Pascal Rogé’s motto:
“There are two ways to forget the troubles of life, music and cats.” – Albert Einstein

“ There are two ways to forget the troubles of life, music and cats. “Albert Einstein

Pascal Rogé embodies the finest in French pianism.

His playing of Poulenc, Satie, Fauré, Saint-Saëns, and especially Ravel and Debussy is defined by its elegance, beauty of sound, and stylistically ideal phrasing. 

Born into a family of musicians in Paris, he demonstrated musical talent from a very young age. After brilliant studies at the Conservatoire de Paris, he won several important prizes, including the Georges Enesco piano competition and the First Grand Prize at the Long-Thibaud Competition. His artistic and personal development was greatly influenced by pianist and mentor Julius Katchen, as well as legendary Nadia Boulanger.

At the age of seventeen, he became an exclusive Decca recording artist.

Mr. Rogé has played in almost every major concert hall, in solo recitals, chamber music concerts, and with every major orchestra in the world. He has collaborated with the most eminent conductors in history, including Lorin Maazel, Michael Tilson Thomas, Mariss Jansons, Charles Dutoit, Kurt Masur, Edo de Waart, Alan Gilbert, David Zinman, Marek Janowski, Sir Andrew Davis, and Raymond Leppard. 

As one of the most acclaimed recording artists worldwide, he has received many distinctions, including two Gramophone Awards, a Grand Prix du Disque and an Edison Award for his interpretations of the Ravel and Saint- Saëns concerti, along with the complete piano works of Ravel, Poulenc, Debussy and Satie.

Lately, Pascal Rogé devotes concerts to French music throughout Europe, in the United States, and in Asia-Pacific – Japan in particular, where he also teaches.

Pascal Rogé has developed a genuine interest  in the generation of young artists to come. He is often invited to be a member of the jury of several international piano competitions, and he was chairman of the Piano Competition in Geneva in 2014. 

He moreover enjoys dedicating his time to teaching. He is currently adjunct professor at the Trinity Laban College of Music and at the Royal Academy of Music in London, as well as professor at the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris, and he gives regular masterclasses in France, in Japan, in the United States and in the United Kingdom.