March 13, 1938:
Jean-Claude Risset is born in Le Puy, France-en-Valay, Haute-Loire, Republic of France, the son of Raoul Risset and Renée Aubry.
April 1, 1964:
Jean-Claude Risset (26) marries Rozenn Cornic.
June 6, 1965:
Computer Concrete for prepared piano and synthesized sounds by Jean-Claude Risset (27) is performed for the first time, in New York.
June 8, 1965:
Trois Instantanés for piano by Jean-Claude Risset (27) is performed for the first time, at Bell Laboratories in New Jersey.
December 21, 1965:
Neiz Radenn for english horn and piano by Jean-Claude Risset 27 is performed for the first time, the composer at the keyboard.
April 25, 1977:
Inharmonique for soprano and tape by Jean-Claude Risset (39) is performed for the first time, in Centre Georges-Pompidou, Paris.
October 21, 1978:
Mirages for 16 musicians and tape by Jean-Claude Risset (40) is performed for the first time, in the Sportshalle, Donaueschingen.
June 5, 1979:
Songes for tape by Jean-Claude Risset (41) is performed for the first time, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.
February 16, 1983:
Contours for tape by Jean-Claude Risset (44) is performed for the first time, at Université de Montréal.
April 18, 1983:
Profils for seven instruments and tape by Jean-Claude Risset (45) is performed for the first time, at Centre Georges-Pompidou, Paris.
May 11, 1984:
Filtres I for two pianos by Jean-Claude Risset (46) is performed for the first time, at Radio-France.
February 14, 1985:
Filtres II for flute and piano by Jean-Claude Risset (46) is performed for the first time, in Nice.
September 20, 1986:
Filtres IV for piano by Jean-Claude Risset (48) is performed for the first time, in Auditorium des Halles, Paris.
March 13, 1988:
Trois esquisses pour orgue by Jean-Claude Risset is performed for the first time, in Abbaye de Saint Victor, Marseille on the composer’s 50th birthday.
June 2, 1988:
Phases for orchestra by Jean-Claude Risset (50) is performed for the first time, at Radio-France, Paris.
July 16, 1988:
La Nouvelle Atlantide for speaker, chorus, and synthesizer by John Chowning (53), Michel Redolfi, and Jean-Claude Risset (50) to words of Bacon, is performed for the first time, in Saint Paul de Vence.
October 8, 1988:
Attracteurs estranges for clarinet and synthesized sound by Jean-Claude Risset (50) is performed for the first time.
March 29, 1989:
Computer Suite for Little Boy for synthesized sounds by Jean-Claude Risset (51) is performed for the first time, in Philadelphia, 21 years after it was composed.
May 21, 1989:
Huit esquisses en duo pour un pianiste by Jean-Claude Risset (51) is performed for the first time, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
November 13, 1989:
Electron-Positron for tape by Jean-Claude Risset (51) is performed for the first time, in Geneva.
March 14, 1991:
Trois études en duo for a pianist by Jean-Claude Risset (53) is performed for the first time, in Alice Tully Hall, New York.
June 30, 1991:
Reflets for speaker and 14 instruments by Jean-Claude Risset (53) is performed for the first time, in Chartres.
December 8, 1991:
Triptyque for clarinet and orchestra by Jean-Claude Risset (53) is performed for the first time, in the Palais des Festivals, Cannes.
March 21, 1992:
Luraï for celtic harp and synthesized sounds by Jean-Claude Risset (54) is performed for the first time, at Radio-France, Paris.
November 15, 1992:
Saxatile for soprano saxophone and synthesized sounds by Jean-Claude Risset (54) is performed for the first time, in Orléans.
August 25, 1994:
Variants for violin and digital effects by Jean-Claude Risset (56) is performed for the first time, in Helsinki.
February 16, 1995:
Invisible Irène for synthesized sounds by Jean-Claude Risset (56) is performed for the first time, in Durham, England.
November 1, 1996:
Contre Nature for percussion and synthesized sounds by Jean-Claude Risset (58) is performed for the first time, in Nice.
May 27, 1997:
Avel for computerized sounds by Jean-Claude Risset (59) is performed for the first time, at Radio-France, Paris.
February 23, 1998:
Elementa for computerized sounds by Jean-Claude Risset (59) is performed for the first time, at Radio-France, Paris.
December 9, 2000:
Rebonds for disklavier keyboard by Jean-Claude Risset (62) is performed for the first time, in the Auditorium des Halles, Paris.
November 26, 2001:
Resonant Soundscapes for computerized sounds by Jean-Claude Risset (63) is performed for the first time, in Basel.
April 26, 2002:
Escalas for orchestra by Jean-Claude Risset (64) is performed for the first time, in Munich.
May 23, 2002:
Tri-IX for piano by Jean-Claude Risset (64) is performed for the first time, at Radio-France, Paris.
May 24, 2002:
Resonant Sound Spaces for computerized sounds by Jean-Claude Risset (64) is performed for the first time, in Théâtre de la Criée, Marseille.
February 14, 2004:
Echappées for celtic harp and computerized sounds by Jean-Claude Risset (65) is performed for the first time, in Marseille.
December 10, 2004:
Octant for computerized sounds by Jean-Claude Risset (66) is performed for the first time, in Marseille.
July 4, 2005:
Oscura for soprano and computer sounds by Jean-Claude Risset (67) is performed for the first time, in Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid.
September 5, 2007:
Schèmes for violin and orchestra by Jean-Claude Risset (69) is performed for the first time, in Suntory Hall, Tokyo.
June 4, 2009:
Multiples for piano and electronics by Jean-Claude Risset (71) is performed for the first time, in Bourges, by the composer.
April 14, 2010:
Claviers exquis for electronics by Jean-Claude Risset (72) is performed for the first time, in Lisbon.
May 16, 2010:
Kaleidophone for electronics by Jean-Claude Risset (72) is performed for the first time, in Hannover.
February 16, 2011:
Otro for bass voice and electronics by Jean-Claude Risset (72) is performed for the first time, at Stanford University.
November 21, 2016:
Jean-Claude Risset dies in Marseille, aged 78 years, eight months, and eight days.