Nina Millet

Concertist

Violin teacher at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional du Grand Chalon

Nina began her violin studies at the age of 6. First prize at the Lempdes violin competition (France), she obtained at 15 the prize of the Limoges conservatory. Admitted to the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Lyon in the class of Vladimir Nemtanu and Kasimiertz Olechowski, Nina obtained her Master of Violin in 2015.

Nina works regularly in the great French orchestras: Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestre National de Lyon, Orchestre des Pays de Savoie, Orchestre National d’Ile de France, Opéra de Limoges … She also performs as a soloist and chamber musician at the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux, the Salle Molière in Lyon, but also on tour in Argentina, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic, Russia, Brazil, the United States …

In addition to her classical activities, she has participated in numerous projects exploring various musical universes. Thus, she plays with the groups Fire Breizh (Celtic rock), the Trio Argentino (Argentine folklore) but also the Spanish flamenco troupe Al Andalus. These formations will lead her to perform throughout France, and in particular at the Bataclan, the Amphi 3000 in Lyon, during the Music Festivals of Belfort, Swing 41 in Salbris, Jazz en liberté in Andernos, Just for Laughs in Nantes, Jazz in Sanguinet Festival…

Holder of the Certificate of Aptitude, Nina teaches since 2016 at the Conservatoire Régional du Grand Chalon.

Patricia Nagle

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After her studies and her Interpreter Diploma from the University of Massachusetts, Patricia Nagle perfected her skills in France with the great Masters: Maxence Larrieu, Michel Debost, Jean Pierre Rampal and Andras Adorjan.
Noticed by Michel Plasson and Roberto Benzi, she will be a soloist at the National Orchestra of the Capitole of Toulouse then at the Gulbenkain Orchestra in Lisbon, Piccolo solo at the Bordeaux-Aquitaine National Orchestra. Performing on the biggest stages, Patricia Nagle worked under the direction of – Muhai Tang, Philippe Bender, Richard Hickox, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Zdenek Macal, Eliahu Inbal, John Elliott Gardiner, Kurt Mazur, Klaus Weise, Yann-Pascal Tortelier, Jesus Lobez-Cobos and Nello Santi…

Concertist, she is the guest of the Arad Philharmonic Orchestra in Germany, in France of the Brocéliande Orchestra and the Stats Orchestra of Craiova in Romania. She also performed a Recital at Chateau Lobkovitz, in Prague, in the presence of Prince Lobkovitz, his family and international guests.

Patricia Nagle performs the classical repertoire with the Amarcord Duo, flute and Harp with Béatrice Jeanneret and the BWA Duo, flute and guitar with Amos Coulange and the European Romantic Orchestra. Member of the instrumental ensemble “A Ciel Ouvert” Bernard Calmel, his interest in contemporary music led him with his partners from the Rhombe quartet to record: “Suite en Concert” by André Jolivet. Dedicated to numerous compositions by Anthony Girard, Vincent Paulet and Alain Besson.

Patricia Nagle has recorded for EMI and regularly participates in radio and television broadcasts in Europe. She has published numerous articles on pedagogy and ergonomics. Active on instrumental research in particular the “Kingma System – quarter tone” invented by the Dutch flutist Eva Kingma.

www.patricianagle.com

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LANGUAGES: Classes are given in French and English

Kazuko Hiyama

Concertist

Accompanying pianist at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Lyon, and piano teacher at the Conservatories of the VIIth and XVIth districts of Paris.

Born in Osaka, Japan, she began playing the piano at the age of four with her pianist mother, then became a student of Nobuyosi Kato until she graduated from the Toho-Gakuen High School of Music. From this first “Japanese” period, we remember her performance of Chopin’s second concerto at the age of fifteen with the New City Philharmony of Tokyo. She then chose to turn to the country she had dreamed of since her childhood: France. She moved to Paris in 1996 and went directly to the Conservatoire Supérieur de Paris in the class of Olivier Gardon where she was unanimously awarded the First Prize in 1997.

She then entered the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique (CNSM) in Paris where she won prizes in piano (in 2002) with Georges Pludermacher, Claire Désert, François-Frédéric Guy, and in chamber music with Christian Ivaldi and Itamar Golan. She continued her piano studies at the CNSM in Lyon with Géry Moutier and completed her chamber music training with Paul Meyer and Eric Le Sage. Since 2004 and her meeting with Patrick Cohen, she has developed her passion for historical instruments such as the fortepiano, the romantic piano and the clavichord.

She has won several international competitions and was sponsored by the Cultural Office of Japan between 2003 and 2005.

She regularly gives concerts as a soloist or chamber musician in France, Japan and abroad. She was heard live on France Musique during a meeting with Aldo Ciccolini in Montpellier. She has also played several times with Paul Meyer and Patrick Cohen. She has performed on several famous stages: Lyon Opera, Théâtre Mogador, “Piano Passion” or “Musikalia” festivals, Lyon Auditorium where she played Beethoven’s triple concerto with the National Orchestra of Lyon under the direction of Ludovic Morlot or Tchaikovsky’s first concerto with the CNSM Orchestra of Lyon under the direction of Peter Csaba. But also the Esplanade of Saint-Etienne with the Saint-Etienne Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Martin Lebel. She also opened up to contemporary creation with the choreographic show “L’intrus” under the direction of Jean-Marie Adrien.

In parallel to her career as a performer, she worked as an accompanist pianist at the CNSM in Lyon and then at the Conservatories of the VIIth and XVIth districts of Paris.

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LANGUAGES: Classes are given in French and Japan

Emmanuelle Le Cann

Concertist

Professor and Head of the piano department at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Départemental de Beauvais

Member of the trio “Una corda

Born in the French piano school, Emmanuelle Le Cann also affirms her attachment to the Hungarian pedagogy, as well as to the Russian school. If her career has allowed her to enrich herself with pianists with very contrasting personalities (V. Perlemuter, P. Devoyon, J-C Pennetier, L. Naoumov, A. Gorog, I. Laszko, C. Paraschos), she considers as equally important her encounter with great musicians who have greatly influenced her artistic vision (Roland Pidoux, Graciane Finzi, Frans Helmerson, David Walter or Jorge Chaminé). She performs as a soloist (Orchestre National de Lille, Orchestre Paul Kuentz), in various festivals, but also in prestigious venues such as the Salle Pleyel or the Royal Festival Hall in London. She has shared the stage with Alexandre Brussilovski, Pieter Wispelwey, Emmanuelle Bertrand, Valérie Aimard, Eric-Maria Couturier, Claire Merlet or Aviv Quartet for the Shostakovich quintet in 2015. She has performed in Europe, the United States, the Middle East and Africa. Her CD Gershwin and his French friends (Arion-Verany) was praised by Le Monde de la Musique.

After a solid training in Brittany with Gérard Gaugué and Pierre Froment, she entered the CNSM of Paris in the class of Alain Planès and Hortense Cartier-Bresson. She received her first prize in piano and chamber music (Daria Hovora’s class) and completed two advanced courses in pedagogy and chamber music. She then studied with Joan Havill at the GuildHall School in London and won the TWYICA International Competition.

She has always been passionate about chamber music and is a member of the Duo Le Cann Lejeune and the Trio Una Corda (Agence music-et-talent, CD Russes dans l’âme). She has won numerous international competitions with these two groups: Brahms Competition in Austria, Vittorio Gui in Florence, Trapani in Sicily, Musique Française in Guérande. Since this year, she has been a member of the new ensemble Musica Universalis, an ensemble that brings together artists recognized for their qualities as performers as well as for their sense of pedagogy towards the younger generations.

Emmanuelle Le Cann holds a Certificate of Aptitude and is currently a teacher-coordinator of the Piano Department at the CRD of Beauvais. She regularly participates in academies such as Musicalta in Alsace or Musique en Graves near Bordeaux. She is regularly solicited for juries in the major French conservatories: CRR of Tours, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Cergy-Pontoise, CRD of Bobigny, Aulnay-sous-Bois… She was also a jury member of the XXIIth International Johannes Brahms Competition in Austria, in 2015

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LANGUAGES: Classes are given in French and English

Vincent Balse

Concertist

Musical Director of the Chamber Orchestra of Lyon

Artistic Director, Major Cultural Projects, Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University

Professor at the CRD of Nevers

Born in Bordeaux, he began his career as a pianist at the age of eight and became a laureate of several competitions at a very young age, including the International Competition of Arcachon and the one of the city of Paris. He then performed on many French stages, notably in the largest Parisian venues such as the Théâtre des Champs Elysées and the Salle Pleyel, as well as in the magnificent Grand-Théâtre de Bordeaux, a venue he is particularly fond of. Vincent is a graduate of the Bordeaux Conservatory and of the famous Siena Academy in Italy, “La Chiagiana”.

In 2003, he graduated from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris with a first prize in piano and chamber music after studying with Nicholas Angelich, Christian Ivaldi and Alain Meunier. He successfully started writing and conducting. In 2004, he moved to New York to study at the Juilliard School where he graduated with a Master degree in piano from Jerome Lowenthal.

He was invited by the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra for several concerts in the famous “Orpheum theater”, and was unanimously acclaimed by the press and the public. Vincent Balse received the city’s highest honor from the mayor for his involvement in the community. He then recorded his first solo album and performed throughout the United States.

For over ten years, his performances have taken him to the four corners of the world, with exceptional concerts in Soweto, Tel Aviv and Alaska… Recognized by his peers, he has recently performed with violinist Maxim Vengerov, the Fine Arts Quartet, Maestro Rostropovich and trumpeter Wynton Marsalis.

Passionate musician and brilliant teacher, Vincent teaches at the CNSM of Lyon and at the University Jean Moulin Lyon 3. For the past few years, he has been dividing his life between Paris, Lyon and New York, and has been exporting his art all over the world with an overflowing energy.

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LANGUAGES: Classes are given in French and English

Esther Brayer

Solo double bass of the National Orchestra of Bordeaux Aquitaine

Professor at the Pôle d’Enseignement Supérieur Musique et Danse Bordeaux Aquitaine

After her musical studies at the CNR of Cergy-Pontoise, Esther Brayer joined the CNSM of Paris (class of J.M. Rollez and J.P. Celea) and obtained her Master’s degree with unanimous approval and congratulations, as well as a distinction in chamber music training (class of C. Ivaldi). She diversified and continued her training by participating in orchestral academies (O.F.J. ), academies of the XXth century, of Attergau with the philharmonic of Vienna), and works with B. Cazauran, T. Martin, G. Ettore, W. Guttler, T. Barbé, A.G.y Araque….

An eclectic artist, she has formed a double bass quartet, “S grave”, is part of a baroque ensemble Pasticcio Barocco with David Walter (3 CDs recorded by the Hérisson label), will be a soloist with the Orchestre des Siècles for 4 years (on period instruments), and then a soloist with the Paris Mozart Orchestra (under the direction of Claire Gibaut), with whom she will be involved in awareness-raising activities for young audiences, supported by the Philharmonie de Paris. At the same time, after having obtained her DE and then her CA at a very young age, she taught for 13 years at the CRR of Cergy Pontoise and participated in numerous workshops and academies.

In chamber music she performed with A. Meunier, R. Pidgeon, and others. Meunier, R. Pidoux, T. Zimmerman, J.G. Queyras, N. Dautricourt, the quintet Moragues, j.M. Luisada and many others during various concerts and festivals, with the Concerts de Poche, La Chambre d’Amis, the Festiv’Académies… She is also regularly solicited by the most beautiful French orchestral formations (the Orchestre de Paris, the Opera Bastille, the Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, the ONPL, the Orchestre du Capitole, the Orchestre de Lille, etc…)

Previously titular of the Orchestra of the Republican Guard, she is, since 2015, Double Bass Solo of the National Orchestra of Bordeaux Aquitaine and teacher at the Pole of Higher Education Music and Dance Bordeaux Aquitaine.

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LANGUAGES: Classes are given in French and English

Matthieu Lejeune

Concertist

Professor at the Conservatoires à Rayonnement Régional de Saint Maur des Fossés and Rueil Malmaison

Assistant Professor at the Lausanne Conservatory

Member of the trio “Una corda

Winner of numerous international competitions such as Bucharest, Florence, Trapani, Pörtschach in Austria, Douai or Guérande, Matthieu Lejeune regularly performs as a soloist, in duo (Duo Le Cann-Lejeune), within the Trio Una Corda, and in other prestigious formations (Ensemble Intercontemporain, Ensemble Multilatérale, Galliano Septet…). His concerts have taken him to Europe, the United States, Scandinavia, the Middle East and Africa. Passionate about encounters between the arts, he has created several shows mixing dance, theater and music, notably with the Arcal company (Ni l’un ni l’autre, Les Epoux). He has shared the stage with Alexandre Brussilovsky, Alexandre Tharaud, Eric-Maria Couturier, François Salque, Alain Brunier, Romano Pallottini, Sonia Wieder-Atherton. His discography includes several recordings for Maguelone, Naïve, Triton and Quantum.

After three years in the class of Roland Pidoux at the CNSM in Paris, he was unanimously awarded a First Prize in cello and chamber music, before entering the Advanced Cycle in these two disciplines. A Sasakawa Foundation laureate, he studied for two years in the internationally renowned class of Frans Helmerson at the Hochschule of Cologne, and obtained the Konzertexam diploma. He has also studied with other personalities of the musical world such as Lynn Harrell (Verbier Festival & Academy), Bernard Greenhouse, Daria Hovora, Maurice Bourgue, Alain Meunier, Jorge Chaminé, André Gorog, Arto Noras.

Matthieu Lejeune has always insisted on balancing his activity between interpretation and pedagogy. Holder of the Certificat d’Aptitude, he is currently a professor at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Saint-Maur-des-Fossés. He has also taught alongside Philippe Muller at the CRD of Aulnay-sous-Bois, and participates in several international academies. The departmental, regional and higher conservatories regularly invite him to their juries and many of his students have been admitted to the great European schools (CNSM of Paris, Lyon, HEM of Geneva, Royal Conservatory of Brussels, Hochschule of Cologne, Freiburg).

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LANGUAGES: Classes are given in French and English

Aurélienne BRAUNER

Concertist

Solo cello of the Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra (ONBA)

Professor at the Pôle d’Enseignement Supérieur Musique et Danse Bordeaux Aquitaine

Raised in Bordeaux, Aurélienne Brauner began studying cello with Paul Rousseau, and then at the Bordeaux Conservatory under Etienne Péclard. Admitted by unanimous jury vote to the class of Philippe Muller at the Paris Conservatory (CNSM) in 1999, she won Cello and Chamber music Prizes with highest honors and the Feydeau de Brou Saint Paul Award as a top instrumentalist. She received a French government scholarship to study for two years with Russian cellist Karine Georgian at Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) and the University of Manchester (U.K.). She complemented her studies by taking lessons with Mstislav Rostropovitch, Gary Hoffman, Ralph Kirshbaum, Natalia Shakovskaya in Moscow, and many others. She returned to CNSM for a post-graduate studies program with Philippe Muller.

International competition successes include the interpretation prize in Warsaw (2001), one of the three British orchestral string scholarships from the Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe in London (2004), and a special jury prize in Markneukirchen, Germany (2005). Aurélienne performed in New York and Kyoto, Santander, Verbier, Berlin, La Roque d’Anthéron, Ravinia, Lucerne under Pierre Boulez. In 2007, she was acclaimed “Classical revelation of the year” by Adami. She was Gaëlle Le Gallic’s guest on France Musique public radio and named “Discovery of the Month” by Classica-Répertoire musical magazine. Her “Young soloist CD” supported by the Meyer Foundation and devoted to the 20th century sonata for solo cello (Ligeti, Kodály, Crumb, Dutilleux) illustrates her interest in a contemporary repertoire. 

A student with Jens Peter Maintz at the University of Arts of Berlin from 2007 to 2010, she performed several concerts in Germany (Berlin, Weimar …). In France she played with famous performers like Patrice Fontanarosa, David Grimal, Paul Katz, Jean-Guihen Queyras.  In 2009 she was distinguished by the French Academy of Fine Arts and the Del Duca Foundation for the beginning of her musical career.  Also she received prestigious awards from the Foundation of Vocation under the auspices of the President of the French Republic, from the Oulmont Foundation (Foundation of France). She obtained a grant from the Banque Populaire Foundation. She was selected by the International Holland Music Session for the New Masters 2010-2011 concert tour. Aurélienne was invited, as a soloist, by the Lille National Orchestra for a premiere concert performance of “John Rabe” by Laurent Petigirard. She also played the Hayd D-dur concerto, as a soloist, with the Baden-Baden Philharmonic Orchestra. Since 2012 she has performed in several festivals and venues in France and Europe, especially in Sweden, at the Palazzetto Bru Zane in Venice, with the pianist Lorène de Ratuld (the Duo Luperca). She has regularly played with the chamber orchestra “Les Dissonances” directed by David Grimal, including recordings. She also joined the famous ‘’Violoncelles Français’’ (Raphaël and Roland Pidoux, Eric-Maria Couturier, François Salque, Xavier Phillips, Emmanuel Gaugué). French composer Edith Lejet dedicated a special piece for Solo Cello to Aurélienne.

Among her recent public performances, she has played with the Phoebus String trio at several venues in Norway, where she also toured with the MiNensemblet. In France, summer festival performances included Sinfonia en Périgord, Musique en Vallée du Tarn, Concerts de Vollore, Musiciennes à Ouessant, Val d’Aulnay.  She also played in Algeria, as part as the performance “Music saved my life” in tribute to French World War I soldiers.

Aurélienne is currently the cello soloist of the Bordeaux-Aquitaine National Orchestra (ONBA). She plays an 1859 Nicolas-François Vuillaume cello.

http://www.aurelienne-brauner.net/

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LANGUAGES: Classes are given in French and English

Valérie Aimard

Concertist

Professor of cello at the conservatories “Maurice Ravel” in Paris, and “Conservatoire Royal” in Brussels

Professor of chamber music at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris

Recognized by the musical review Diapason as « an exceptionally original artist », french cellist Valérie Aimard is popular with musicians and audiences for the great sensitivity of her playing and her musical intelligence. An outstanding chamber musician, V. Aimard has performed concerts in over 30 countries.She has been invited on several occasions at the legendary Marlboro Festival (USA).

She studied with Michel Strauss and Philippe Muller at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris. Encounters with illustrious musicians as David Geringas, Lluis Claret, Janos Starker, later enriched her musical personality.In 1992 she met the american cellist Bernard Greenhouse, a founding member of the Beaux Arts Trio and disciple of Pablo Casals who became her mentor.

Her broad repertoire include the complete Beethoven sonatas performed with Cédric Tiberghien,  Mendelssohn’s work recorded with her brother Pierre-Laurent Aimard , pieces of György Kurtag, with whom she has worked intensely, the complete Brahms chamber music, among many others.

She has recently created two YouTube channels : ONLY CELLO, an Anthology of solo cello works and Cello Kids, dedicated to teaching repertoire. Both of them having a worldwide success. More than 200 pieces : a cello encyclopedia !

Highly influenced by the great Hungarian pianist and pedagogue György Sebök, V. Aimard has a passion for teaching. She is a very active cello and chamber music teacher at the Conservatory Maurice Ravel in Paris and teaches pedagogy and chamber music at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique .

She plays a 1694 Italian cello probably by Grancino .

Since 2002, she has been passionate about the art of Mime. For the last several seasons she has been performing her one woman show « Bulles » (« Bubbles ») in various Parisian theaters.

www.valerieaimard.fr

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LANGUAGES: Classes are given in French, English and Deutsch

Zacharia Zorin 

Concertist

Honorary Professor of the Higher Conservatories of Moscow, Odessa and Novosibirsk

Honorary Super Soloist of the National Orchestra of Bordeaux Aquitaine

A disciple of the Stolarski-Oïstrakh school, Zacharia Zorin benefited from an exceptional training: Piotr Stolarski School, Odessa Superior Conservatory, Gnessine Institute in Moscow. Zacharia Zorin is a concert pianist, chamber musician and conductor, and holds a doctorate in music pedagogy. He began his career in the former USSR as a soloist with the Mosconcert Agency. He also conducted the Odessa Chamber Orchestra and was a professor of violin at the Novosibirsk Higher Conservatory.

While his musical activity was booming, Zorin decided to leave the USSR for political reasons. After losing his Soviet citizenship, Zorin moved to Israel where he continued his international career as a soloist with various prestigious ensembles: The Jerusalem Soloists, the Kol-Israel Orchestra, and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, with whom he performed all over the world under the baton of the greatest conductors of the 20th century: Metha, Bernstein, Solti, Barenboim, Abado… Inspired by his soloist friends in this legendary orchestra, he founded the “Zorin Quartet”. Invited to France in 1980, he became super-soloist of the Orchestre National de Bordeaux, without interrupting his solo career. Solicited by contemporary composers, he performs with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France the Concerto for violin and orchestra by J. Dorfman, which is dedicated to him (world premiere). The advent of Perestroika gave him the opportunity to return to his native country for a triumphant tour in 1989.

Since his first steps on the professional stage at the age of ten, Zacharia Zorin has performed almost the entire violin repertoire, with symphony orchestras and in recital, on all five continents. Eager to share his rich and diverse experience with young musicians in France, Zorin founded the Bordeaux Professional Violin Institute and directs the Rencontres Musicales Internationales des Graves, a happy synthesis of his passions for the stage and pedagogy.

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LANGUAGES: Classes are given in French, Russian and Hebrew

“Boris Garlitsky est un musicien d’une extreme vivacité, d’un grande souplesse et d’une vive intelligence, au  timbre merveilleusement rond et à la technique solide…

Premier violon à l’Orchestre Philharmonique de Londres,  M.Garlitsky se range parmi les Concert Masters des  meilleurs orchestres du monde, que ce soit à NewYork, Vienne, Berlin etc., et peut jouer un rôle exceptionnel dans tous les grands orchestres internationaux.

Ainsi parle Kurt Masur, l’un des meilleurs chefs d’orchestre du vingtième siècle, avec qui Boris Garlitsky a travaillé de nombreuses années. Pourtant, les paroles de M.Masur ne rendent compte que d’une partie de la richesse musicale de Boris Garlitsky.

Né à Moscou, BG  a reçu ses premières leçons de musique de son père, auteur de la Méthode de référence pour jeunes violonistes  « Pas à Pas ». Il a étudie avec Professeur Yankelevich au Conservatoire de Moscou, avant de devenir premier violon pour « Les Virtuosi de Moscou ». En 1982, Boris Garlitsky remporta le concours italien Paganini et commença sa carrière de soliste. Depuis, il a joué avec entre autres l’Orchestre Philharmonique de Londres, l’Orchestre de Radio de Vienne, l’Orchestre de Chambre de Philadelphie, avec aussi l’Orchestre Giuseppe Verdi situé à Milan et l’Orchestre britannique « The Age of Enlightement ».

Ses interprétations du concerto de Schostakovich avec l’Orchestre National de Lyon furent applaudies par la presse. “Il fout tout l’art de Boris Garlitsky, digne du créateur de l’œuvre, David Oistrakh, pour l’imposer avec intensité et une force de persuasion irrésistible”, commenta Lyon Figaro.

“Boris Garlitsky fut le digne partenaire d’Anne-Sophie Mutter dans le double concerto de Bach qu’ils interprétèrent ensemble avec le Philharmonie de Londres.  Le gigantesque dernier mouvement de la Partita en ré mineur, la fameuse Chaconne de Bach … par M.Garlitsky en a fait un concert d’une classe exceptionnelle…”,  écrit le critique Allemand, Dr.Karl Georg Berg.

B.Garlitsky est un interprète hors pair de musique de chambre, son Trio Hermitage  est   “…sans aucun doute l’un des meilleurs de son genre”, commenta “Le Strad”.

“Cette douce exaltation de la musique de chambre qui exprime des choses intimes et profondes qui vous vont droit au cœur et port au rêve » (Nice Matin)

“Le charisme de Boris Garlitsky  est flagrant, patent. Et il peut être! Un premier violon d’une telle présence et prestance est une bénédiction pour n’importe quelle formation!” (La Montagne).

M.Garlitsky participe activement à festivals de musique internationaux. Il travaille alors avec les studios de BBC, Naxos, Denon, Chandos, Polimnie.

Aujourd’hui, M. Garlitsky consacre une grande partie de son temps à l’enseignement.

Il occupe une chaire dans  Folkwang Universität der Künste, Essen (Germany).

De plus, M. Garlitsky propose chaque année des Master Classes dans les célèbres institutions musicales, tells que Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, the Peabody Conservatoty de Baltimore, Hanns Eisler Musikhochschule de Berlin et Academie de Kronberg, entre autres.

Garlitsky fait partie de jury des grands concours internationaux en Koree, Nouvelle Zélande, Lituanie, Canada etc…

“Boris Garlitsky is an extremely lively musician of high intelligence and flexibility, with a wonderfully round tone and solid reliable technique … Concert Master of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Mr. Garlitsky measures up to every Concert Master of the world’s top orchestras, such as New York, Vienna, Berlin etc., and can play an outstanding role in all leading international orchestras.”

These are the words of Kurt Masur, one of the greatest conductors of the 20^th century, with whom Boris Garlitsky worked together throughout many years. And still, Mr. Masur’s words grasp but a part of Boris Garlitsky’s musical richness.

In 1982, Boris Garlitsky won the Italian Paganini Competition and began his career as a soloist. Since then, he has played, among others, with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Vienna Radio Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia as well as the Milan based Giuseppe Verdi Orchestra and the British Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. His interpretations of Shostakovich’s violin concerto with the Orchestra National de Lyon were praised in the press. “The intensity and irresistible force of persuasion brought to it by all the skill of Boris Garlitsky was worthy of the work’s first interpreter, David Oistrakh”, the Lyon Figaro commented.

Mr. Garlitsky is an active participator in several international music festivals. He regularly takes part in the Pablo Casals Festival in France, Mostly Mozart in New York, the London Proms, the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival and Gidon Kremer’s Chamber Music Festival at Lockenhaus in Austria. Also, Mr Garlitsky performs for the BBC, Radio France as well as a number of radio stations in Italy, Russia and the United States. He has recorded for RCA, Naxos, Chandos and Polymnie.

“Boris Garlitsky was a worthy partner of Anne-Sophie Mutter in Bach’s double concerto, performed together with the London Philharmonic… Let us concentrate on the gigantic chaconne from the partita in d minor for violin solo: Mr. Garlitsky’s interpretation as such made this a concert of outstanding class. Highly differentiated and uniquely colourful in play, Mr. Garlitsky’s brilliant intellectual understanding of the piece and expressive characterisation of the individual variations reflected the authenticity and individual depth of the artist’s Bach interpretation” (Dr. Karl Georg Berg).

Garlitsky is an outstanding chamber musician and member of the Hermitage String Trio, praised right and left in critical reviews: “… undoubtedly one of finest of its type, with discipline and musicianship second to none”(www.classicalsource.com); “true brilliance! This ensemble will do much to put more string trio repertoire on the musical map” (Strad); “with virtuosic elegance and, above all, affection” (Hexham and District Music Society); “that gentle exaltation of chamber music which passes by the dramatic gestures of symphonic music but rather expresses intimate and the profound, which goes straight to the heart and transports you to a dream” (Nice Matin).

Mr. Garlitsky’s repertoire is amazingly rich. Among his partners are Pinchas Zuckerman, Gidon Kremer, Marta Argerich, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Vadim Repin, Truls Mork, Maria-Joao Pires. Last but not least, Mr. Garlitsky is so popular among his colleagues due to his amiable character. “Garlitsky’s charisma is glaringly obvious. And how! A first violin of such imposing presence is a blessing for any ensemble” (La Montagne).

Born in Russia, Mr. Garlitsky received his first music lessons from his father, the author of the standard textbook for young violinists, “Step by Step”. He studied with Professor Yankelevich at the Moscow Conservatory, and afterwards worked as the Concertmaster for the Moscow Virtuosi and the London Symphony Orchestra, the Covent Garden Opera, the Vienna ORF Orchestra, the Hamburg Philharmonic and many more.

Today, Mr. Garlitsky devotes a large amount of his time to education. He holds a chair at the Folkwang Universität der Künste, Essen (Germany). In addition, Mr. Garlitsky offers master classes on a yearly basis at the most renowned music institutions including the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, the Peabody Conservatoty in Baltimore, Hanns Eisler Musikhochschule in Berlin and Kronberg Academy.

“He is also very successful as a teacher and his instruction would be an enrichment for any musical institution, be it orchestra or music academy. His knowledge, his energy, his honesty and his ability to connect with people and create harmony are in my opinion the quintessence of why he can serve as a role model and ‘leading light’ for the young generation.” (Kurt Masur)

Violinist Liana Gourdjia has been acclaimed for her “astonishingly pure tone, artistry and bewitching lyricism.”
Liana was introduced to the violin by her grandmother, a violinist of a “Mosfilm” orchestra, at the age of four. Her first debut as a soloist with an orchestra was at the age of nine. At the age of six, Liana appeared on Moscow television as a rising star and has since performed concertos with orchestras and recitals with her mother, a collaborative pianist at the Moscow State Conservatory, in many prestigious venues throughout Russia including the Great Hall and the Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow, and the Philharmonic Hall in Saint-Petersburg.

As a laureate of the prestigious New Names foundation in Moscow and a fellow of the Spivakov foundation, she performed in the Vatican for Pope Jean Paul II, released a CD with the Melodia label for the performances at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and was invited as a young my talent to The International Colmar Festival. Liana Gourdjia became a laureate of the Tchaikovsky International Competition for Young Artists in Sendai in Japan at the age of fourteen and subsequently appeared numerous times on television and radio programs dedicated to presenting young stars in Russia and Europe.

Winner of the Sion-Valais International Competition, Liana has also won prizes at the Michael Hill, Corpus Christi, Hudson Valley and Kingsville International Competitions. She has soloed with orchestras of Lille, SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, Moscow Philharmonic, Zagreb Soloists, Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Lithuanian National Symphony, Hudson Valley Philharmonic, the Ashville Symphony, City Music Cleveland, the Cleveland Chamber, and the orchestras of Indiana University and the Cleveland Institute of Music under François- Xavier Roth, Andrew Grams, Daniel Hege, Paul Haas, James Gaffigan, Shlomo Mintz, Carl Topilow, Thomas Hinds, David Effron, Steven Smith, and Sergei Stadler.

As an active chamber musician, Ms. Gourdjia has collaborated with such artists as Jaime Laredo, Lawrence Power, Vladimir Mendelssohn, Marc Coppey, David Soyer, Antonio Meneses, Giovanni Belucci, François-Frederic Guy, Alexander Melnikov, Peter Laul, and members of Talich, Vogler, Juilliard, Guarneri and Tokyo String Quartets among many other musicians. Liana is a founding member of the Gourdjia- Coppey- Laul piano trio. The trio has been invited the perform in many prestigious venues including the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the West Cork festival, to name but a few. Liana has performed at festivals including the Printemps des Arts in Monte Carlo, Musique de Chambre de Lyon, the 92/Y in New York, Les Musicales de Compesieres in Geneva, Les Musicales de Colmar, and is a laureate of Juventus festival in France. She was awarded a three year fellowship at The Marlboro Music festival, where she had a chance to collaborate with Mitsuko Uchida, Leon Fleisher, Km Kashkashian…
A proponent of contemporary music, she has frequently premiered works, commissioned by her from prominent and upcoming composers. She is a member of the Paris based Ensemble Variances under direction of Thierry Pécou and served as a concertmaster of the New Music Ensemble at Indiana University under direction of David Dzubay.

Liana Gourdjia was awarded the 2009-2011 residency with the Montgomery Symphony in US, where she served as a soloist, concertmaster and recitalist. The Montgomery Symphony had proudly supported Liana’s debut CD with pianist Efi Hackmey.

Liana began her studies at the famous Central Music School at the Moscow State Conservatory with renowned professors Iryna Bochkova and Maya Glezarova. Upon graduating, she moved to the U.S. to continue her studies with David and Linda Cerone at the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she received Bachelor and Master of Music degrees. Liana received an Artist Diploma from the Jacob’s School of Music at Indiana University, Bloomington, studying with Jaime Laredo. At The Indiana University she was the first recipient of the prestigious Jacob’s scholarship, and was subsequently awarded the Performance Certificate in recognition for outstanding performances at her degree recitals. Liana benefited from master classes with Menahem Pressler, Janos Starker, Gil Shaham, Alex Kerr, Pamela Frank, Arnold Steinhardt, Gabor Takacs and the Orion String Quartet. An avid reader, she is fluent in Russian, French and English. Liana now lives in Paris, pursuing a career as a soloist and a chamber musician.

​A l’âge de six ans, Liana apparaît à la télévision russe et elle devient célèbre dans toute la Russie, donnant de nombreux concerts sur les grandes scènes de son pays natal, notamment dans la grande salle du Conservatoire Tchaïkovski à Moscou ou la Philharmonie de Saint Pétersbourg. Elle joue pour le Pape Jean-Paul II au Vatican, à l’Unesco à Paris et aux Jeux Olympiques d’Atlanta. Elle est lauréate du Concours International Tchaïkovski pour jeunes artistes à Sendai au Japon et ses concerts sont présentés par les radios et télévisions russes et européennes.

De 2009 à 2011, Liana Gourdjia est en résidence auprès de l’Orchestre Symphonique de Montgomery aux Etats-Unis où elle occupe la fonction de violon solo, tout en donnant concertos et récitals. Elle retournera au festival de Marlboro pour la deuxième année consécutive à l’été 2010. Parmi ses autres engagements récents ou à venir, on notera des récitals et master-classes à l’Université de l’Indiana, des concerts de musique de chambre aux Musicales de Colmar, aux Salines en Musique (Jura) au Festival Juventus ou en concerto lors du festival de Sion en Suisse.

Liana a remporté le Concours International de Sion-Valais et elle est lauréate des concours Michael Hill en Nouvelle-Zélande, de Corpus Christi, Hudson Valley et Kingsville. Elle a été accompagnée par les orchestres de Fort-Wayne, Hudson Valley, Ashville, l’Orchestre Philharmonique Lithuanien, l’Orchestre de l’Université de l’Indiana, du Cleveland Institute of Music, sous la direction de Daniel Hege, James Gaffigan, Shlomo Mintz, Carl Topilow, Thomas Hinds, David Effron, Steven Smith ou Sergei Stadler.

Chambriste recherchée, elle joue aux côtés de Jaime Laredo, Ida Kavafian, Sharon Robinson, David Soyer et du Quatuor Talich, invitée notamment par le 92/Y à New-York, le Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo, Les Musicales de Compesières à Genève, Les Musicales de Colmar et en tant que lauréate du Festival Juventus.

Passionnée par la musique contemporaine, elle a fréquemment créé de nouvelles œuvres. Elle a été la violon solo du New Music Ensemble de l’Université de l’Indiana, sous la direction de David Dzubay, avec lequel elle donné la création du concertino pour violon d’Eugene O’Brien.

Liana Gourdjia a commencé ses études à l’Ecole Centrale de Moscou avec les professeurs renommés Iryna Bochkova et Maya Glezarova, avant de s’installer aux Etats-Unis pour étudier avec David et Linda Cerone au Cleveland Institute of Music où elle obtient un Bachelor et un Master. A l’Université de l’Indiana, elle est la première lauréate de la prestigieuse Bourse Jacob et elle est titulaire d’un Artist Diploma. Liana a aussi pu bénéficier de l’enseignement de Menahem Pressler, Janos Starker, Gil Shaham, Alex Kerr, Pamela Frank, Arnold Steinhardt, Gabor Takacs et le Quatuor Orion.

PATRICIA NAGLE – FLUTISTE

L’Ecole française de flute, est considérée dans le monde entier comme l’une des plus prestigieuses. Après ses études et son Diplôme d’Interprète de l’Université de Massachusetts, Patricia Nagle se perfectionne en France auprès des grands Maîtres: Maxence Larrieu, Michel Debost, Jean Pierre Rampal et Andras Adorjan.

Remarquée par Michel Plasson et Roberto Benzi, elle sera flûte-solo à l’Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, piccolo solo à l’Orchestre National Bordeaux- Aquitaine. Se produisant sur les plus grandes scènes internationales, Carnegie Hall, New York, Kennedy Center Washington D.C. Ella s’est produit avec  L’Orchestre Romantique Européen, Salle Gaveau à Paris, et à l’Orchestre de Gulbenkian, Lisbonne.

 Elle a contribué à plusieurs premières comme dédicataire des œuvres de Xu Yi, Anthony Girard, Vincent Paulet, Alain Besson, Arthur Ahronyan, Peyman Fazinpour, Michel Lysight, Jan Friedlan, Gary Schocker. 

Invité à des festivals à Moscou au Conservatoire Tchaïkovski, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Xi’An, Los Angeles, San Diego et Washington D.C. et Orlando. Egalement comme soliste avec Orchestres internationaux en tournée en Allemagne, Italie, Roumanie USA, France.

 Professeur de renom, Patricia Nagle est professeur à l’École Normale de Musique- Alfred Cortot de Paris,  D.E., P.E.A. « Hors Classe ». Elle est régulièrement invitée à donner des Master classes à Paris, en Italie, USA, Chine, Corée, Maroc et Russie.

 En plus d’être une musicienne d’exception, Patricia Nagle a fait preuve de multiples talents jouant sur différentes flûtes, une flûte Kingma-système flûte en sol de 1/4 ton et une basse Kingma flûte faite pour elle par la grande luthière, Eva Kingma et a écrit des articles sur la physiothérapie, ergonomie et posture pour les musiciens, et sur la nouvelle flûte quart de ton, le «System Kingma» pour le National Flute Association, La Traversières, Pan , et Itemm – Institut Technologie Européen des Métiers de la Musique.

Activement, elle participe au Bach Festival de Toul comme Flute-solo de l’Orchestre de Chambre du Marais,

En 2019 elle été nommé Coordinatrice Artistique de Résonances XXI,- ensemble de flute contemporaines… Ses enregistrements sont sous les labels d’EMI, Coriolan et Quantum.