Adrien Frasse-Sombet (born 7 July 1983 in

Ollioules Ollioules (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Var (département), Var Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region in southeastern France. It is a western suburb of Toulon. Population ...

in the

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) is a French classical cellist. He plays on a 1710

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Biography

Adrien Frasse-Sombet was born on 7 July 1983 in

, from mauriennais parents originating from the commune of

Saint-Alban-des-Villards Saint-Alban-des-Villards (; ) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. See also *Communes of the Savoie department The following is a list of the 273 Communes of France, communes of t ...

Savoie Savoie (; Arpitan: ''Savouè'' or ''Savouè-d'Avâl''; English: ''Savoy'' ) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Southeastern France. Located in the French Alps, its prefecture is Chambéry. In 2019, Savoie had a population o ...

. After revealing early gifts for cello at the and the , Adrien Frasse-Sombet improved his skills with Marcel Bardon before returning to his class at the where he obtained 5 years later unanimously a First Prize at the age of 14. After spending 1 year in the class of

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at the , he entered the

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in the class of

Philippe Muller Philippe Muller (born 20 April 1946, in Mulhouse) is a French cellist. Biography Philippe Muller (born 20 April 1946, in Mulhouse) is a French cellist and pedagogue. His first contact with the cello was under the guidance of Dominique Prete, ...

. He came out with a First Prize at the age of 18. A reckoned musician, he won many competitions such as the "Royaume de la Musique" at

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, the

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foundation, the "Prix du Forum International de Normandie", the golden medal at the "International Spring Festival in Korea". Adrien Frasse-Sombet has made a name for himself and worked with prestigious performers like Dimitry Markevich,

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(

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, Yale University, Canada), Michal Kanka. In

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, with Jean Mouillère and

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, Jean Dubé or Guo Gan, a famous

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player. Many composers wrote for him including or Giancarlo Crespeau and Denis Fremin. Anxious to make the cello better known and mediated, Adrien Frasse-Sombet has participated in numerous programs such as "Le Fou du Roi" on

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hosted by

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, and "dans la Cour des Grands" on

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. His repertory of interpretation is very broad, emphasizing his desire to surpass all the borders and musical genres. He has thus created a cello-only tour where he made known in a playful way the wide repertoire of the cello over time and different countries. He also created a show called "Violoncelle sur la voix" with the singer . In 2014, Adrien Frasse-Sombet was invited by the French Embassy in China for the Festival "Croisements" for numerous concerts at the

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in Zhuhai and Beijing to inaugurate in China the unprecedented duet with Chinese musician Guo Gan, symbolizing the fusion of cultures.

Musical trip with a cello in Maurienne

Since 2012, Adrien Frasse-Sombet has developed a project with the Savoie region of

Maurienne Maurienne (; ; ) is one of the provinces of Savoy, corresponding to the arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne in France. It is also the original name of the capital of the province, now Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne. Location The Maurienne val ...

, his home country, where he frequently plays for a large audience in order to share his art and convey his pleasure to play the cello.

Selected discography

*2005 : **

Grieg Edvard Hagerup Grieg ( , ; 15 June 18434 September 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is widely considered one of the leading Romantic era composers, and his music is part of the standard classical repertoire worldwide. His use of N ...

and

Rachmaninov Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff; in Russian pre-revolutionary script. (28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of ...

: sonatas for cello and piano. With Jean Dubé. Syrius, distribution Codaex *2014 : **

Frédéric Chopin Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; 1 March 181017 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period who wrote primarily for Piano solo, solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown ...

: last concert in Paris on 16 February 1848. With

, Gilles Henry, Julie Fuchs, and Xavier Le Maréchal, Soupir Editions *2015 : **Le Violoncelle sur la voix. With Dominique Magloire, Ediss-Nova Records

Références

External links

Official website

Adrien Frasse-Sombet
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''Un rondo à la neige. Un violoncelle en piste. Boccherini par A. Frasse-Sombet...''
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Frasse-Sombet Adrien - Violoncelliste

Live cello performance: Adrien Frasse-Sombet at TEDxHECParis
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