Busoni. In 2007, Thibaudet released a CD entitled Aria: Opera Without Words, in which he selected several of his favorite arias and overtures, including some of his own transcriptions and those of Yvar Mikhashoff. He has since recorded a disc of Piano Concertos Nos 2 and 5 by Camille Saint-Saëns (with Dutoit and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, released in October 2007), and a disc of Gershwin works for piano and orchestra in Grofé's arrangements (released March 2010). Thibaudet has also recorded compositions by composers including Addinsell, Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, d'Indy, Grieg, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Messiaen, Claus Ogerman, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Satie, Schumann, and Richard Strauss. Thibaudet’s playing can be heard on the movie soundtracks of The Portrait of a Lady, Pride & Prejudice, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Wakefield, and Atonement, the last of which earned an Academy Award for Best Original Score. Personal life He and his partner Paul have homes in Los Angeles and Paris and often travel together; Thibaudet will not accept invitations unless his partner is also invited. Thibaudet's concert attire was designed by Vivienne Westwood (prior to her death in December 2022); he first asked her to design an outfit for his appearance at the London Proms in 2002. In 2001, Thibaudet was appointed a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and in 2012 he was promoted to the grade of Officier. References Sources Kennedy, Michael and Joyce. Oxford Concise Dictionary of Music (5th edition). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007. . Pound, Jeremy. "Le Grand Bleu", BBC Music Magazine, March 2010 External links Official website 1961 births Living people 21st-century French male classical pianists 20th-century French male classical pianists Musicians from Lyon French LGBT musicians LGBT classical musicians Conservatoire de Paris alumni Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres