Jean-Philippe Collard

Jean-Philippe Henri Collard (born 27 January 1948) is a French pianist known for his interpretations of the works of Gabriel Fauré and Camille Saint-Saëns.

In 1960 he traveled to Berlin having been sent by the Jeunesses musicales de France to compete in the International Competition for young pianists.

"He has all the right qualities which make him a musician of the highest order; his technique, his sensibility are like the flower of virtuosity" -- Le Figaro, February 1973.

Collard made his American debut in 1973 with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Seiji Ozawa.

A prolific recording artist with more than thirty titles to his credit, Collard's discography includes Faure's complete solo piano music and chamber music with piano, Rachmaninov's Études-Tableaux and the Brahms Hungarian Dances (with pianist Michel Beroff), both named Stereo Review's Record of the Year in their respective years; the Ravel concerti with Lorin Maazel and the Orchestre National de France, cited by Gramophone magazine as Best Concerto Recording; and the Chausson Concert, Op.