He performs internationally with many leading conductors and instrumentalists and is the founder and leader of the ‘Classe d’Excellence de Violoncelle’ at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris and a passionate ambassador for the Association Orchestre à l’École, which introduces thousands of children to classical music in schools throughout France. Gautier Capuçon is a true twenty-first century ambassador for the cello. Since 2019, he is President of the Jury of the Queen Elisabeth Competition’s instrumental sessions : Violin 2019, Piano 2021, and Cello 2022. In 2014 he received the title of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in France, for his contribution to cultural and artistic relations between Belgium and France. Particularly attentive to the training of young talents, Gilles Ledure is on the Board of Directors of the Queen Elisabeth Competition and the Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel and is a member of the Artistic Council of the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel. In 2003 he founded Tactus (Young Composers’ Forum), the non-profit organization that supports young composers in the creation and performance of orchestral works in collaboration with various cultural institutions. In 2006 he headed abroad, first to Luxemburg to lead the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg and shortly afterwards to France, where he was artistic director of the Orchestre National de Lille and the Lille Piano Festival until 2011. He started his career in the music world in Belgium at La Monnaie/De Munt and with the Belgian National Orchestra. Since 2011 he is the general manager of the Brussels cultural house Flagey. Participants in the CMP have the opportunity to play for professional world class chamber players in masterclasses.Gilles Ledure (° 1970, Leuven - Belgium) studied musicology at the universities of Leuven and Paris. Students enjoy special evenings of sight-reading with coaches, workshops, informal performances, and social time. Now fully engrained into the curriculum, student ensembles select at least one piece by a composer from a background that has been historically underrepresented in the classical music sphere – including Black, Latinx, Arabic, Asian, Indigenous, Middle Eastern, LGBTQIA+, and Women – and perform it throughout the season. The CMP also features The Unsung, created during the 2020/21 season to introduce and promote repertoire by composers from diverse culture through a series of educational videos. Master classes that are free and open to the public are held at locations including Tarisio Auctions, School for Strings, and the DiMenna Center. Ensembles participate in master classes with world class musicians from Juilliard, Orion, Jasper, Aizuri, American, Imani Winds, Harlem and Shanghai quartets, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Sphinx, Windscape, NY Woodwind Quintet, and Orpheus, as well as many alumni, including Fred Sherry, Masumi Per Rostad, Tara O’Connor, and Linda Chesis. Bi-annual assessments monitor each ensemble’s progress. The ensembles choose their repertoire in consultation with their coach, rehearse independently, and receive regular coachings every other week. Lisa Tipton, approximately 100 students each season participate in competitive auditions adjudicated by CMP faculty, and form ensembles including string quartets, piano trios, woodwind and brass quintets, and more. Koch Foundation Townhouse, and Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, with development of extra-musical skill sets such as public speaking, networking, and advocacy to ensure students’ growth as both musicians and citizens. The CMP combines high standards, immersion in contemporary and core repertoire, and performances at venues including Scandinavia House, Frederick R. Over 2,000 students between the ages of 12-22 have participated in the CMP since its inception and it has become one of the most comprehensive training programs in the country for strings, winds, brass, and piano. The New York Youth Symphony’s Chamber Music Program (CMP) was founded in 1983 to foster the growth of musicians in an intimate setting.
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