A champion of new repertoire and founding member of Ensemble Intercontemporain, French violist Gérard Caussé joins the faculty
Violist Gérard Caussé has joined the faculty of the Alfred Cortot School of Music in Paris.
On social media, the school described the violist as ’a major figure in the viola world in France and internationally.
’A renowned soloist, sought-after chamber musician, and partner of prestigious artists, he actively promotes contemporary music and practises influential teaching.’
The French violist was a founding member and solo viola of Pierre Boulez’s Ensemble Intercomtemporain. As a champion of new music, he has had over ten concertos written for him, and performed as a soloist of viola repertoire with orchestras worldwide. He has served as musical director of the Toulouse Chamber Orchestra and the Camerata of the Caja Duero Foundation in Salamanca.
As an educator, he has taught at institutions such as the Paris Conservatoire and the Reina Sofía School of Music in Madrid, as well as numerous masterclasses at festivals in Verbier, Salzburg, Siena, Villecroze, Lisbon, Havana, and Caracas.
Caussé has an extensive discography of over 60 recordings, including a recent transcription of Bach’s Cello Suites for viola, interwoven with poems by Rilke, recited by Laurent Terzieff, released by Erato.
He plays on a 1560 Gasparo da Salò viola.
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