Agnès Vesterman is a French classical cellist.
Vesterman studied the cello in Boulogne-Billancourt and then went to New York to study with Harvey Shapiro. [1] Back from the United States, she joined the Quatuor Arpeggione with whom she played thirteen years, from 1988 to 2001, all over the world.
In 2006 she formed a duo with Garth Knox, violist and viola d'amore player.
A second duo was created with cellist Patrick Langot. [2] With the painter Étienne Yver, they create the duets "d'Yver" by Nicolas Bacri, Philippe Forget and Régis Campo.
In March 2009, she recorded Philippe Forget's duets and suites for solo cello.
In April 2010, she recorded Olivier Greif's Sonata for two cellos La Bataille d'Azincourt. For the past two years, she has also been playing sonata with pianist Jean-François Bouvery. [3]
Vesterman is a professor at the Conservatoire de Paris and at the Conservatoire de Boulogne-Billancourt .
She is interested in different body practices: Alexander Technique, tai chi, and their applications to the practice of string instruments.
She practices improvisation in concert and also in relation to the image during film-concerts or theatrical creations. [4]
Auguste-Joseph Franchomme was a French cellist and composer. In addition to his work in Paris, he collaborated with Spanish cellist Víctor Mirecki Larramat and Belgian cellist Adrien-François Servais in founding what is considered the Spanish school of cellists, influencing future generations there. For his many contributions to music, he was decorated with the French Légion d'honneur in 1884.
Philippe Muller is a French cellist.
The Diapason d'Or is a recommendation of outstanding (mostly) classical music recordings given by reviewers of Diapason magazine in France, broadly equivalent to "Editor's Choice", "Disc of the Month" in the British Gramophone magazine.
Vanessa Wagner is a French classical pianist.
Shani Diluka is a Monegasque pianist of Sri Lankan descent. She was among those to benefit from a programme initiated by Princess Grace of Monaco, which allowed children to receive music lessons integrated into their schooling. She received the first prize in the Académie de Musique. She subsequently studied with Odile Poisson, a pupil of Pierre Sancan. Enrolled in the Conservatoire de Paris in 1997, she studied with Georges Pludermacher and François-Frédéric Guy and later with Marie-Françoise Bucquet, Nicholas Angelich and Bruno Rigutto.
Founded in 2006, the Quatuor Béla is composed of four French musicians, graduates of the Conservatoire de Paris (CNSM): Julien Dieudegard, Frédéric Aurier, Julian Boutin, and Luc Dedreuil.
Stéphan Aubé is a French Music video director for classical music and pianist.
François Salque is a contemporary French classical cellist.
Henri Demarquette is a French contemporary classical cellist.
Xavier Gagnepain is a French contemporary classical cellist.
Raphaël Chrétien is a French classical cellist and music educator.
Charles-Nicolas Baudiot was a French classical cellist and composer.
Edgar Moreau is a French classical cellist.
Adrien Frasse-Sombet is a French classical cellist. He plays on a 1710 cello by Matteo Goffriller.
Raphaël Pidoux is a contemporary French classical cellist.
Laure Colladant is a contemporary French fortepianist.
Claire Désert is a French classical pianist.
Véronique Roux is a French classical pianist.
Valérie Aimard is a French classical cellist.
Sébastien Hurtaud is a French classical cellist.