Chinese name: Richard Clayderman

English name: Richard Clayderman

Date of birth: December 28, 1953

Birthplace: Paris, France

Personal experience

Richard Clayderman began to learn piano when he was 5 years old. When he was 6 years old, his fingering was very proficient and fluent, and he was praised as As a genius, he immediately entered the National Conservatory of Music and Drama in Paris to study. He started playing self-composed music at the age of 16, won the school music competition, and graduated with honors.

Richard is good at playing works by Chopin, Labelle, Debussy and others, and is a rising star in the classical music world. However, he accidentally became interested in popular music. Regardless of the opposition of people around him, he resolutely changed his direction and began to cooperate with Michel Schad. He often visited the recording studio and got acquainted with the most popular composer in the French music industry at that time. Lever Toussaint. Because Richard Clayderman not only had high piano playing skills but also a profound sense of music, he was deeply appreciated by Duchamp. In 1977, Richard Clayderman performed the solo "Adelina by the Water" for the soundtrack of a TV series, which immediately caused a sensation: the TV station set up a dedicated hotline to deal with the influx of inquiries; various record stores were crowded with requests to order this song Customers of records; record companies had to rush to produce 800,000 more records to meet market demand. Richard Clayderman became famous instantly. Since then, his smooth and gorgeous piano music has been like a whirlwind sweeping the world, spreading from Scandinavia to South Africa, and from Europe and the United States to Asian countries. After "Adelina by the Water", Richard Clayderman released a large number of excellent works, such as "Starry Night", "Autumn Whispers", "Heartsong", etc., which further increased his popularity. With his gorgeous tone, elegant melody and handsome image, he established the unique style of Richard Clayderman's piano music for himself, ascended to the throne of stardom, and was hailed as the prince of modern piano performance in the world. In 1990, Richard Clayderman was selected for the "90 Stars" selection by French TV station with his song "Poem for Adeline" and won the only Golden Piano Award in the world. He then collaborated with James Last to record "The Sun Is Gone Above the Clouds."

Clayderman is currently the foreign artist who has adapted and performed the most Chinese music works in the world. In mainland China alone, he has held more than ten tours and visited more than 40 cities. There were more than 60 performances, and almost every venue was full. The music he adapted, performed and published includes "Red Sun", "A Big River", "Butterfly Lovers", "Folk Songs Like Spring Rivers", as well as popular music such as "Flower Heart", "Love is Like Tide". In the second half of 1998, he It has also launched the latest works "Charming China" and "Poetic Sonata" specially composed for China and performed with Chinese young pianists around the world. In 2000, "I Love Beijing Tiananmen" was adapted into a modern piano piece. This makes him more and more loved and favored by Chinese audiences, and his artistic vitality lasts for a long time.

From 1976 to the end of 2004, Clayderman recorded about 900 piano pieces (220 of which were original). The total sales of records worldwide exceeded 90 million and he achieved 90 hits. Platinum record and 290 gold records. During this period, he also held more than 2,000 concerts and TV shows in 60 countries.

In 2004, in recognition of Clayderman's outstanding contributions to Sino-French cultural exchanges and the promotion of Chinese music, the second "China's Top Ten Performance Events Selection" specially awarded him the Outstanding Performance Award Award and Best Promotion Award.

[Edit this paragraph] Artistic charm

Music is not only for people to listen to, but also to make people intoxicated. Although everyone has different feelings, the starting point of music is to make people People understand music with their hearts, make themselves happy and pursue beautiful dreams. The reason why Richard Clayderman's piano music caused a sensation when it was first performed and was so popular with the audience is precisely because it satisfies people's psychology.

Richard Clayderman is based on classical music and integrates classical music with modern music. His music is simple, smooth, elegant and gorgeous, with melodious melody, concise chorus and brilliant timbre, full of poetry and painting. People who love piano will unknowingly be drawn into his friendly, peaceful and pleasant world of music when they hear Richard Clayderman's music. The timbre of its music is very beautiful, and the phonology produced by the energetic and energetic touch of the keys is louder and more elastic.

Bright and brilliant sound quality is a must-have condition for a popular piano star. And Richard Clayderman's style is more attractive than his bright and brilliant sound quality. Its characteristic is that with the left hand accompaniment of the piano sound, the melody increases by an octave and the intervals enter the high range. In addition, the notes are buried in octaves and played as chords. It is difficult to play a melody in such a high range because the range of expression is too narrow and the volume cannot be expanded easily. However, he can still play beautiful melodies in such a high range and get the best effect from the gorgeous sound.

Secondly, his piano performance method is very simple. His subtle touch of keys does not make people feel modified, but directly expresses emotions. This steady and serene musicality creates an emotional song. atmosphere. His piano skills are very orthodox, with clear key touches, clear passages, volume increases and decreases, and balance, all used freely and just right.

Most of the repertoire played by Richard Clayderman is composed by two composers, Paul de Senneville and Olivier Toussaint. The two of them had composed music for famous singers and soundtracked movies. Later, they appreciated Richard's talent and turned to write music specifically for him. His musical ideas are very easy to understand, the notes and rules are not complicated, and the rhythm is a slow four-beat waltz system. Sometimes he uses an electronic keyboard according to the music to show a lightness and a fantasy impression, bringing out the charm of Richard Clayderman. Completely revealed.

When it comes to the name "Claydman", I think everyone will be familiar with it. In the early 1990s, it was also such an autumn. With the beautiful melodies such as "Autumn Whispers" and "Adelina by the Water" that had long been widely circulated in our country, the famous French piano player known as the "Romantic Piano Prince" Pianist Richard Clayderman performed in China for the first time, bringing his smooth, gorgeous and refreshing piano sounds directly to people's eyes and ears. Ten years have passed in a hurry, and although the "Piano Prince" has now reached middle age, his piano sound is not old, it is still as young and beautiful, as smooth, elegant and bright as spring.

Romance is a beautiful feeling. It is the lingering spring pond, the intoxicating beauty of sadness, the heartless smile of a warm moment, and the expectant gaze towards the future. Richard Clayderman stirs the mood of every listener with his sincere and touching piano music, full of passion and dreams. Among them, "Romeo and Juliet" allows Richard to express his performance vividly. Let people feel the miserable love tragedy of Romeo and Juliet from the music!

[Edit this paragraph] Part of the album

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"Destiny", "Adelina by the Waterside", "Starry Sky", "Charming Eastern Love", "Star Serenade", etc...

A few days ago, the long-lost Piano Prince Richard Clayderman came to China again. The purpose of his trip was to jointly hold a press conference for recording a new album with the China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra. Judging from the name, the China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra is inseparable from traditional Chinese music, and Richard's joining means introducing Chinese folk music into a whole new world. Although this attempt also attracted Zhu Zheqin, who is famous for "Ajie Drum", there are still many people who doubt it. The main question that everyone is concerned about is what will happen when the melody of folk music is combined with Western music? The organizer's answer to this is very general: the new record will respect the style of Chinese music in terms of melody, and will record the breathtaking Chinese scenery, the performance of the band and the pianist as the main content. "Life Times" published "The Romantic Story of the Piano Prince" on July 25, 2007, hoping that more readers would know the innovative story of the Piano Prince Richard.

As a consummate concert performer and record-selling artist, Richard Clayderman built a truly international career. In fact, he did something that no other French artist had ever done.

“I wanted to do something different,” Clayderman said. “So, a few of my friends and I formed a rock band. It was a very difficult time. In fact, the meager income we earned was spent on equipment. As a result, I had to have an operation for a stomach ulcer when I was 17 because I often ate only sandwiches. >At that time, his father was seriously ill and unable to support his son financially. To survive, Clayderman took a job as a musical accompanist or playing during meetings.

“I loved those days,” he said, “and the pay was good.

That’s how I left classical music, even though the experience of studying classical music gave me a solid foundation for my current playing. ”

His talent would not go unappreciated, and he soon became an in-demand accompanist for the likes of Michael Sadoux, Deirly LaLuren and Johnny Halliday Like many French stars. However, when Clayderman was asked about his ambitions at that time, he said, "I really don't want to be a star. I would be happy to be an accompanist and play in a band." ”

But in 1976, his life changed dramatically. A famous French record producer-Olivier Doucet and his partner, Paul de Seny Will, who was looking for a pianist who could play soothing piano versions of folk songs for the album, called Clayderman. To the surprise of 23-year-old Philippe Pages, he was selected from 20 candidates. He stood out and got the job.

“We liked him immediately,” said Paul de Sunnyvale, “his special, gentle way of touching the keys. His reserved personality complemented him perfectly, and his appearance impressed both Olipel Doucette and me. We decided quickly. "

Philip Pages changed his name to Richard Clayderman, and the single sold an astonishing 22 million copies in 38 countries as soon as it was released.

" When I signed the contract with him," Oliphel Doucette said, "I told him if we could sell 10,000 singles, that would be pretty good, because it was the era of dance music. We just had to take a gamble on this album. However, in Spain it was a huge success, then in Germany, France, South Africa, Japan, Australia, the UK... We could not have imagined that it would be so successful. ”

This was the beginning of the famous success story we know, from which Richard Clayderman earned superstar status in the world with his unique style of playing. Today, he has recorded nearly 1,000 melodies. A German journalist wrote: "(We) have reason to say that he is the person who worked hard after Beethoven to spread piano music throughout the world. unrivaled. "By combining his original "trademark" features with a series of tracks such as classical and pop elements, he created a "new romantic" style, which has sold more than 70 million copies worldwide, according to recent reports. According to statistics, he has an incredible 267 gold albums and 70 platinum albums.

However, the "Prince of Romance" (as Nancy Reagan called him) was not an artist who exclusively recorded albums. In fact, despite his shy and reserved nature, he performs with all his heart and soul, making a Richard Clayderman concert truly "spectacular". p>“I love playing live on stage,” he says, “because I have direct communication with my audience. In concert, I play with my 10 musicians and orchestra, and I like to mix different time signatures, rhythms, and styles to evoke a variety of emotions. ”

Clayderman’s international success comes at the cost of hard work. In the past, he tried his best to hold 200 concerts abroad in 250 days. Despite this, he is still a homebody. Man.

“My family is extremely important to me,” he often said. “My mother, my wife Christy, my daughter Maude and my son Peter... they are My motivation going forward, of course, is different from my music. ”

In Richard Clayderman’s view, as an international artist, the biggest price he paid was the days he was separated from his family—he knew very well that this was the only time they shared the same fate. He endured sacrifices, but he regarded these sacrifices as part of his responsibility to millions of music fans.

[Edit this paragraph] Character Story

a. Heart Song<. /p>

Richard is very talented in music. When he was 5 years old, he composed a piece of music called "Feifei Waltz". It was a short story that Richard wanted to tell the piano. Who is Feifei? , Feifei is the name given to Richard by his father. Richard’s family and friends all like to call him Feifei.

After the song is ready, who will it be played to? At a small family gathering, Richard played the "Fifi Waltz" he composed.

The adults couldn't believe that such a beautiful song was actually composed by Richard, who was only 5 years old. Everyone gave Richard a thumbs up. After hearing the praises from the adults, Richard loved music even more.

b. The Movement of Love

Under his father’s careful guidance, Richard’s piano skills improved rapidly, which even he himself found a little strange.

At the age of 12, Richard was admitted to the Paris Conservatoire. In order to reward Richard, his father gave him an old-fashioned small organ. From then on, Richard discovered that besides the piano, there were other good instruments.

At the age of 16, Richard won first place in the school music competition and graduated with honors. After graduation, Richard wanted to do something different, so he formed a small band with other music friends.

Dad was very supportive of Richard and took them to the rehearsal hall to practice. He knew that only through continuous training could Richard achieve success in music.

After hard practice, finally, the small band of Richard and his friends began to perform officially. Those days were very hard. They had to rehearse and perform. After making a little money, they had to buy many musical instruments before they could continue to perform. Unfortunately, at this time, Richard's father suddenly became seriously ill and was unable to support Richard financially. In order to perform, Richard had to live frugally and often fill his stomach with sandwiches. As a result, he got a stomach ulcer when he was 17 years old and had to go to the hospital for surgery.

Through training in the small band, Richard became better and better at playing the piano. People thought that he would become a promising classical pianist because he was best at playing Chopin. If you continue to work hard, you will surely become a rising star in the classical music world if you continue to work hard. However, after accidentally becoming interested in popular music, in order to let more people understand music, Richard resolutely changed his direction, broke through tradition, surpassed himself, and used his superb piano playing skills and deep musical sense to let more people understand music. , bringing music and romance to more ordinary people.

Success and opportunities always favor those who have been working hard. Soon, Richard was noticed by a famous French record producer and released his first album "Poems for Adeline" (also known as "Adelina by the Water"). This record caused a sensation as soon as it came out. Richard's special playing style and subtle personality impressed many listeners. "Poem to Adeline" has been sold in 38 countries around the world, with a total sales volume of 22 million. Even the record manufacturers did not expect that it would sell so well.

Richard became an in-demand performer and achieved success in an instant. Richard's father was very happy, but unfortunately, he died of illness soon and had no time to share his son's future success. Before his death, Richard's father was still very proud because he believed that Richard would achieve great musical success.

Starting from "Poem to Adeline", Richard gradually became a world-famous pianist. Some critics said: "Richard is the person who popularized piano music around the world after Beethoven. What he did is unmatched by anyone."

c. Exotic Situation

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Music knows no borders, especially Richard’s music.

As a child, when Richard was studying geography, he heard the teacher talk about the ancient and mysterious China in class, and he has been fascinated by China ever since. However, Richard never thought that he would come to China one day. However, with the bond between piano and music, Richard finally had the opportunity to come to China and became good friends with the Chinese.

In 1992, Richard performed in China for the first time. When he first came to this ancient oriental country, Richard made many Chinese friends. Now, more than ten years have passed, and Richard has more and more Chinese friends. But what made him most unforgettable were the three children who loved music. Their names were Shao Rong, Liu Qi and Sun Lian.

When Shao Rong was 9 years old, Richard was preparing to hold a solo concert in China. At that time, Shao Rong was selected to collaborate with Richard on stage because of his excellent piano playing. Xiao Shaorong was very happy when he heard the news. He felt that he was so lucky to be able to work with Prince Piano, which was something he never dreamed of.

On the days when he and Richard went out to perform, Shao Rong saw Richard getting up early to exercise every day, and asked in confusion: "Uncle Richard, you are so tired from performing, why don't you do it?" Don’t you feel tired when you get up and exercise every day?” Richard smiled and told Shao Rong: “If a person wants to do things well, he must have a good body and maintain a good body shape and temperament. Give people more beauty and enjoyment." From then on, Shao Rong remembered Richard's words, and he wanted to be like Richard, not only to play the piano well, but also to have a healthy body and keep playing the piano. Dedicated to those who love life.

There was a boy named Liu Qi in Nanjing. When he first remembered, he heard Richard playing "Starry Sky" and felt it was like the sound of nature, so he said to his parents: "I want to Learn piano, like Richard!" From then on, Liu Qi began to study piano hard and made great progress. But when Liu Qi was 15 years old, he suddenly lost his sight. The unexpected blow did not make Liu Qi lie in the dark. At this time, he thought of "Destiny" played by Richard. Liu Qi thought: "I will not bow to fate. I must overcome difficulties with tenacious perseverance!" From then on, Liu Qi continued to practice piano with unimaginable perseverance, using the sound of the piano to convey the brightness of his inner world. At a press conference, Liu Qi played Richard's "Memories of Childhood" with sincerity. Richard was deeply moved by Liu Qi.

Unlike the first two children, Sun Lian is a girl. When she was 4 years old, Sun Lian studied piano in Japan. After returning to China at the age of 6, Sun Lian once heard Richard's piano music from a record. She fell in love with Richard's music and admired Richard himself very much. Later, Sun Lian collected many photos of Richard and knew Richard's birthday and zodiac sign very well. Sun Lian always dreams about Richard. When Sun Lian was 9 years old, her dream came true. Not only was she lucky enough to meet Richard, but she also performed on the same stage with Richard. Sun Lian was very happy because she finally saw Richard's smiling face. Richard is also very happy because he likes this girl who loves music and feels very happy to be able to cooperate with Chinese children.

d. The Melody of Love

Through interactions with Chinese adults and children, Richard has a better understanding of and love for China. So far, Richard *** has performed 60 times in dozens of cities in China, winning more than 800,000 viewers.

Richard loves Chinese music very much. In order to promote China to the world, Richard has changed many Chinese songs into piano music. He is currently the foreign artist who has adapted and performed the most Chinese music works in the world. When we hear music such as "A Big River" and "Butterfly Lovers" adapted by Richard, we will feel a sense of intimacy towards Richard. We know that Richard used Chinese music to express his respect to the Chinese audience in this way.

Richard is admired and envied. However, although he has great musical talent, behind his brilliant achievements, he has put in efforts that others cannot imagine. Without his father's edification and continuous support as well as his own selfless efforts, Richard would not have become the most romantic piano poet and spread the melody of love to the world.

Collection of Works

CD1 Destiny

01 Destiny

02 Dedicated to Alice

03 Autumn Whispers

04 Memorial of Love

05 Toccata

06 Green Sleeves

07 Romeo and Juliet

08 Blue Love

09 Dream of Love

10 Concerto of Love

11 Have a safe journey, Maria

12 Blue Rondo

13 La, La Theme Song

14 Rose-Colored Life

15 Love Story

16 Dream Story< /p>

CD2 Adelina by the Water

01 Adelina by the Water

02 The Pledge of Love

03 Delang Smile

04 Ping Pong Love

05 Starry Sky by the Sea

06 Dream Wedding

07 Secret Courtyard

08 Sad Music

09 Soft as a Rainbow

10 Letter to Mother

11 Homesick Song

12 Refrigerated Love

13 Rhapsody in Blue

14 Hello

15 Exotic Situation

16 Trip to Venice

CD3 Starry Sky

01 Starry Sky

02 Bird in Dream

03 Afternoon Journey

04 Departure from Beguine

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05 The Legend of Dreams

06 Heading into the Night

07 Brahms' Lullaby

08 Memory

09 La Mer

10 The Melody of Love

11 Wild Flowers

12 Emotions

13 Vanessa's Smile

14 Prayer by the Sea

15 Song of Joy

16 Forgotten Sorrow

CD4 Blue Concerto

01 Egypt Lena

02 Little Sister

03 Blue Concerto

04 Desert Pigeons

05 Colin Maillard

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06 Blue Eyes

07 Free Life

08 Finn

09 Heroic Symphony

10 Sunfish

11 Quiet Street

12 Last Spring

13 Dolly

14 Rose Crayon

15 Dear, listen

16 Farewell Moment

CD5 Star Serenade

01 Star Serenade

02 Ms. Dayi

03 Anastasia

04 Argentina, Don’t Cry for Me

05 Living in a Foreign Country

06 Fragile Heart

< p>07 Women in Love

08 The Secret of My Life

09 Warsaw Concerto

10 The kitten does not sleep during the day

11 The Shadow of Your Smile

12 Bianconi Ballad

13 Lullaby

14 I Can’t Live

15 Venice Unnamed Shi

16 Fallen Leaves

CD6 Richard Clayderman’s wonderful piano music live

01 Dream of Love

02 Autumn Morals

03 Letter to Mother

04 Toccata

05 Magical World of Eden

06 Concerto of Love< /p>

07 Memorial of Love

08 Ms. Dayi

09 Delang’s Smile

10 Miscellaneous Afternoon Travel: Poems of Birds and Stars Serenade of Solitude

11 Rhapsody in Blue

12 Homesickness

13 Soft as a Rainbow

14 Jim Norberti

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15 Nocturne

16 Adelina by the Water

CD7 Christmas Concerto

01 Flying Sky

02 Hail Maria

03 Red-Nosed Reindeer

04 Christmas Concerto

05 Santa Claus is Coming to Town

06 A Walk in the Woods

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07 Fragile Rose Perfume

08 Cotton Field Illusion

09 Midnight in the Putti Tree

10 Our Earth

< p>11 Wonderland at Night

12 Magical World of Eden

13 Silent Night, Holy Night

14 Happy with Jesus

< p>15 Happy Years

16 The Bell on the Sled

CD8 Spring

01 Spring

02 Evergreen Green Garden

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03 Italian Symphony - Mendelssohn

04 Song on the G String - Bach

05 Evergreen - Theme Song of "Star Dreams"

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06 Country Knight-Mascany

07 Nocturne-Chopin

08 Swan-Saint-Sa?ns

09 Mountain Street Blues

10 Where is Fang Fei - Theme Song of "Mahogany"

11 Waltz - Brahms

12 Four Seasons Suite

Clayderman Ten Great Elegy

1. "Soft as a Rainbow"

2. "Romeo and Juliet"

3. "Homesickness"

4. "Wild Flowers"

5. "Prayer on the Seaside"

6. "Aching Heart (Afternoon Departure)"

7. "Autumn Day" "Whispers"

8. "Concerto of Love"

9. "Hello"

Richard Clayderman of the World

□1976-2005 Statistics

☆Published the first album in 1976

☆Started the first concert in 1979

☆Recording More than 1,000 piano pieces (230 are original)

☆The total sales volume of records worldwide is nearly 100 million pieces

☆Won 70 platinum albums

☆272 gold records

☆Recorded 61 albums

☆Sold 4 million copies of sheet music

☆Haved nearly 1,900 concerts in 60 countries< /p>

☆About 4 million viewers

☆Traveled 3 million kilometers

☆More than 700 TV (special) evening shows around the world

Experience of visiting China

☆1992 Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Hong Kong

☆1995 Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Shenzhen, Wuhan

☆1996 Dalian, Shenyang, Kunming

☆1998 Chengdu, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Wenzhou, Changchun, Nanchang

☆1999 Shenyang, Xi'an, Guiyang, Huangguoshu

☆2000 Hangzhou, Harbin, Jinan

☆2001 Yiwu, Zhengzhou, Changsha, Wuhan, Nanjing, Jinan

☆2002 Beijing, Hefei, Nanjing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai , Taiyuan, Zhengzhou, Ningbo

☆2003 Shanghai, Suzhou, Chengdu, Nanning

☆2004 Shenzhen, Beijing Forbidden City, Wuhan, Guangzhou

☆2004 Won the Excellence Award and Promotion Award in the Second China's Top Ten Performance Events

☆Performed on the same stage with the female folk music group in 2005, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Jiangsu, Fujian, Zhejiang, Henan, Heilongjiang , Hainan, Singapore, etc. 26 times

☆2006 Qinghai, Jinan, Shenzhen, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Shenyang, Beijing, Macau, etc.

☆2007 with the Chinese National Music Tianjiao Women's Group National tour performance

☆National tour performance in 2008 with the Chinese National Music Prodigy Girl Group

☆Suzhou in 2008