Jean-François Zygel


Jean-François Zygel is a French pianist, improviser, composer and improvisation teacher for piano at the Conservatoire de Paris. He is also known for his work in introducing classical music on television and radio.
Zygel's music is nourished by synagogue cantillation. Two of his great-grandfathers were hazzanim in Poland.

Awards

At the beginning of 2015, France Inter entrusted him with a weekly program entitled La Preuve par Z. The composer evokes and explains the great composers, with long excerpts from concerts in support.

On France Télévisions

On August 31, 2017, Zygel presents "Zygel Académie" on France 2, a show where celebrities discover classical music. It has 601,000 viewers, or 7.3% of the audience.

Publications