Antoine Lederlin, 'cello

Born in 1975, French cellist Antoine Lederlin studied at the
Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris,
where he completed the cycle de perfectionnement in 1995
as a pupil of Ronald Pidoux. He has also received coaching
from Janos Starker, Anner Bylsma, Henri Dutilleux and
Isaac Stern.

At 20 he became the solo cellist in the Orchestre
Philharmonique de Radio France and principal cellist in the
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monaco and Lorin Maazel’s
Orchestra Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini.

He is currently principal cellist in Sinifonieorchester
Basel. He has appeared an orchestral soloist and
chamber musician, performing at the major French
festivals and also at the Ravinia Festival in the USA
and has recorded the Schoeck concerto with the
Orchestre d’Auvergne and Armin Jordan.
In 2006 Antoine joined the Belcea Quartet.

Antoine plays a 1714 Grancino cello
kindly on loan from J&A Beare.