A leading figure of the viola in France and around the world, G\u00e9rard Causs\u00e9 has developed, alongside a solo career\u2014both in recital and as a concert artist with the greatest conductors and the most prestigious ensembles\u2014a chamber music activity widely acclaimed for the musical generosity of someone who, since Mozart, sees himself as a \u201cbridge\u201d between the low and high voices of the string quartet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A sought-after partner of the greatest artists\u2014Gidon Kremer (The Seven Last Words of Christ<\/em> by Haydn), Dmitry Sitkovetsky (world premiere of Sitkovetsky\u2019s transcription of Bach\u2019s Goldberg Variations<\/em>), Mischa Maisky, Michel Portal, Paul Meyer, Fran\u00e7ois-Ren\u00e9 Duch\u00e2ble, Renaud Capu\u00e7on, Franck Braley, Nicholas Angelich\u2014G\u00e9rard Causs\u00e9 has influenced several generations of musicians through his unique playing and his charisma, inspiring many to choose the viola as their true calling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n His championing of contemporary repertoires, beginning with the founding of the Ensemble Intercontemporain\u2014where Pierre Boulez appointed him principal violist\u2014has been matched by his innovative teaching work, recognized from the Paris Conservatory to the Escuela Reina Sof\u00eda in Madrid, as well as through numerous masterclasses in Verbier, Salzburg, Siena, Villecroze, Lisbon, Havana, and Caracas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As conductor and musical director of the Toulouse Chamber Orchestra and the Camerata of the Caja Duero Foundation in Salamanca, G\u00e9rard Causs\u00e9 embodies all the dimensions of an extraordinary violist\u2019s life\u2014reflected in a discography of over 60 recordings released by major labels, all acclaimed by both critics and the public. Among them, his recent transcription of Bach\u2019s Cello Suites for viola, interwoven with poems by Rilke read by Laurent Terzieff, on the Erato label.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":9837,"template":"","discipline":[106],"class_list":["post-10042","teacher","type-teacher","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","discipline-alto-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n