“I was born in Switzerland in 2009, I started playing the cello at the age of 5 and a half with G. Leclerc, then with Emmanuelle Goffart at the Conservatoire de Lausanne. From the age of 8, I won national and international competitions and had the chance to play for many regional concerts. At the age of 9, I joined the Ministrings group of the Lausanne Conservatory (directed by T. Strinning and B. Batt), which allowed me to develop my skills in stage expression and improvisation and to give concerts in many countries. I love music so much that I also play other instruments for pleasure: oboe, violin, ukulele, guitar, piano etc.
I like a lot of music of different styles, but mainly classical, jazz and traditional (Celtic) music. For example, I like very much Handel’s concerto grosso and the concerto in B for oboe by A. Marcello.
If it’s a normal day, I start my practice with technical exercises (empty strings, scales, arpeggios) and then I work on my pieces. Normally, I work between 2 and 4 hours a day.
I practice my pieces more and more, I start slowly, then faster. When the piece is ready, I thread the pieces like for the concert or the competition. I also practice with accompaniment, to know perfectly my entries and the piano/orchestra part. I also use visualization before going to bed and in the car for example.
Currently, my teacher is Denis Severin at Zakhar Bron Zurich. I wanted to work with him after I met him during the masterclass SOMAK academy in Biel in 2020. It was also on this occasion that I had the chance to play as a soloist with an orchestra for the first time (Budweis, dir. D. Svec)! We got along well right away and I liked his way of working. I feel very privileged to be his student.
I have so many dreams at the moment, that they are always changing! At the moment I would like to work with Rega as an air rescuer.
I couldn’t choose, because I would like to support them all! I especially like the protection of the planet and the animals…”