Agnès Vesterman

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Agnès Vesterman is a French classical cellist.

Life

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.

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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  [ fr ].

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]

Discography

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References

  1. ↑ "Agnès VESTERMAN, violoncelle | Stage de musique en Cévennes-Les Cévennes en Musique-Site Officiel". musiqueencevennes.com. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  2. ↑ "Patrick Langot". patricklangot.com. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  3. ↑ "Jean-François BOUVERY - Biographie". jfbouvery.free.fr. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  4. ↑ ECM Records. "ECM Records". ecmrecords.com. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  5. ↑ "D'amore, en duo avec Garth Knox". Archived from the original on 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
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