Raphaël Oleg (born 8 September 1959) is a French

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, violist and

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Biography

Born in Paris, Raphaël Oleg is the son of composer Alexandre Oleg. He began playing the violin at the age of seven with Hélène Arnitz, then, at the age of twelve, entered the

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in the class of

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.. He also attended the lessons of

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of Maurice Crut and won his first prizes in 1976. He perfected his skills with

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in Geneva, took music analysis classes with

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, and then worked with Pierre Amoyal when he was a laureate of the

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(3rd prize, 1977),

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and Jean-Jacques Kantorow. In 1984, he was appointed a professor at the Fontainebleau Schools and in 1986, he was the first French to win the

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.. Since 1995 he has been teaching at the

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. He plays on a violin by the Lyon-based maker Jacques Fustier,Jacques Fustier
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'' made especially for him in 1987.

Premieres

* Renaud Gagneux, Concerto for violin (1999) * Ivo Malec, ''Ottava alta'' (1995) * Serge Nigg, Concerto for violin n°2 (2000) * Philippe Racine, Concerto for violin (2001)

Honours

* 1997: prize of the Del Duca Foundation * Chevalier des Arts et Lettres

Bibliography

References

External links

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