recordings of piano concertos by J.S. Bach with the De