BRUNO PASQUIER
(viola)

Widely recognized as one of today’s great violists, Bruno Pasquier achieves in his playing a perfect synthesis between his musical sensitivity and his impressive technique. Launching his career with first prizes at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris (1961) and the International Munich Competition (1965), M. Pasquier became first soloist with the Théâtre National de l’Opéra de Paris in 1965, and the Orchestre National de France in 1985, where he performed under the batons of Böhm, Solti, and Ozawa, among others. Since 1972, when he was selected by Lorin Maazel to tour Japan as soloist with the Orchestre National, his international career as a soloist has taken him to venues across Europe, the United States, Canada, Russia, and China. M. Pasquier is also a sought-after chamber musician. He performs frequently with his brother, violinist Régis Pasquier, and cellist Roland Pidoux as the Pasquier String Trio, and with the Paris Piano Trio in piano quartets. Other collaborations have included such artists as Nadia Boulanger, Salvatore Accardo, Yehudi Menuhin, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Leonard Rose, Mstislav Rostropovitch, Paul Tortelier, Josef Suk, and Isaac Stern, as well as many of the most prestigious pianists of our era. M. Pasquier teaches viola and chamber music at the Conservatoire National in Paris, and frequently gives master classes in important venues aroud the world. His extensive discography includes many recordings for Harmonia Mundi and Naxos.