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Raphaël Chrétien
Raphaël Chrétien (born 17 February 1972 in Paris) is a French classical cellist and music educator. Biography Raphaël Chrétien was born into a family of musicians and learned the piano and the cello at a very young age with his father and Alain Meunier. He then entered the Conservatoire de Paris in Philippe Muller's class. After a First Prize (music diploma), First Prize of cello and chamber music, he followed a cycle of training during which he met Mstislav Rostropovitch, Janos Starker and Paul Tortelier. Raphaël Chrétien is the winner of several international competitions, including the Bohuslav Martinů, Martinů Special Prize at the Prague International Competition and the Grand Prize and the Audience Prize at the Belgrade International Competition. He has been the guest of major international orchestras including the London Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre national d'Île-de-France, Les Siècles, the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, the Sinfonieorchester Basel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cellist
The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a bowed (sometimes plucked and occasionally hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually tuned in perfect fifths: from low to high, C2, G2, D3 and A3. The viola's four strings are each an octave higher. Music for the cello is generally written in the bass clef, with tenor clef, and treble clef used for higher-range passages. Played by a ''cellist'' or ''violoncellist'', it enjoys a large solo repertoire with and without accompaniment, as well as numerous concerti. As a solo instrument, the cello uses its whole range, from bass to soprano, and in chamber music such as string quartets and the orchestra's string section, it often plays the bass part, where it may be reinforced an octave lower by the double basses. Figured bass music of the Baroque-era typically assumes a cello, viola da gamba or bassoon as part of the basso continuo group alongside chordal instruments such as o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
