Sophie-Véronique Colette Claude Cauchefer-Choplin (née Cauchefer, born 28 December 1959) is a French organist who has served as co-titular organist of the Church of Saint-Sulpice in Paris since 2023.[1][2][3][4]
Early life
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Born into a family of musicians in Nogent-le-Rotrou (Eure-et-Loir department, France), Cauchefer-Choplin began piano lessons at a young age and took up the organ at the age of 14. She studied at the École National de Musique in Le Mans and was awarded a prize by the French Ministry of Culture in 1980. Continuing her studies at the Conservatoire de Paris under Rolande Falcinelli, she won first prize in organ and improvisation, as well as prizes in harmony, fugue and counterpoint.[1][2]
In 1990, after further training with Loïc Mallié, she became the first woman to win the second prize in improvisation at the Chartres International Organ Improvisation Competition.[1][5]
Career
editIn 1983 Cauchefer-Choplin was appointed organist at the Church of Saint Jean-Baptiste-de-la-Salle in Paris, stepping down from the role in 2013. In 1985, she was appointed deputy titular organist of the Church of Saint-Sulpice, under Daniel Roth, having auditioned while pregnant.[6] In 2023 she succeeded Roth as co-titular organist, alongside Karol Mossakowski.[4]
She has been a professor at the Royal College of Music in London since 2008 and a visiting professor at Yale University in the United States of America.[1][2][3]
Cauchefer-Choplin gives concerts and improvisation masterclasses around the world and serves on the juries of national and international competitions.[7] She has released several CDs of her recordings.[8]
Personal life
editHer brother is the cellist Pierre Cauchefer and her daughter Pauline is an actress.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Official website of Sophie-Véronique Cauchefer-Choplin (in French). Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ a b c Royal College of Music, Sophie-Véronique Cauchefer-Choplin. Accessed on 13 December 2021.
- ^ a b Yale University, Institute of Sacred Music, Sophie-Véronique Cauchefer-Choplin, organist. Accessed on 13 December 2021.
- ^ a b The Diapason, "Daniel Roth named Titulaire Émérite, St. Sulpice, Paris", 17 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ Grandes Orgues de Chartres Association, Sophie-Véronique Cauchefer-Choplin. Accessed on 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Daniel Roth et Sophie-Véronique Cauchefer-Choplin - 30 années de titulariat 1a Saint-Sulpice - compte-rendu", Classic Concert, 25 October 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Northern Ireland International Organ Competition to take place in Belfast in October", Rhinegold, 18 August 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ France Orgue, List of CDs released by Sophie-Véronique Cauchefer-Choplin (in French). Retrieved 15 February 2022.