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ADRIEN LA MARCA

Adrien LA MARCA

Named ‘Solo Instrumental Discovery’ at the Victoires de la Musique in 2014, the

French violist Adrien LaMarca began his musical training at a very early age and soon

obtained the highest distinctions, including First Prize at the National Competition

for young violists in Lille. In 2008 he was invited to the International Music Academy

in Switzerland, where he frequented such musicians as Robert Mann, Pamela Frank,

Nobuko Imai, SadaoHarada and its founder Seiji Ozawa. In 2010, after completinghis

Master’s degree, he entered the postgraduate course (3e cycle) of the Conservatoire

National Supérieur in Paris and studied with Tatjana Masurenko at the Leipzig

Hochschule. He is currently pursuing advanced study with Tabea Zimmermann

at the prestigious Hanns Eisler Hochschule in Berlin, which he represented in the

National Competition of German Conservatories. To round off his musical training,

Adrien also receives guidance from Nobuko Imai, Kim Kashkashian, Hatto Beyerle

and Yuri Bashmet.

Adrien LaMarca already has a solid experience as a concert artist, as is demonstrated

by his regular participation in leading festivals. He has performed as a soloist with

the Leipzig Radio Orchestra (MDR Sinfonieorchester) and the Orchestre Les Siècles.

He is a member of the string quartet formed by Renaud Capuçon in homage to Adolf

Busch, which appears in the principal European venues. Among his chamber music

partners are Frank Braley, Michel Portal, David Kadouch, Adam Laloum and the

Ébène and Modigliani quartets.

Adrien has won scholarships from the Fondation L’Or du Rhin, the Fondation

d’Entreprise Banque Populaire and the Fondation Jean-Luc Lagardère (2014), and

plays amagnificent viola byGiovanni BattistaGuadagnini on loan fromthe Fondation

Zilber / Rampal.