First Prize winner of the Queen Elisabeth Competition in 2017 (the first year dedicated to cello), Victor Julien-Laferrière was described as “one of the most reliable talents of the young generation of French cellists” by Diapason magazine. He was also awarded the first prize and two special prizes at the 2012 Prague Spring International Competition, and in 2018 he was awarded the Victoire de la Musique in France as Instrumental Soloist of the Year.
The 2023/24 season sees him perform with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and Simone Lamsma under the baton of Domingo Hindoyan, as well as Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France with Mikko Franck, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Belgium National Orchestra, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Stuttgart Staadtheater Orchestra, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra and Orchestre d’Auvergne and Thomas Zehetmair. He will perform recitals and chamber music at Hohenem’s Schubertiade, Philharmonie de Paris and Louisiana Museum. Additionally, he founded his own ensemble Consuelo which collaborates intensively with many leading French festivals, and he will conduct Consuelo at the Theatre des Champs-Elysées, amongst other French festivals and concert halls.
Further afield, Victor Julien-Laferrière has performed with renowned orchestras worldwide, including Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, hr-Sinfonieorchester, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Orchestre National de Lyon, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Brussels Philharmonic, Belgium National Orchestra, Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Chambre Paris, Les Siècles, Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, and with prestigious conductors such as Valery Gergiev, Kristiina Poska, Emmanuel Krivine, Tugan Sokhiev, Elim Chan, Maxim Emelyanychev, François-Xavier Roth, Jun Märkl, Philippe Herreweghe, Nathalie Stutzmann, Stéphane Denève, Joshua Weilerstein, Eivind Gullberg Jensen, Gergely Madaras and Ben Glassberg.
His recital and chamber music projects have led him to perform in prestigious venues and festivals such as Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Konzerthaus Wien, Lucerne KKL, Brussels BOZAR, Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, Tonhalle Zurich, Philharmonie de Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Louis Vuitton Foundation, Essen Philharmonie, Phillips Collection in Washington, Prague Spring International Music Festival, Klavier-Festival Ruhr, Rheingau Musik Festival, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad, Brussels Cello Festival, Copenhagen Summer Festival, Folles Journées in Nantes and Tokyo.
Victor Julien-Laferrière is also developing substantial activity as a conductor. He has guest-conducted Orchestre National d’Île-de-France and Orchestre de l’Opéra de Rouen on tour as well as Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, and his ensemble Consuelo.
In addition, he has recorded numerous albums. In January 2019, Victor Julien-Laferrière recorded an album dedicated to Schubert, in collaboration with Les Esprits trio (Sony Music), which received the highest rating from French magazine Télérama. His latest recordings for Alpha Classics include a critically acclaimed album dedicated to Shostakovich, Rachmaninov, and Denisov with pianist Jonas Vitaud (2019), a recording of the Dvořák and Martinů concertos with Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège conducted by Gergely Madaras (2021) and more recently Dutilleux and Dusapin’s cello concertos with the Orchestre National de France conducted by Kristiina Poska and David Robertson, which received the Diapason d’Or.
Victor Julien-Laferrière studied with René Benedetti, then successively with Roland Pidoux at Paris CNSM Conservatoire, Heinrich Schiff at Vienna University, and Clemens Hagen at Salzburg Mozarteum in Salzburg. He also took part in the Seiji Ozawa International Music Academy Switzerland from 2005 to 2011. He plays on a cello by Domenico Montagnana and with a bow by Dominique Peccatt.
Zoltán Kodály: Duo for fiolin og cello, op. 7
Florian Donderer (fiolin), Victor Julien-Laferrière (cello)
Erzsébet Szőnyi: Fem preludier
Nikita Khnykin (piano)
Franz Liszt: Ungarisk rapsodi nr. 12 i ciss-moll, S.244/12
Nikita Khnykin (piano)
György Ligeti: Strykerkvartett nr. 1 "Métamorphoses nocturnes"
Quatuor Agate
György Kurtág: Ligatura—Message to Frances‐Marie (the Answered Unanswered Question), op. 31b
Adrien Jurkovic, Thomas Descamps (fioliner), Victor Julien-Laferrière, Simon Iachemet (celloer), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Robert Schumann: Fantasistykker, op. 73
Wenzel Fuchs (klarinett), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
György Kurtág: Utvalg fra Játékok og Jelek, játékok és üzenetek
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Antoine Tamestit (bratsj)
György Kurtág: Omaggio a Luigi Nono, op. 16
Det Norske Solistkor, Grete Pedersen (dirigent)
Robert Schumann: Gute Nacht, Op. 59 No.
Det Norske Solistkor, Grete Pedersen (dirigent)
PAUSE
Robert Schumann: Pianokvartett i ess-dur, op. 47
Zlata Chochieva (piano), Vilde Frang (fiolin), Antoine Tamestit (bratsj), Victor Julien-Laferrière (cello)
György Kurtág: Hommage à R. Sch., op. 15d
Wenzel Fuchs (klarinett), Antoine Tamestit (bratsj), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Franz Schubert: Gesang der Geister über den Wassern, D.714
Det Norske Solistkor (mannsstemmer), Grete Pedersen (dirigent), Antoine Tamestit, Raphaël Pagnon (bratsj), Victor Julien-Laferrière, Simon Iachemet (celloer), Christian Henriksen (kontrabass)
Béla Bartók: Strykekvartett nr. 6 i d-moll, Sz. 114
Quatuor Agate
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Klarinettkvintett, K. 581
Wenzel Fuchs (klarinett), Quatuor Agate
Johann Sebastian Bach / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Adagio and Fugue i g-moll
Florian Donderer (fiolin), Raphaël Pagnon (bratsj), Victor Julien-Laferrière (cello)
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cellosuite nr. 5 i c-moll, BWV 1011
Victor Julien-Laferrière (cello)
PAUSE
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cembalokonsert i d-moll, BWV 1059 (rekonstruksjon av Masato Suzuki)
Masato Suzuki (cembalo), Barokkorkester
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cembalokonsert nr. 3 i D-dur, BWV 1054
Masato Suzuki (cembalo), Barokkorkester
Franz Liszt: Consolations nr. 2, 3, & 6
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Franz Liszt: Elegi nr.1, S.130b
Victor Julien-Laferrière (cello), Zlata Chochieva (piano)
Franz Liszt: Die Zelle in Nonnenwerth (Elegi), S.382
Florian Donderer (fiolin), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Franz Liszt: Romance oubliée, S.132
Antoine Tamestit (bratsj), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Johann Sebastian Bach / Franz Liszt: Fantasy and Fugue, S.463
Zlata Chochieva (piano)
Franz Liszt: Consolations nr. 2, 3, & 6
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Franz Liszt: Elegi nr.1, S.130b
Victor Julien-Laferrière (cello), Zlata Chochieva (piano)
Franz Liszt: Die Zelle in Nonnenwerth (Elegi), S.382
Florian Donderer (fiolin), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Franz Liszt: Romance oubliée, S.132
Antoine Tamestit (bratsj), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Johann Sebastian Bach / Franz Liszt: Fantasy and Fugue, S.463
Zlata Chochieva (piano)
Franz Liszt: Consolations nr. 2, 3, & 6
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Franz Liszt: Elegi nr.1, S.130b
Victor Julien-Laferrière (cello), Zlata Chochieva (piano)
Franz Liszt: Die Zelle in Nonnenwerth (Elegi), S.382
Florian Donderer (fiolin), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Franz Liszt: Romance oubliée, S.132
Antoine Tamestit (bratsj), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Johann Sebastian Bach / Franz Liszt: Fantasy and Fugue, S.463
Zlata Chochieva (piano)
György Ligeti: Continuum
Masato Suzuki (cembalo)
György Ligeti: Hungarian Rock
Masato Suzuki (cembalo)
Ruth Wilhelmine Meyer: Solo stemme
Ruth Wilhelmine Meyer (stemme)
Edvard Grieg/Ruth Wilhelmine Meyer: I Dovregubbens Hall
Ruth Wilhelmine Meyer (stemme), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Ernő Dohnányi: Sekstett i C-dur, op. 37
Florian Donderer (fiolin), Raphaël Pagnon(bratsj), Victor Julien-Laferrière (cello), Nikita Khnykin (piano), Wenzel Fuchs (klarinett), Ragnhild Lothe (horn)
György Kurtág: Fra Játékok: Aus der Ferne
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Jon Fosse: Er det ei meining over desse tinga. Utdrag.
Arnhild Litleré
J. S. Bach/Kurtág: Koralpreludium: Aus tiefer not schrei ich zu dir, BWV 687
Zlata Chochieva (piano), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Refaat Alareer: Om eg må døy
Arnhild Litleré
J. S. Bach: Fra Partita Nr.2 i d-moll, BWV 1004: Sarabande
Florian Donderer (fiolin)
Paul Celan/Olav H. Hauge: Dødsfuge
Arnhild Litleré
László Weiner: Adagio fra serenade for stryketrio
Florian Donderer (fiolin), Antoine Tamestit (bratsj), Victor Julien-Laferrière (cello)
Åse Marie Næsse: Men du syng
Arnhild Litleré
J. S. Bach/Bartók: Lento fra triosonate i G-dur, BWV 530
Zlata Chochieva (piano)
J. S. Bach/Rachmaninov: Prelude fra partita for solofiolin i E-dur BWV 1006
Zlata Chochieva (piano)
Brynjulf Jung Tjønn: Fred
Arnhild Litleré
Ruth Wilhelmine Meyer: Trinity
Ruth Wilhelmine Meyer (stemme), Det Norske Solistkor, Grete Pedersen (dirigent)
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Arnljot Eidslott: Stabat Mater
Arnhild Litleré
Franz Liszt: Via Crucis, S.53
Det Norske Solistkor, Grete Pedersen (dirigent), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
- Einleitung. Vexilla Regis ("O Crux, Ave!")
- Statjon I. Jesus er dømt til døden
- Statjon II. Jesus bærer sitt kors
- Statjon III. Jesus faller for første gang
- Statjon IV. Jesus møter sin hellige mor
- Statjon V. Simon av Kyrene hjelper Jesus å bære korset
- Statjon VI. Sancta Veronica ("Å hode, fullt av blod og sår")
- Statjon VII. Jesus faller for andre gang
- Statjon VIII. Kvinnene i Jerusalem ("Nolite flere super me, sed super vos ipos et super filios vestros")
- Statjon IX. Jesus faller for tredje gang
- Statjon X. Jesus er avkledd
- Statjon XI. Jesus vil bli korsfestet ("Crucifige")
- Statjon XII. Jesus dør på korset ("Eli, Eli, lamma Sabacthani")
- Statjon XIII. Jesus blir tatt til korset
- Statjon XIV. Jesus blir lagt i graven ("Ave Crux, spes unica")
Solister:
Pilatus: Olle Holmgren
Jesus: Øystein Stensheim
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