Raphaël Chrétien (born 17 February 1972 in Paris) is a French classical

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 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 of cello and

chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small numb ...

, he followed a cycle of training during which he met

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and Paul Tortelier. Raphaël Chrétien is the winner of several international competitions, including the 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,

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, the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, the

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and the Camerata Salzburg. He is also dedicatee and creator of several contemporary works by Nicolas Bacri, , Paul Méfano, Piotr Moss, , Alessandro Solbiati,

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, Iannis Xenakis ou Philippe Hersant. After having been professor at the Conservatory of Bordeaux and Caen, Raphaël Chrétien teaches at the Conservatoire de Paris. Raphaël Chrétien plays on a Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume of 1866.''Je joue depuis mes premiers prix toujours sur le même instrument : un Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume de 1866.'' ("Since my first prizes I have always been playing on the same instrument: a Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume of 1866,

Selected discography

* 2008: Édouard Lalo and

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, Sonatas for cello and piano - Olivier Peyrebrune, piano (15/17 février 2008, Ligia Digital) . * 2008: Jacques Offenbach, Duos for cellos -

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, cello (27–29 juin 2008, Ligia Digital Lidi 0302194-08) . * 2002:

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, Sonatas for cello and piano - Franz Michel, piano (12–14 November 2001, Daphénéo A 202). * 2000: Guy Ropartz and Henri Duparc, Sonatas for cello and piano - , piano (3–5 July 2000, Daphénéo A 010) . * Ginastera, Sonatas for cello and piano, op. 49, 12 American preludes, op. 12 - Franz Michel, piano (1999, Daphénéo) . * 1998: Jean Huré, Three sonatas for cello and piano - Maciej Pikulski, piano (2–4 September 1998, Daphénéo 9812) * 1997:

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, Caprices for cello solo (20 December 1996/20 January and 22 February 1997, Daphénéo 9704) . World premiere.

References

External links

Raphaël Chrétien's biography

Raphaël Chrétien
on France Musique
Official website

Trio Fractal Beethoven Serenade with Raphaël Chrétien as the cellist
on YouTube {{DEFAULTSORT:Chretien, Raphael French classical cellists 20th-century French musicians 21st-century French musicians 1972 births Musicians from Paris French music educators Living people Conservatoire de Paris alumni 20th-century cellists 21st-century cellists