Joanna bruzdowicz, French pianist and composer of Polish origin, is dead. A death reported by the France Musique site which had confirmation from his relatives Thursday, November 4 and which greatly moved Julie Gayet. She wanted to pay him a nice tribute on her Instagram account.
On his account, the companion of François Hollande posted a photo of the deceased and a long message. She recounts at length the career of the one born in 1943 in Warsaw and who was notably known for having worked several times with the late director Agnès Varda, for whom she composed the music for the films. Jacquot from Nantes, The Gleaners and the Gleaner, Agnes beaches and No shelter, no law. “She composes operas, symphonies, concerti, chamber music and pieces for children. She frequently collaborates with her son Jörg Tittel and her daughter-in-law Alex Helfrecht, notably on their first feature film. The White King, with Jonathan Pryce. She is the only woman selected among the 12 composers invited to create the new Vatican Hymn“, also underlines Julie Gayet, visibly impressed by the career of Joanna Bruzdowicz.
Julie Gayet, recently seen on the bill of What is this grandpa ?! in the cinema and from November 8 in the TV movie The last part on TF1, praised the work of the artist “of rare intensity and remarkable lyrical quality, her compositions overflowing with melodic, textural and rhythmic ideas, making her one of the most unique and enduring voices in contemporary music and film music.“