Gabriel Yared stopped his law studies at the age of 20 to work as a professional music composer. He studied with 'Henri Dutilleux' . He is the founder and director of the Pléiade Academy, which welcomes and supports talented young composers in the production and promotion of their works. This biography has been made with the help of Gabriel Yared's official website.
Created a research and broadcast centre for folk music, called Pleiade.
1973: Began a career as composer-orchestrator for singers such as Charles Aznavour , Johnny Hallyday , Mireille Mathieu and Sylvie Vartan.
A self-taught musician, he abandoned law studies in 1971, moved to Paris and attended musical composition courses given by Henri Dutilleux at the Ecole Normale De Musique.
Member of the Official Competition jury at the 70th Cannes International Film Festival in 2017.
