We have just been informed of the death of pianist François Kerdoncuff, born in 1954, after a long illness that kept him away from the stage for several years.
A great admirer of Furtwängler's art, he was also deeply involved in the performance of the musician's works, playing and recording the two violin sonatas and the Klavierquintett.
He took part in several concerts organized by the SWF, notably with mezzo-soprano Brigitte Balleys in 1999, and cellist Henri Demarquette in 2004. He had performed Brahms's 4 Ballades op. 10 as part of the tribute to our former president Philippe Leduc, just ten years ago.
The SWF expresses its sympathy to his family, and especially to his children.
François Kerdoncuff rehearsing the Klavierquintett on Furtwängler's Bechstein. Clarens, May 1993.