cellist
Maxime Quennesson
Maxime Quennesson trained at the CRR de Paris with Hélène Dautry and at the CNSM de Paris with Michel Strauss, before continuing his advanced studies at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel under the guidance of Gary Hoffman and Jeroen Reuling.
A prizewinner at numerous international competitions (Barbash Bach in New York, Edmond Baert, Louis Rosoor, FNAPEC, Buchet in Brussels, among others), he regularly performs as a soloist and chamber musician at prestigious festivals (La Roque d’Anthéron, Gstaad, Évian, Radio France Montpellier, Amsterdam Cello Biennale, among others) and with orchestras including the Belgian National Orchestra, ONPL, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Royal Chamber Orchestra of Wallonia, and Lausanne Chamber Orchestra. He has collaborated with artists such as Renaud Capuçon, Gary Hoffman, Augustin Dumay, and Alexandre Kantorow.
A founding member of the Trio Zeliha, he has recorded two critically acclaimed albums for the Mirare label. Maxime plays an 1863 Vuillaume cello, generously loaned to him by Bruno Delepelaire, and is supported by the Fondation Banque Populaire, SAFRAN, ADAMI, L’Or du Rhin, and the Fondation Charles Oulmont.