Violoncellist  Born in 1964,he is one of the latest pupils of Maurice GENDRON. After winning First Prize in 1979 at the age of fifteen, he got the French Broadcast Prize the next year and different prizes in International Competitions such as Bordeaux and Barcelona. Meanwhile, he kept studying with, among others, G.SEBOK and the teachers of Accademia CHIGIANA in SIENNA. (Italy) He began as a soloist in 1984 playing the classical Boccherini and Haydn concertos with orchestra. And also the music for solo cello. Always seeking a complementarity between authors and styles, he has been playing both classical and romantic pieces and virtuoso music. Of course, French music from the beginning of the 20th century and less known authors such as Frank BRIDGE. As a French cellist, he represents the tradition of building up phrases that is learnt from Bach music for solo cello; not only the Six Suites, but also the BWVB 1013 Partita and the famous CIACCONA that he himself transcribed from the violin.  |
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His Master, Maurice GENDRON, once said :”I did not do myself much, everything was there“.
"When you begin with the second suite from Bach, it’s no doubt the masterpiece and a whole universe as well. In my life, without making any plans for it, playing the six suites from Bach has become a reality, like au unknown rendez-vous, sort an unconscious goal. You have to face your limits when you are very young and I remember when I was confronted to the Dvorak Concerto at the age of eleven! Today, it’s a wonderful balance between my art and the very few left by it in my life. I also love philosophy, german one, Nietzsche and Heidegger, because you always have to build an d build again your imagination and desires. I feel it’s really important never to give up; things, definitely, have to be “words and breathe”. I play with a wonderful Italian cello, but,then, I would say that the most important thing was, as a kid, playing with French instruments that taught you the art of phrasing." |
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