Jean-Pierre Marty (12 October 1932 – 14 March 2024) was a French pianist and conductor.
He also studied harmony, counterpoint and composition with Nadia Boulanger[2] whom he eventually succeeded as Director of the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau.
[2] He pursued his pianistic career in France, Spain, the Netherlands and Germany until it was interrupted by serious muscular problems in 1953.
On his return to France, he was for seven years Music Director of the Opera Season of the French Radio[1][2] while pursuing his career both in the operatic and symphonic fields in Europe and in the Americas.
Marty wrote three books: The tempo indications of Mozart, written in English and published by Yale University Press both in the United States and the United Kingdom and, in French, Twenty-four lessons with Chopin and The piano method of Chopin.