julie mondor
Violoncelliste
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The Cello: My Origin and My Foundation
My learning journey successively led me to teachers from the French school (C. Burgos, J. Brizard, X. Gagnepain, P. Boufil) and the Russian school (M. Januchevsky, V. Berlinsky, S. Wieder-Atherton).
In this way, I was able to draw upon the richness of these two great traditions of musical teaching.
In 1990, I obtained my State Diploma in Cello.
I then shared in the creative explorations of composers by premiering their works: Jean-Luc Hervé, Thierry Blondeau, Coralie Fayolle, Luc Ferrari, Jérôme Dorival, Pierre-Alain Jaffrenou, and James Giroudon.
Between 1991 and 1995, driven by a passion for research, I specialized in early music at the CRR of Paris with D. Simpson, J. Tubéry, and A. Maurette.
I went to study in Italy (Venice) with cellists G. Nasillo and C. Ronco (supported by a Lavoisier Scholarship from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs).
I also took part in the Academia Montis Regalis (Turin), directed by R. Goebbel, J. Savall, E. Gatti, and L. Mangiocavallo.
During this time, I met A. Bylsma at the Rencontres de Villarceaux in France, and later had the opportunity to perform alongside him at the Auditorium of the Musée de la Musique in Paris and at the Beauvais Cello Ensemble Festival.
My collaboration over twenty years with Le Concert Spirituel and its conductor Hervé Niquet greatly nourished my curiosity, through the discovery and revival of magnificent works.
The enthusiasm and uniqueness of these musical experiences deepened and enriched both my musicality and sensitivity. We recorded numerous CDs with various labels.
In 1998, I co-founded the Esperluette Quartet, which for ten years offered programs focused on the early historical beginnings of the string quartet.
Today, I continue this close relationship with the cello across different fields: improvisation, live performance, and artistic happenings.
