BIOGRAPHY
Romain Garioud
started playing cello at the age of five. In 2001 and 2002, he won 5th and
6th prizes at the International Tchaikovsky and Rostropovitch Cello Competitions
and was the first runner-up award winner of the Vina del Mar Prize in Chili.
Pupil of Simone Beaujouan et Erwan Fauré, in 1993 Romain joined Jean-Marie
Gamard's class at Paris's "Conservatoire
National Supérieur de Musique" (CNSM). During his first year
of study, he became the prize winner for the Brizard Foundation. This award
gave him the opportunity to perform a solo with the Nouvel Ensemble Instrumental
du Conservatoire (NEIC) conducted by Roland
Pidoux.
In 1997, he won a "Premier Prix à l'Unanimité" and
the following year he received the same distinction in Chamber Music in Jean
Mouillère's class.
Xavier
Gagnepain from Boulogne-Billancourt and then Philippe
Muller were among his music teachers during the CNSM Advanced Course in
Paris. During the master-class, his qualities were immediately recognized
by some of the most famous foreign cello players, including Anner
Bylsma, Natalya Chakovskaia, Steven
Isserlis, and, more recently, David
Geringas, with whom he works regularly.
During his studies, the "Orchestre National de l'Opéra"
in Paris and the "Orchestre de Radio France" as well as the "Opéra
de Bordeaux" often asked him to be first soloist of their orchestras.
In 1999, Romain Garioud received grants from the "Mécénat
Société Générale" and the "Fondation
Meyer". He also has a cello teaching diploma and teaches mainly in the
8th and 13th district's Conservatoire, in Paris.
In 2001, he played as a soloist with the NEIC, the Vina del Mar Orchestra,
and the Paris Orchestra,
conducted by E. Eschenbach.
Romain is very much in demand and is invited to many countries for concerts
and Master-Classes. He is always pleased to adhere to repertoire, on which
he has placed no limits.
Whether he performs solo or in a chamber music orchestra, Romain
Garioud is always motivated by his passion for exchange with other artists.
