Agnès Vesterman is a French classical cellist.
Life
Vesterman studied the
cello
The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a Bow (music), bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), t ...
in
Boulogne-Billancourt
Boulogne-Billancourt (; often colloquially called simply Boulogne, until 1924 Boulogne-sur-Seine, ) is a wealthy and prestigious Communes of France, commune in the Parisian area, located from its Kilometre zero, centre. It is a Subprefectures in ...
and then went to New York to study with
Harvey Shapiro.
Back from the United States, she joined the
Quatuor Arpeggione with whom she played thirteen years, from 1988 to 2001, all over the world.
In 2006 she formed a duo with
Garth Knox
Garth Knox (born 8 October 1956 in Dublin, Ireland) is a violist and composer who specializes in contemporary classical music and new music.
Biography
Knox was the youngest of four siblings, and although he was born in Ireland, he was raised in S ...
, violist and
viola d'amore
The viola d'amore (; Italian for "viol of love") is a 7- or 6- stringed musical instrument with sympathetic strings used chiefly in the baroque period. It is played under the chin in the same manner as the violin.
Structure and sound
The viol ...
player.
A second duo was created with cellist Patrick Langot.
With the painter
Étienne Yver, they create the duets "d'Yver" by
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 ...
,
Philippe Forget and
Régis Campo.
In March 2009, she recorded Philippe Forget's duets and suites for solo cello.
In April 2010, she recorded Olivier Greif's Sonata for two cellos ''La Bataille d'Azincourt''. For the past two years, she has also been playing sonata with pianist Jean-François Bouvery.
Vesterman is a professor at the
Conservatoire de Paris
The Conservatoire de Paris (), also known as the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue ...
and at the .
She is interested in different body practices: Alexander technique,
Taichi Chuan
Tai chi (), short for Tai chi ch'üan ( zh, s=太极拳, t=太極拳, first=t, p=Tàijíquán, labels=no), sometimes called "shadowboxing", is an internal Chinese martial art practiced for defense training, health benefits and meditation. Ta ...
, and their applications to the practice of
string instrument
String instruments, stringed instruments, or chordophones are musical instruments that produce sound from vibrating strings when a performer plays or sounds the strings in some manner.
Musicians play some string instruments by plucking the ...
s.
She practices improvisation in concert and also in relation to the image during film-concerts or theatrical creations.
Discography
* ''D'amore'', in duo with Garth Knox, ECM.
* Duet with Bertrand Giraud (piano), works by Kodaly, Janáček, Prokofief.
* ''Anima'',
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 ...
by Philippe Forget.
* ''The battle of Agincourt'' by Olivier Greif for two cellos.
* Bjuström Quartet, Ookpik.
References
External links
Personal website''Un temps de chien''Discography(
Discogs
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)
*
Agnès Vesterman(Cézame Music Agency)
Chopin Sonata Op. 65, 3rd movement, Agnès Vesterman, cello & Jean-François Bouvery, piano(YouTube)
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Date of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth unknown
Living people
French women classical cellists
21st-century French musicians
21st-century French women musicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century cellists