Born
in Nantes in 1968, Henri-Franck Beaupérin was Gaston Litaize’s pupil and winner
of Paris Conservatory’s first prize for organ performing and improvisation.
He
participated and won several international competitions in Tokyo, Budapest and
Lahti.
Beaupérin
was revealed first to the public in 1995 when he received unanimously the first
prize for interpretation at the first international competition in Paris.
In
1998 he became titular organist of the Cavaillé-Coll organ at Angers’
cathedral, a prestigious instrument for which he works on promoting and
preserving.
As
a privileged interpreter of the symphonic repertoire, he is a well known
improviser and has accomplished several transcriptions for the organ like
“Prelude, Choral and Fugue” of Cesar Franck and “L’Anneau de Salomon” of
Jean-Louis Florentz, objects of numerous recordings.
As
an organ professor, he teaches organ and improvisation in Angers in addition to
master class sessions, including the “Académie d’Improvisation à l’Orgue des
Pays de la Loire” where he has been the director since its inception.
He
regularly takes part in numerous international festivals in Europe, Asia and
America.
His
art as an interpreter is founded and enriched by a deep knowledge of the organ
building traditions and its evolution. For that reason he has been an adviser
for the restoration and rebuilding of numerous instruments.