Brice Catherin

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Brice Catherin, cello with BACH bow

Brice Catherin (born October 16, 1981 in Brussels , Belgium ) is a French composer and cellist .

Career

Catherin studied cello at the Haute Ecole de Musique in Swiss Lausanne at Marc Jaermann , and graduated in the year of 2004. At the same time he studied composition at the Haute École de Musique in Geneva with Michael Jarrell , Luis Naón and Éric Daubresse . He received his diploma in 2005. The following year he studied with Roland Moser at the University of Music in Basel .

From 2005 Brice Catherin gave concerts as a cellist, composer and improviser in Europe, Japan, Russia, Iceland and Canada. He composed about 80 works for soloists and also for large ensembles, with a performance duration of ten minutes to ten hours. He commissioned other composers to write works for cello and ensembles for him, including Dror Feiler , Christian Rosset , Evis Sammoutis , Patricia Bosshard , Baudoin de Jaer , Abby Swidler , Jacques Demierre , Arash Yazdani and Ludovic Thirvaudey .

Catherin also worked with artists from various disciplines: dancers ( Foofwa d'Imobilité , Corina Pia , Judith Desse ), writers ( Karelle Ménine ), actors ( Delphine Rosay ), resigeurs ( David Bestue and Marc Vives , David OReilly (artist) ) and Illustrators ( Yuichi Yokoyama )

As an improviser, he is known for his concept of “improvisation laboratories”, which focuses on “forced” improvisations, such as “play an instrument you don't know”, “play a building”, “improvise music for a cartoon” or "Combine baroque music with free improvisation".

Own compositions for cello with round arch

  • Sequences (2015)
  • Mountain (2015)
  • Winterreise for cello and ensemble (2010)
  • Transfigured Night for cello and ensemble (2012)

Discography

  • 2007 - Opus 69 (with illustrator Baladi, la cafetière)
  • 2008 - Guns'n'noises (with Bristophe, limited edition, akouphène)
  • 2009 - Nos meilleurs Stockhausen (live recording of four works by Stockhausen from the seven days , insubordinations netlabel)
  • 2012 - Dismissed Frankenstein - Bristophe (Pan y Rosas)
  • 2012 - Winter trip - Brice Catherin (Pan y Rosas)
  • 2012 - Number 3 - Brice Catherin (Pan y Rosas)
  • 2013 - le fils de la prophétesse - Εἰρήνη, Χρόνος (with Bristophe) (Pan y Rosas)
  • 2013 - the first two churches - Bristophe (Pan y Rosas)
  • 2014 - Super Play Station 3 Turbo: Dada - Brice Catherin (Absence of Wax)
  • 2014 - Early Works - Brice Catherin (Pan y Rosas)
  • 2015 - to the music- Brice Catherin (Drone Sweet Drone)
  • 2016 - Sequences - Brice Catherin (Pan y Rosas)
  • 2016 - Best Hits - Brice Catherin (Pan y Rosas)

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personal data
SURNAME Catherin, Brice
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French composer and cellist
DATE OF BIRTH October 16, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Brussels , Belgium