"Pascal Rogé exemplifies the finest in French pianism."
His playing of Poulenc, Satie, Fauré, Saint-Saëns or Ravel in particular is characterised by its elegance, beauty and delicate phrasing - his name is synonymous with the best playing of French repertory in the world today. Born in Paris, Pascal Rogé is an exclusive DECCA recording artist who has won many prestigious awards including two GRAMOPHONE AWARDS, a Grand Prix du Disque and an Edison award for his interpretations of the Ravel and Saint-Saëns concertos. Other recordings feature a Debussy cycle, a Bartok cycle with the London Symphony Orchestra. For the Poulenc Edition 1999 Mr. Rogé recorded both piano concertos, the "Aubade", the Concerto Champêtre for harpsichord and orchestra, all under Maestro Dutoit.
Pascal Rogé has performed in almost every major concert hall in the world. Some of the orchestras he has appeared with include the Philadelphia Orchestra, Montreal Symphony, l'Orchestre de Paris, l'Orchestre National de Radio France, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, l'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Geneva, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and all the major London orchestras.
He appears regularly in the United States, is a frequent guest artist in Latin America, Mexico, Australia and especially in Japan. Among the highlights during the year 1999 were the Poulenc celebrations in Indianapolis, in the UK, Italy, France, with the Residentie Orchestra The Hague and at the Perth Festival / Australia as well as his return to the Philadelphia Orchestra in July 1999, and a highly praised performance of Poulenc's concerto for two pianos with Vanessa Benelli and the New York Chamber Orchestra. Other activities during the season 1999/2000 included appearances with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, with the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra and with the Vienna Symphony. Recitals in London's Wigmore Hall, in Berlin, Vienna, and at the Sintra Festival (Portugal), a chamber music tour of Italy and Spain were among the artist's activities during spring of 2000. The season 2000-01 featured appearances at the Grand Teton Festival in Wyoming, in Singapore, and Taipei, concerts with the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, and the Zurich Chamber Orchestra, with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, recitals in Bergamo, Pescara, Paris, London , to name some. He played concerts at the summer festivals of Chautauqua and Saratoga and went on a 3-months tour of Australia, New Zealand and Japan in the autumn of 2001, dedicated to recitals and chamber music appearances.