Programme

J. Brahms (1833 – 1897)                           Sonata no. 1 in E Minor op. 38                                                                  

L. van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)              Sonata no. 3 in A Major op. 68                                                                    

Céline Dussaud was born to musician parents and she naturally gravitated towards an artistic career. From an early age, she developed a passion for ensemble music and the violoncello. She attended conservatories in the Paris region, specifically in Aubervilliers and Boulogne-Billancourt, before winning numerous First Prizes at the Nîmes Conservatory in cello, chamber music, and sight-reading. She continued to enhance her instrumental skills under the guidance of Boris Baraz, a member of the ‘Moscow Soloists’, while simultaneously attending the CEFEDEM in Lyon, where she earned her State Diploma in 1996. From 1992 to 2008, she was engaged as a musician at the Nîmes Theatre and later with the Languedoc Opera Company. During this period, she also served as principal cellist of the Franco-Swiss orchestra Contrepoint. Since 2008, she has held the position of principal cellist with the Béziers Méditerranée Orchestra. She also performs with the Alès Symphonia and the Nîmes Orchestra. Additionally, she is the cellist for the Trio-Carrée and the La Domitienne Quartet. She is a member of the Bogen Quartet as well as the Trio Entrecordes, a group specialising in Argentine tango.

Jean-Sébastien Taillefer began his musical studies at the Conservatories of Blois and later Tours, under the guidance of Danielle Brion and Bernard Job. After winning numerous First Prizes in Piano, Chamber Music, and Musical Analysis, he was admitted to the Centre d’Études Supérieures de Musique et de Danse in Toulouse, where he earned his State Diploma as a piano teacher. His encounters with renowned artists such as Jacques Rouvier, Boris Berezovsky, and Tyrone Downie enriched his piano repertoire and led him to explore a wide range of sonic landscapes, spanning from early music to contemporary styles. In 2004, he served as a rehearsal pianist for the filming of the DVD Les pianos de la nuit at the International Piano Festival of La Roque d’Anthéron. In 2014, he joined the Orchestre de Chambre des Cévennes as a soloist as well as a continuo player. Between 2016 and 2020, he joined several contemporary music ensembles, including ‘Mister Shine’, with whom he won the ACFA talent competition in Montpellier. Currently a tenured professor at the Petite Camargue Intercommunal Music School, he continues to participate in numerous artistic projects in the south of France.

*This concert starts at 8.30pm.