"A truly pure talent" The Financial Times
"The new viola Hero" Le Monde
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Upcoming Concerts
JANUARY 19, 2023 20:30
Insula Orchestra
La Seine Musicale
Paris, France
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante (original version in 430Hz and gut strings)
Laurence Equilbey, conductor
Alexandra Conunova, violin
JANUARY 20, 2023 20:30
Insula Orchestra
La Seine Musicale
Paris, France
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante (original version in 430Hz and gut strings)
Laurence Equilbey, conductor
Alexandra Conunova, violin
JANUARY 22, 2023 18:30
Insula Orchestra
Théâtre de L'Archipel
Perpignan, France
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante (original version in 430Hz and gut strings)
Laurence Equilbey, conductor
Alexandra Conunova, violin
JANUARY 24, 2023 20:30
Insula Orchestra
La Coursive Scène Nationale
La Rochelle, France
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante (original version in 430Hz and gut strings)
Laurence Equilbey, conductor
Alexandra Conunova, violin
JANUARY 29, 2023 11:00
Frères et Soeurs
Théâtre des Champs-Elysées
Paris, France
Schubert: Quatuor n° 12 op. posth. D. 713 « Quartettsatz »
Webern: Mouvement lent pour quatuor à cordes « Langsamer Satz »
Brahms: Quintette pour clarinette et cordes op. 115
Deborah Nemtanu, violon
Sarah Nemtanu, violon
Christian-Pierre La Marca, violoncelle
Florent Pujuila, clarinette
JANUARY 31, 2023 20:00
Bürgenstock Festival
Kaufleuten Klubsaal
Zurich, Switzerland
Works by Rachmaninow, Tschaikowsky, Chopin, Poulenc, Schubert, Beethoven und Brahms
Alice Sara Ott, piano
Thomas Hampson, baritone
Ksenija Sidorova, accordion
Veronika Eberle, violin
Christian-Pierre La Marca, cello
Andreas Ottensamer, clarinet
José Gallardo, piano
FEBRUARY 01, 2023 18:30
Bürgenstock Festival
Hotel Villa Honegg
Honegg, Switzerland
Soulful East
P. I. Tchaikovsky: Valse sentimentale, F minor, op. 51/6
Sergei Prokofiev: Suite from Romeo and Juliet, op. 64
Alice Sara Ott, piano
Veronika Eberle, violin
José Gallardo, piano
Christian- Pierre La Marca, cello
Ksenija Sidorova, accordion
FEBRUARY 02, 2023 18:30
Bürgenstock Festival
Hotel Villa Honegg
Honegg, Switzerland
"À la française"
Alice Sara Ott, piano
Thomas Hampson, baritone
Ksenija Sidorova, accordion
Avi Avital, mandolin
Veronika Eberle, violin
Adrien La Marca, viola
Christian-Pierre La Marca, cello
Andreas Ottensamer, clarinet
José Gallardo, piano
FEBRUARY 04, 2023 17:30
Bürgenstock Festival
Hotel Villa Honegg
Honegg, Switzerland
From Bach to Brahms
Johannes Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor op. 25
Thomas Hampson, baritone
Ksenija Sidorova, accordion
Avi Avital, mandolin
Veronika Eberle, violin
Adrien La Marca, viola
Christian-Pierre La Marca, cello
José Gallardo, piano
FEBRUARY 22, 2023 19:00
Hemsing Festival
Aurdal Church
Aurdal, Norway
Mendelssohn: String Octet
Eldbjørg Hemsing, violin
Ragnhild Hemsing, violin
Truls Mørk, cello
Goldmund Quartet, string quartet
FEBRUARY 24, 2023 18:00
Hemsing Festival
Aurdal Church
Aurdal, Norway
Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht
Eldbjørg Hemsing, violin
Ragnhild Hemsing, violin
Christoph Vandory, viola
Truls Mørk, cello
Andreas Brantelid, cello
FEBRUARY 25, 2023 20:30
Hemsing Festival
Frikar
Aurdal, Norway
Schumann: Piano Quintet op. 44
Eldbjørg Hemsing, violin,
Ragnhild Hemsing, violin
Truls Mørk, cello
Martin Stadtfeldt, piano
FEBRUARY 26, 2023 12:00
Hemsing Festival
Aurdal Church
Aurdal, Norway
Vaughan Williams: Piano Quintet in C minor
Ragnhild Hemsing, violin
Andreas Brantelid, cello
Nicky Schwartz, double-bass
Anna Fedorova, piano
MARCH 12, 2023 20:00
CSO ADA Concert Hall
Ankara, Turkey
Schubert: Octet
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
Wigmore Soloists
MARCH 28, 2023 20:00
Philharmonie de Paris
Paris, France
Fanny Hensel: String Quartet
Felix Mendelssohn/Aribert Reimann « ...oder soll es Tod bedeuten? »Schubert: Octet
Michael Baremboim, violin
Mohamed Hiber, violin
Astrig Siranossian, cello
Elena Bashkirova, piano
Pascal Moraguès, clarinet
Mojca Erdmann, soprano
MARCH 29, 2023 20:00
Philharmonie de Paris
Paris, France
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Quintet
Michael Baremboim, violin
Mohamed Hiber, violin
Astrig Siranossian, cello
Elena Bashkirova, piano
Pascal Moraguès, clarinet
Mojca Erdmann, soprano
APRIL 16, 2023 17:00
Grand Théâtre de Provence
Festival de Pâques
Aix-en-Provence, France
Johann Sebastian Bach : Concerto brandebourgeois n° 3 en sol majeur, BWV 1048
/ Concerto pour deux claviers en do mineur, BWV 1060
Antonio Vivaldi : Concerto n° 10 en si mineur pour quatre violons, violoncelle et cordes, RV. 580
/ Concerto n° 4 en mi mineur pour quatre violons et cordes, RV. 549
/ Concerto n° 8 en la mineur pour deux violons et cordes, RV. 522
Renaud Capuçon, Alexandra Conunova, Emmanuel Coppey, Mohamed Hiber,
Manon Galy, Raphaëlle Moreau, Cosima Soulez Larivière, Bilal Alnemr, Eva Zavaro, violin
Léa Hennino, Manuel Vioque-Judde, Paul Zientara, viola
Julia Hagen, Olivia Gay, Anastasia Kobekina, Yan Levionnois, Edgar Moreau,
Aurélien Pascal, Bruno Philippe, Maxime Quennesson, cello
Lorraine Campet, doublebass
Céline Frisch, harpsicord
David Kadouch, Guillaume Bellom, piano
APRIL 19, 2023 20:00
Hong Kong City Hall
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Mozart: Trio for Viola, Clarinet & Piano in E-flat, K498, “Kegelstatt”
Prokofiev/Borisovsky: Romeo and Juliet, Op 64
Schumann: Fairy Tales (Märchenerzählungen) for Viola, Clarinet & Piano, Op 132
Raphaël Sévère, clarinet
Colleen Lee, piano
APRIL 22, 2023 20:00
Hong Kong City Hall
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Béla Bartók : Viola Concerto
Max Bruch: Double Concerto for Viola and Clarinet
Raphaël Sévère : "Phoenix" for viola and Clarinet (Asian Premiere)
Wing-Sie Yip, conductor
Raphaël Sévère, clarinet
Hong-Kong Sinfonietta
MAY 5, 2023 20:00
Frauenkirche
Dresden, Germany
Schumann: Adagio und Allegro op.70
Brahms: « Deine Blaues Auge » op.59 n.8
Brahms: « O wüsst ich doch den Weg zurück » op.63 n.8
Brahms: Sonata op.120 n.1
Rachmaninov: Cello Sonata op.19 (arr. Adrien La Marca)
Tanguy De Williencourt, piano
MAY 20, 2023 19:00
Beethovenhaus
Bonn, Germany
Ludwig van Beethoven, Streichquintett D-Dur op. 29
Peter I. Tschaikowsky, Streichsextett d-Moll op. 70 "Souvenir de Florence"
Daniel Hope, violin,
Pinchas Zucherman, violin
Michael Baremboim, viola
Amanda Forsyth, cello
Josephine Knight, cello
MAY 21, 2023 17:00
Kammermusik am Hochrhein
Gailingen, Germany
Schumann: Adagio und Allegro op.70
Brahms: « Deine Blaues Auge » op.59 n.8
Brahms: « O wüsst ich doch den Weg zurück » op.63 n.8
Brahms: Sonata op.120 n.1
Rachmaninov: Cello Sonata op.19 (arr. Adrien La Marca)
Alexander Krichel, piano
JUNE 1, 2023 20:00
La Vague Classique
Six-Fours-Les-Plages, France
Brahms: Sonata op.120 n.1
Prokofiev/Borisovsky: Romeo and Juliet, Op 64
Rachmaninov: Cello Sonata op.19 (arr. Adrien La Marca)
Sunwook Kim, piano
JUNE 10, 2023 15:00
Intonations Festival
Kühlhaus Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Schumann Klavierquintett Es-Dur op. 44
Marc Bouchkov, violin
Kathrin Rabus, violin
Ivan Karizna, cello
Elena Bashkirova, piano
JUNE 10, 2023 19:30
Intonations Festival
Kühlhaus Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Dmitri Schostakowitsch 2 Stücke für Streichoktett
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Oktett Es-Dur op. 20
Marc Bouchkov, violin
Kathrin Rabus, violin
Madeleine Carruzzo, viola
Tim Park, cello
Ivan Karizna, cello
JUNE 11, 2023 19:00
Kultur Rockt SommerFestival
Sundern, Germany
Schumann: Adagio und Allegro op.70
Brahms: « Deine Blaues Auge » op.59 n.8
Brahms: « O wüsst ich doch den Weg zurück » op.63 n.8
Brahms: Sonata op.120 n.1
Rachmaninov: Cello Sonata op.19 (Arr. Adrien La Marca)
Alexander Krichel, piano
JUNE 15, 2023 20:00
Festival Piano à Riom
Riom, France
Kodaly : Adagio
Brahms : Quatuor avec piano n° 1 en sol mineur op. 25
Barnabás Kelemen, violin
Henri Demarquette, cello
Suzana Bartal, piano
JULY 4, 2023 20:00
Klavier-Festival Ruhr
Robert-Schumann-Saal im Kunstpalast
Düsseldorf, Germany
Anton Webern : Langsamer Satz
Robert Schumann : Piano Quintet op. 44
César Franck : Piano Quintet in F minor
Mohamed Hiber, violin
Irène Duval, violin
Edgar Moreau, cello
Khatia Buniatishvili, piano
JULY 6, 2023 20:00
Rheingau Musik Festival
kING Kultur- und Kongresshalle
Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany
Anton Webern : Langsamer Satz
Robert Schumann : Piano Quintet op. 44
César Franck : Piano Quintet in F minor
Mohamed Hiber, violin
Irène Duval, violin
Edgar Moreau, cello
Khatia Buniatishvili, piano
JULY 8, 2023 19:30
Festspiele Europäische Wochen Passau
Osterhofen-Altenmarkt, Germany
Ludwig van Beethoven : Septett Es-Dur op. 20
Sebastian Manz, clarinet
Dag Jensen, fagott
Felix Klieser, horn
Franziska Hölscher, violin
Andrei Ionita, cello
Alexander Edelmann, doublebass
JULY 9, 2023 19:00
Fränkischer Sommer Festival
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
Ludwig van Beethoven : Septett Es-Dur op. 20
Late night concert Jazz/Klezmer arrangements
Sebastian Manz, clarinet
Dag Jensen, fagott
Felix Klieser, horn
Franziska Hölscher, violin
Andrei Ionita, cello
Dominik Wagner, doublebass
Danae Dörken, piano
JULY 15, 2023 19:00
Festival Academy Budapest
Liszt Academy, Grand Hall
Budapest, Hungary
Schubert: Gesang der Geister über den Wasser
Szent Efrém Férfikar, choir
Kokas Katalin, viola
Kian Soltani, cello
Vashti Mimosa Hunter, cello
Fejérvári Zsolt, double bass
JULY 17, 2023 15:00
Festival Academy Budapest
Budapest Music Center
Budapest, Hungary
Pertis Jenő: Duo for folk recorder and viola
Pertis Szabolcs, folk recorder
JULY 17, 2023 19:00
Festival Academy Budapest
Budapest Music Center
Budapest, Hungary
Kurtág György: Signs, Games and Messages – excerpts for solo viola
Balogh Máté: Pertisiáda (creation)
Kelemen Barnabás,violin
Christian-Pierre La Marca, cello
Fejérvári Zsolt, double bass
Reto Bieri, clarinet
Lukács Miklós, cimbalom
JULY 18, 2023 10:00
Festival Academy Budapest
Hungarian National Museum
Budapest, Hungary
Mozart: Flute Quartet No. 1 in D major, K. 285
Kelemen Barnabás, violin
Jacques Zoon, flute
Iseut Chuat, cello
JULY 18, 2023 14:00
Festival Academy Budapest
House of Terror Museum
Budapest, Hungary
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110
Boris Brovtsyn, Kokas Katalin, violins
Kokas Dóra, cello
JULY 22, 2023 19:30
Festival Incontri in Terra di Siena - La Foce
Chiesa del Triano
Montefollonico, Italy
L. Boccherini Guitar Quintet n. 4 in D ‘Fandango’
Vadim Gluzman, violin
Sarah Christian, violin
Antonio Lysy, cello
Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, guitar
Alessio Bax, piano
JULY 23, 2023 19:30
Festival Incontri in Terra di Siena - La Foce
Cortile
Chiarentana, Italy
R. Schumann Märchenbilder for viola and piano op. 133
R. Schumann Piano Quintet in E flat, op. 44
Vadim Gluzman, violin
Sarah Christian, violin
Antonio Lysy, cello
Alessio Bax, piano
JULY 27, 2023 19:30
Festival Internacional de Mùsica de Marvão (FIMM)
Marvão, Portugal
Schubert: String Quintet in C major D 956
Schubert: String Trio in B-flat major D 471
Christoph Poppen, violin
Yamei Yu, violin
Raphaela Gromes, cello
Manuel Fischer-Dieskau, cello
JULY 30, 2023 19:00
Festival Ondes Classiques
Chatelaillon-Plage, France
Schumann: Adagio und Allegro op.70
Brahms: « Deine Blaues Auge » op.59 n.8
Brahms: « O wüsst ich doch den Weg zurück » op.63 n.8
Brahms: Sonata op.120 n.1
Rachmaninov: Cello Sonata op.19 (arr. Adrien La Marca)
Gaspard Dehaene, piano
AUGUST 2, 2023 19:30
Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival
Pronstorf, Germany
Rebecca Clarke: Dumka für Violine, Viola und Klavier
Anton Dvorak: Piano quintet n.2 op. 81
Daniel Hope, violin
Ava Bahari, violin
Camille Thomas, cello
Simon Crawford-Phillips, piano
AUGUST 3, 2023 19:30
Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival
Wotersen, Germany
Rebecca Clarke: Dumka für Violine, Viola und Klavier
Anton Dvorak: Piano quintet n.2 op. 81
Daniel Hope, violin
Ava Bahari, violin
Camille Thomas, cello
Simon Crawford-Phillips, piano
AUGUST 4, 2023 19:30
Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival
Altenhof, Germany
Rebecca Clarke: Dumka für Violine, Viola und Klavier
Anton Dvorak: Piano quintet n.2 op. 81
Daniel Hope, violin
Ava Bahari, violin
Camille Thomas, cello
Simon Crawford-Phillips, piano
AUGUST 13-19, 2023
Elma Music Days Festival
Tel Aviv, Israel
Glazunov string quintet op 97
Schumann Märchenerzählungen op.132
Mozart String Quartet No.15 in D minor K.421/417b
Schönberg Verklarte Nacht
Dvorák String Quartet No.14 op.105
Guy Braunstein, violin
Zvi Plesser, cello
other musicians TBC
SEPTEMBER 1-7, 2023
Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival (JCMF)
Jerusalem, Israel
Repertoire and Artists TBC
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 20:00
Stresa Festival
Stresa, Italy
Mozart: Sinfonia concertante K 364
Julien Chauvin, violin and conductor
Le Concert de La Loge orchestra
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 20:00
Reger 150 Tour
Weiden, Germany
Reger: Piano quartet in A minor / String trio in A minor
Veronika Eberle, violin
Quirine Viersen, cello
Markus Becker, piano
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 20:00
Reger 150 Tour
Düsseldorf, Germany
Reger: Piano quartet in A minor / String trio in A minor
Veronika Eberle, violin
Quirine Viersen, cello
Markus Becker, piano
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 20:00
Reger 150 Tour
Elbphilharmonie
Hamburg, Germany
Reger: Piano quartet in A minor / String trio in A minor
Veronika Eberle, violin
Quirine Viersen, cello
Markus Becker, piano
SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 20:00
Reger 150 Tour
Hannover, Germany
Reger: Piano quartet in A minor / String trio in A minor
Veronika Eberle, violin
Quirine Viersen, cello
Markus Becker, piano
OCTOBER 1, 2023 20:00
Reger 150 Tour
Donauwörth, Germany
Reger: Piano quartet in A minor / String trio in A minor
Veronika Eberle, violin
Quirine Viersen, cello
Markus Becker, piano
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Biography
Hailed by The Financial Times as « a truly pure talent » and described by Le Monde as « a new viola hero », Adrien La Marca’s playing is characterised by a depth of expression, technical mastery and a sound with rich, deep, burnished quality. Gifted with a charismatic stage presence and ability to create an immediate emotional connection with his audience, Adrien La Marca is considered as one of today's most compelling musicians.
As a soloist, La Marca has performed with renowned Orchestras such as Orchestre National de France, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France, Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra (MDR), Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hong-Kong Sinfonietta, Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège (artist in residence for 2018-19 season), Insula Orchestra, Les Siècles, Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Orchestre de Metz and more.
Named "New Soloist of the year 2014" by French Victoires de la Musique, La Marca has since then performed in prestigious venues such as Paris Philharmonie, London Barbican Center and Wigmore Hall, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Berlin Konzerthaus, Vienna Musikverein, Auditorium du Louvre, Schloss Elmau, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Théâtre de la Ville de Paris, Salle Gaveau, Mecklenburg Vorpommern, and Schubertiades Hohenems.
His first album, « English Delight », released in 2016 for the Label La Dolce Volta, has been highly praised by the press (The Strad, Gramophone, Strings Magazine, Le Monde, Le Figaro, Diapason, Classica, etc. ) and awarded Diapason d'OR, FFFF Telerama, Coup de Coeur FNAC, France Musique, Radio Classique and Gramophone’s choice. His latest recording project include Walton Viola Concerto with Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, a World Premiere of Gwenaël Mario Grisi’s Viola Concerto written for him and Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet. It is the first time this has been recorded for solo viola and orchestra.
Born in Aix-en-Provence, France in 1989 to a family of musicians, Adrien La Marca began playing piano and viola at the age of 4. He entered Paris Conservatoire at 16 and studied with Jean Sulem. He completed his studies in Leipzig with Tatjana Masurenko and further in Berlin with Tabea Zimmermann. During his studies, Adrien was regularly invited to take part in different Musical Academies and had the opportunity to work with inspiring musicians including Seiji Ozawa, Valery Gergiev, Gidon Kremer, Andras Schiff and Menahem Pressler. In 2016, La Marca was the first classical musician to receive the prestigious “Fondation Lagardère” Grant. He is a winner of the “Fondation Banque Populaire” and supported by “L’Or du Rhin” and the "Safran" Foundation. La Marca has additionally won numerous prizes in international competitions including William Primrose Competition, Lionel Tertis Competition and Johannes Brahms Competition.
La Marca plays an outstanding viola by Nicola Bergonzi made in Cremona in 1780, on generous loan from the Boubo-Music Foundation.
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