Maxime Quenesson

Maxime Quennesson began learning the cello at the age of 6. In 2011, he entered Hélène Dautry's class at the CRR de Paris, before joining Michel Strauss and Guillaume Paoletti's class at the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris in 2014. In 2019, he obtained his master's degree with honors. In December 2020, he won^1st Prize in the Barbash J.-S. Bach Competition. He has won numerous other international competitions, including Louis Rosoor, Edmond Baert, FNAPEC, PMC, Flame, Bellan... He has performed as soloist, with orchestra (Ensemble Appassionato, Orchestre du Concert de la Loge, Stuttgart Kammerorchester, Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie) and in recital (Festival Radio France Montpellier-Occitanie, Amsterdam Cello Biennale...).

He joined the Académie Jaroussky for the 2018-2019 season, and was artist-in-residence with his trio at the 2019 La Roque-d'Anthéron international piano festival. A founding member of Trio Zeliha (piano trio), a recording for the Mirare label has just been released in November 2020.

Maxime has benefited from the guidance of masters such as Nicolas Altstaedt, David Geringas, Eckart Runge, Clive Greensmith, Emmanuelle Bertrand, Bruno Cocset, Ophélie Gaillard, Gary Hoffmann and Philippe Muller.

Maxime plays a cello made by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume (1863), generously loaned by Bruno Delepelaire, and is supported by SAFRAN, ADAMI and Or du Rhin.

In September 2019, he joins the Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth as Artist-in-Residence under Gary Hoffman, while pursuing a postgraduate degree (DAI) at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris.

Maxime benefits from a scholarship offered by Mr and Mrs Christophe Convent.

He'll be playing at the Août Musical festival on August 2, 5 and 6, at 8pm, in the Salle Elie de Brignac.