CAMILLE THOMAS A new star of the cello is discovered. Jens Rasmussen, DR Radio Denmark 2014

Nominated as Newcomer of the the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Alongside her activities as a soloist, niscences » will be dedicated to pleting advanced studies (Konzer- year 2014 by the French-Grammys the Victoria Hall in , the she has a passion for chamber mu- French music and will be released in texam) with Wolfgang-Emmanuel ‘ Les Victoires de la Musique’, the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, sic. In 2011 and 2012 she was selec- the Fall 2016 for the label La Dolce Schmidt at the Hochschule für Franco- Belgian cellist Camille Tho- Jerusalem Music Center and the ted to participate in Seiji Ozawa’s Volta and with the pianist Julien Musik Franz Liszt in . mas was chosen by Musiq’3 - RTBF Konzerthaus. International Music Academy in Libeer. to represent at the Euro- . She is also regularly pean Broadcasting Union Compe- She regularly appears as a soloist invited to play with such chamber Her concerts are regularly broad- Camille is very grateful for the tition, where she was awarded the with orchestras such as Sinfonia music partners as the Alfama and casted on international radios and generous support she has received 1st price and named “New Talent of Varsovia, the Philharmonie Baden- Girard Quartets, Beatrice Berrut, TV such as Radio , Espace from a number of foundations, the Year 2014”. Baden, the Brussels Philharmonic Julien Libeer, Beatrice Rana, Loren- 2, DR Danemark, Musi ‘3-RTBF, including the Fondation Banque Orchestra, the Slovak Radio Sym- zo Gatto, Solenne Païdassi, Hrachya Deutscher Rundfunk or Arte, TF1, Populaire Natixis, Fondation Bleus- She has won numerous prizes at phony Orchestra, the Orchestre Avanesyan or also Frank Braley, France Télévision, Canal9. She is tein-Blanchet pour la Vocation, national and international com- Symphonique de Bretagne, the Gérard Caussé, Menahem Pressler... invited to particpate in the TV show DAAD, Villa Musica, AMOPA, Live- petitions, including the Seventh La Baule Symphonic, the United presented by Rolando Villazon on MusicNow, the Carl Flesch Akade- Antonio Janigro International Nations Orchestra, the Cappella Her debut album « A Century of Arte « Stars von Morgen » in 2015. mie, and the Sinfonima Stiftung Competition in , the Yamaha Orchestra Academica of Berlin.. Russian Colors » for the label Fuga . Music Foundation of Europe Strings under the baton of conductors such Libera (Outhere) released in May Camille studied in Frans Helmer- Competition, the Edmont Baert as Theodor Guschlbauer, Darrell 2013 has been very well received son’s class at the Hochschule für CT plays a magnificent instrument Competition and the Léopold Bel- Ang, Jean-Christophe Ferreaux, by the international press (Choix Musik Hanns Eisler in Berlin, after by Ferdinand Gagliano (Napoli, lan Competition. Pavel Baleff, Kriistina Poska or de , 5* Volkskrant working with Marcel Bardon and 1788), the «Château Pape-Clé- She is a regular guest at leading Antoine Marguier... and 4* La Libre Belgique, Klara 10 in and Stephan ment», on a generous loan from venues such as the , Beste). Her next recording « Rémi- Forck in Berlin. Camille is now com- Bernard Magrez. Photo Arnaud roberti PROGRAMME SUGGESTIONS

Cello & piano

REMINISCENCES Romantic composers with pianist Julien Libeer with pianists Henri Barda of Fabrizio Chiovetta DUPARC L’invitation au voyage (arr.) MENDELSSOHN Songs Without Words, op.109 (arr.) FAURE Sicilienne - Papillon - Élégie SCHUMANN Fantasiestücke, op.73 SCHUBERT Arpeggione Sonata, D.871 CHOPIN Etude en c sharp minor, op.25 n°7 (arr. ) - BRAHMS Sonata in e minor, op.38 SAINT-SAENS Serenade - The Swan FRANCK Sonata for cello and piano in A major

West-Eastern Divan by Goethe with pianist Violoncelle seul SCHUBERT Suleika I, Ostwind, D.720 (arr.) SCHUMANN Myrthen op.25 n.1 (arr.) around Pablo Casals MENDELSSOHN - Suleika op. 34 no. 4 (arr.) CASALS El cant dels ocells SCHUBERT Arpeggione Sonata, D.871 J.S. BACH, Cello Suite n°2, BWV.1008 - YSAŸE Sonata for cello, op.18 RACHMANINOFF Danse Orientale op.2 CASSADO Cello Suite BLOCH Jewish life FAZIL SAY Sonata Photo Arnaud roberti REPERTOIRE Cello Concertos

J.S. BACH 6 suites, BWV.1007-1012 C.P.E. BACH 3 concertos SHOSTAKOVICH Concerto n°1, op. 107 BRITTEN Suite, op.72 BEETHOVEN Triple Concerto, op.56 Concerto n°2, op.126 CRUMB Sonata BLOCH Schelomo “Rhapsodie hébraïque” TCHAIKOVSKY Variations on a Rococo Theme, DUTILLEUX Trois Strophes sur le nom de Sacher Prayer op.33 GABRIELLI Ricercar VII BRAHMS Double concerto for violin & Pezzo capriccioso HINDEMITH Sonata, op.25 n°3 cello, op.102 VIVALDI Concerto in D major, RV.403 KODALY Sonata, op.8 BRUCH Kol Nidrei, op. 47 Concerto in b falt minor, LIGETI Sonata Canzone RV.424 LUTOSLAWSKI Sacher Variations Ave Maria Concerto «La Notte», RV.439 REGER Suite n°2, op.131b, Suite n°3, op.131c Keltische Weisen WEINBERG Concerto in d minor, op.43 Andante con variazioni DVORAK Concerto in b minor, op.104 YSAŸE Sonata, op.28 Waldesruhe  ELGAR Concerto in e minor, op.85 Cello & piano HAYDN Concerto in C major n°1 Concerto in D major n°2 Auerbach, Bach, Beethoven, Boccherini, Bloch, KABALEWSKY Concerto n°1, op.49 Brahms, Britten, Chopin, shostakovich, Davidov, Concerto n°2, op.77 Debussy, Fauré, Franck, Glazounov, Ginastera, LALO Concerto, op.33 Grieg, Jongen, Schubert, Kabalevsky, Janacek, Liszt, PROKOVIEV Sinfonia concertante, op.125 Magnard, Martinu, Paganini, Piazzolla, Pierné, SAINT-SAËNS Concerto n°1, op.33 Popper, Ponce, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Concerto n°2, op.119 Saint-Saëns, Schumann, Stravinsky, Vivaldi SCHUMANN Concerto in a minor, op.129 detailed list of works on request Photo Peter Brenkus Photo Peter DISCOGRAPHY

«The glimmering high register, this vast a real heart-on-sleeve Sonata, yet these Cellist Camille Thomas with Wagschal, array of nuances and this bow full of ardour artists control the emotional pacing a dedicated partnership, shine in this find a material of choice in the imposing expertly, with a brisk and exciting Allegro score, communicating passion and vita- sonata of Rachmaninov. Out of these four scherzando and an Andante that is lity from start to finish. Marked Sans hands springs a torrent of passion and a expressive yet eschews sentimentality.» lenteur the starkly beautiful opening generous expressivity. A very musical duo.» Joanne Talbot, The Strad, Sept. 2013. movement is played with proficiency and Bertrand Boissard, Diapason, October determination. 2013. «A warm, passionate and sophisticated The trio of Wagschal, Païdassi and Tho- interpretation of Rachmaninov’s cello mas play with impeccable ensemble and «The opportunity for both interpreters to sonata […] a fresh, spontaneous and eloquence throughout […] In 2014 the show a beautiful complicity and to give us technically astounding (ou mind-blowing centenary year of his death the chamber a deeply moving interpretation. » Etiennes au choix) version of the sonata of Ka- Comes, ResMusica, June 2013. music of Albéric Magnard is wonderfully balewski.» Bart Tijskens, Klara’s 10 beste, served by this new release on Timpani. Mei 2013. «Impressive duo […]. Musicality, technical Michael Cookson, MusicWebInternatio- LES SALONS DE MUSIQUE Albéric Magnard nal, Novembre 2014 perfection, generosity, freedom, these «These two young performers are full of A CENTURY OF RUSSIAN musicians have it all. This first CD is a power, in the musical conception of their with pianist Beatrice Berrut with pianist Laurent Wagschal and COLOURS happy discovery. » Martine D-Mergey, La program and their interpretation as in CD-compilation - Outhere/Arte, 2014 violinist Solenne Païdassi with pianist Beatrice Berrut Libre Belgique, July 2013. the sounds deployed on their respective A selection of the most beautiful moments Timpani, september 2014 Fuga Libera, 2013 instruments. They give themselve with of the show Les Salons de musique (Arte) Complete : «As a student of both Philippe Muller and bringing together artists such as Shani Rachmaninoff passion in this very beautiful music Sonata op.20 & Piano trio op.18 Frans Helmerson it is clear that award- where emotions burst forth in the rough. Diluka, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Sarah Nem- Sonata in g minor, op.19 winning French cellist Camille Thomas has […] Happiness listening to an exciting tanu, Henri Demarquette, Sarah Nemtanu, Kabalevski benefited from excellent tutoring. It’s no recording.» CD Coup de cœur de Sylviane Julie Fuchs… Sonata en B flat major, op.71 surprise then that in these warmly recorded Falcinelli, octobre 2013. Bloch, Prayer from Jewish life Auerbach, 7 Preludes (ext. of 24 Preludes, works her technical and musical readings are so impressive. The Rachmaninoff is op.47) PRESS SELECTION

[...] la violoncelliste Camille Thomas A new star of the cello is discovered. Camille Thomas thrilled us with a nous offrait un récital de violoncelle The young franco-belgian cellist, deep emotional sincerity, a technical solo au programme d’une rare charming and generous, gave an sovereignty and a great emotional intelligence entièrement dévolu extremely moving rendition of the maturity .Doris Kösterke, Allgemeine à la musique du XX° siècle. Par Shostakovich Cello Concerto n°1. Jens Zeitung, October 2012. (about a sa construction réfléchie comme Rasmussen, DR Radio Denmark, concert with Menahem Pressler in par l’engagement du jeu de la October 2014. Simmern, ). violoncelliste, ce voyage dans l’Europe du XX° siècle [...] parlait autant au Wonderful Camille Thomas, a cellist Emerging talent, the French Camille coeur qu’à l’esprit. Jean-Claude we are not done talking about… Thomas convinced with warmth and Hulot, ResMusica, April 2015. Serge Martin, Le Soir, july 2013. balance. Fascinating! Karl-Heinz Fischer, Badische neueste Tristan Pfaff accompagnait au piano Camille Thomas offers to the piece Nachrichten, July 2010. (about l’exceptionnelle Camille Thomas an impeccable technique, a full and Dvorak concerto with Baden-Baden dans une exploration virtuose du deep tone, but without excessive Philharmonie). violoncelle, alliant la diversité des thickness, and the expression of modes de jeu à un vibrato parfait a communicative romanticism. In Revelation 2010 of the ADAMI, who au service d’écritures musicales très the Sonata of Rachmaninov, the once again proved the high quality of singulières, jouées pour cette unique generosity Camille Thomas already the selection of their performers, the occasion. Émilien Moreau, Journal showed in the Brahms finds an young, Franco-Belgian cellist born in Zibeline, April 2015. even better use and demonstrate a 1988 is a refined musician, […] with a veritable personality. Simon Corley, fluid, intense, and very well-founded L’une des stars montantes de la Concertonet.com, July 2012. interpretation! Alain Cochard, musique classique. TF1, Juillet 2015 Concertclassic.com, November 2009. Photo Jean-Baptiste Millot Covers pictures Jean-Baptiste Millot Covers pictures

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