Geneviève Laurenceau (born 2 November 1977) is a French classical violinist. She was a supersoloist with the

Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse The Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse is a French orchestra based in Toulouse. It acts as both a symphony orchestra whose main residence is Toulouse's Halle aux Grains, and the permanent orchestra of the Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse. ...

from 2007 to 2017.

Life

Born in Strasbourg, Laurenceau began playing the violin at the age of 3 and started performing at the age of 9 with the philharmonic chamber orchestra of her hometown. She followed the lessons of Wolfgang Marschner and

Zakhar Bron Zakhar Bron (russian: Заха́р Ну́химович Брон ; born 17 December 1947, in Oral, Kazakhstan) is a Russian violinist and violin pedagogue of Jewish, Polish and Romanian descent. His students have included Vadim Repin, Gwendoly ...

in Germany, then perfected her skills with

Jean-Jacques Kantorow Jean-Jacques Kantorow (born 3 October 1945) is a French violinist and conductor. His son is the pianist Alexandre Kantorow. Biography Kantorow was born in Cannes, France, into a family of Russian-Jewish origin. From the age of 13 he studied at ...

in Rotterdam. After several international successes and a First Prize at the Novosibirsk International Competition (Russia), she won the Grand Prize of the Maurice Ravel International Academy in Saint-Jean-de-Luz in September 2001. The following year, she won the 5th "Le violon de l'Adami" competition and made a CD on this occasion, with pianist

Jean-Frédéric Neuburger Jean-Frédéric Neuburger (born 29 December 1986) is a French pianist, organist, and composer. His repertoire extends from Bach to Barraqué and the works of his own contemporaries. He was born in Paris on 29 December 1986. When he was eight year ...

Career

Laurenceau is invited to perform as a soloist with French and international orchestras, under the direction of conductors such as

François-Xavier Roth François-Xavier Paul Roth (born 6 November 1971) is a French conductor, who founded Les Siècles, an orchestra which performs on instruments appropriate to the period of composition of each piece, from the late Baroque and Classical eras to 20t ...

Michel Plasson Michel Plasson (born 2 October 1933, Paris, France) is a French conductor. Plasson was a student of Lazare Lévy at the Conservatoire de Paris. In 1962, he was a prize-winner at the International Besançon Competition for Young Conductors. ...

Tugan Sokhiev Tugan Taymurazovich Sokhiev ( os, Сохиты Таймуразы фырт Тугъан, Soxity Tajmurazy fyrt Tuhan; russian: Туга́н Таймура́зович Сохиев; born 21 October 1977, Vladikavkaz, Ossetia) is an Ossetian conducti ...

Ilan Volkov Ilan Volkov ( he, אילן וולקוב; born September 8, 1976, Tel Aviv) is an Israeli orchestral conductor. Biography Volkov's father, Alexander Volkov, was a concert pianist. He studied with the conductor Mendi Rodan at the Rubin Academy in ...

Kees Bakels Kees Bakels (born 14 January 1945, in Amsterdam) is a Dutch conductor. Bakels began his musical career as a violinist, and later studied conducting at the Amsterdam Conservatory and the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, Italy. He has appea ...

Walter Weller Walter Weller (30 November 1939 – 14 June 2015) was an Austrian-born conductor and classical violinist. He made several recordings over the years, founded his own string quartet. and led/co-led several well known orchestras and operas. Welle ...

Frédéric Lodéon Frédéric Lodéon (born 26 January 1952 in the 14th arrondissement of Paris) is a contemporary French cellist, conductor and radio personality. Biography In 1960, his father, André Lodéon, was appointed director of the School of Music of Sa ...

… She devotes herself to chamber music alongside Stephen Kovacevich,

Philippe Jaroussky Philippe Jaroussky (born 13 February 1978) is a French countertenor. He began his musical career with the violin, winning an award at the Versailles conservatory, and then took up the piano before turning to singing. Unusually for a countertenor ...

, Tatjana Vassiljeva, Emmanuel Rossfelder, Bertrand Chamayou, Lise Berthaud, David Bismuth, Johan Farjot, Arnaud Thorette and Antoine Pierlot. She is the founder and a member of the Smoking Josephine Quintet with Olivia Hughes, Marie Chilemme, Hermine Horiot and Laurène Durantel. She works with composers such as

Karol Beffa Karol Beffa, born on October 27, 1973 in Paris, is a French and Swiss composer and pianist. Biography Karol Beffa had a general education along with music studies, at the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris, consisting of history, English, phi ...

, who dedicated "Supplique" for solo violin to her,

Nicolas Bacri Nicolas Bacri (born 23 November 1961) is a French composer. He has written works that include seven symphonies, eleven string quartets, eight cantatas, two one-act operas, three piano sonatas, two cello and piano sonatas, four violin and piano ...

, Bruno Mantovani and

Philippe Hersant Philippe Hersant (born 21 June 1948 in Rome) is a French composer. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris. Selected works :: Hersant's works are largely published by Éditions Durand. ;Stage * '' Le Château des Carpathes'', Opera in a pro ...

, for whom she premiered "Nostalgia", a work for violin and choir.

Benjamin Attahir Benjamin Attahir (born 25 February 1989 in Toulouse) is a French composer, violinist and conductor. He studied at , at the under Édith Canat de Chizy and at the Conservatoire de Paris itself. He studied the violin under Ami Flammer. Attahir ...

also dedicated to her "Nachtspiel" for violin and orchestra. She performs in festivals in France - such as Strasbourg, Colmar, Prades, Les Serres d'Auteuil, the

Midem Midem is the acronym for Marché International du Disque et de l'Édition Musicale, which is organised annually in and around the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes, France. The trade show, organized by Reed MIDEM, a subsidiary of Re ...

in Cannes - and abroad - Kuhmo (Finland), MDR in Dresden, NDR in Hamburg, Mehta Foundation in Bombay... and in places like the

Philharmonie de Paris The Philharmonie de Paris () ( en, Paris Philharmonic) is a complex of concert halls in Paris, France. The buildings also house exhibition spaces and rehearsal rooms. The main buildings are all located in the Parc de la Villette at the northeaste ...

La Seine Musicale La Seine Musicale is a music and performing arts center located on Île Seguin an island on the Seine river between Boulogne-Billancourt and Sèvres, in the western suburbs of Paris, France. Events La Seine Musicale was inaugurated on 22 April 2 ...

, the , the

Théâtre du Châtelet The Théâtre du Châtelet () is a theatre and opera house, located in the place du Châtelet in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. One of two theatres (the other being the Théâtre de la Ville) built on the site of a ''châtelet'', a ...

, the

Salle Gaveau The Salle Gaveau, named after the French piano maker Gaveau, is a classical concert hall in Paris, located at 45-47 rue La Boétie, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. It is particularly intended for chamber music. Construction The plans for ...

, the , the

Arsenal de Metz The Arsenal Concert Hall is a cultural venue dedicated specially to classical and art music and located near the Esplanade garden in Metz, capital of the Lorraine region, France. The Arsenal is home to the Orchestre National de Lorraine and al ...

, the Opéra-Théâtre d'Avignon, the Métropole de Lausanne the

Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels The Centre for Fine Arts (french: Palais des Beaux-Arts, nl, Paleis voor Schone Kunsten) is a multi-purpose cultural venue in Brussels, Belgium. It is often referred to as BOZAR (a homophone of ''Beaux-arts'') in French or PSK in Dutch. The b ...

, the Tapiola in Helsinki, the Palacio. As a teacher, Laurenceau is invited to the academies of Annecy and Dartington (England), where she performs alongside pianist Stephen Kovacevich. She is also a professor and supervises the

master class A master class is a class given to students of a particular discipline by an expert of that discipline—usually music, but also science, painting, drama, games, or on any other occasion where skills are being developed. "Masterclass" is als ...

es at the Philippe Jaroussky musical Academy. Laurenceau is President and artistic director of the

Obernai Obernai ( Alsatian: ''Owernah''; german: Oberehnheim) commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It lies on the eastern slopes of the Vosges mountains. Obernai is a rapidly growing city, its number of inhabitants hav ...

Chamber Music Festival, which she created in 2009.

Awards

Diapason d'Or The Diapason d'Or (French for "Golden Tuning Fork") 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 ...

for her CD dedicated to

Albéric Magnard Lucien Denis Gabriel Albéric Magnard (; 9 June 1865 – 3 September 1914) was a French composer, sometimes referred to as a "French Bruckner", though there are significant differences between the two composers. Magnard became a national hero in ...

(December 2015)

Discography

* ''Paris 1900'' with David Bismuth, piano * ''La symphonie des Oiseaux'' with

Shani Diluka Shani Diluka (born 7 November 1976 in Monaco) is a pianist of Sri Lankan parents. 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 school ...

, les Chanteurs d'oiseaux * ''Rabl: Chamber Music'' with

Wenzel Fuchs Wenzel Fuchs (born 1963 in Innsbruck, Austria) is an Austrian clarinetist. He studied clarinet at the Innsbruck Conservatory with Walter Kefer and at the Vienna Music Academy with Peter Schmidl. He has performed with the Vienna State Opera, the Vi ...

clarinet, Laurenceau violin, Laszlo Fenyö cello, Oliver Triendl piano * Albéric Magnard: ''Trio pour piano'', ''Sonate pour violon'' with Maximilien Horning (cello) and Olivier Triendl (piano). * Prokoviev's ''Concerto for violin n° 2'' with the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse conducted by

(

Naïve Records Naïve Records is a French independent record label based in Paris, specializing in electronic music, pop music, jazz and classical music. Founding and expansion It was founded in 1998 by Patrick Zelnik, former CEO of Virgin France, Gilles Paire ...

). * Brahms' Sonatas, with Johan Farjot () / 5 diapason * Mozart's Quatuor et Quintette avec hautbois * André Gedalge: Instrumental pieces and mélodies * Durosoir: musique pour violon et piano * Quintette by César Franck and Piano Quartet Op. 30 by Ernest Chausson, with the Musique Oblique Ensemble (Alphée, ffff Télérama, choc du Monde de la Musique) * G. Fauré's Piano Quartet and ''

La Bonne Chanson La Bonne Chanson is a Canadian publishing and independent record label that is "dedicated to the dissemination of French and French-Canadian songs of quality". It was founded in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada Canada is a country in ...

'', with the ensemble Contraste and Karine Deshayes (Zig-zag Territoires). * ''Masques'', complete chamber music by Karol Beffa, with the ensemble Contrast (Triton). * ''Café 1930'', tangos by Piazzolla, Gardel... with the Ensemble Contraste (Zig-zag Territoires).

References

External links

Entretien with Geneviève Laurenceau

Discography
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Les chanteurs d'oiseaux, Shani Diluka, Geneviève Laurenceau
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