Zoe Margollé
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After studying cello in the Paris region, Zoé perfected her skills at the Haute Ecole de Musique in Geneva with Daniel Grosgurin where she obtained a master's degree in soloist, as well as a master's degree in pedagogy. During her studies, Zoé received a special Denis de Marignac prize and had the chance to work with Natalia Gutman, Sol Gabetta, Jérôme Pernoo, Xavier Gagnepain, and Yvan Chiffoleau, during masterclasses.
With a curious mind, Zoé likes to vary styles and ensembles. She played for several years with the Quatuor’Fé with whom she performed at numerous festivals. She also trained in early music, practicing the viola da gamba at the HEM in Geneva with Guido Balestracci. Zoé also appears regularly in more pop concerts. She notably participated in the recording of the album “Archipel” by singer Mathieu Thioly, with whom she had the opportunity to play.
Zoé has been teaching cello at the Conservatoire Populaire de Musique Danse Théâtre de Genève since 2016, and has been involved in the “classroom orchestra” project in Geneva for around ten years now, with the Accademia d'Archi.
Jean-Marc Binet
Born in Paris and from a family of Genevan musicians, he studied in Rome, Geneva, and Mannheim. He took advanced courses notably at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena and also in Finland and England.
In 1986 he moved to Geneva where he divided his time between orchestra and chamber music. From 1992 to 2021 he taught cello and string quartet at the Ferney-Voltaire Conservatory.
In 2002 he created the Pays de Gex string orchestra, which became the Greater Geneva Youth Orchestra in 2020. He is particularly interested in questions concerning music teaching in our time. He was director of the Stages d'Evolène from 2015 to 2019 and regularly collaborates with several chamber music ensembles with whom he gives concerts in France, Switzerland and Italy.
Jean-Marc Binet is a member of the foundation board of the Geneva Conservatory and president of the Geneva section of the USDAM.
Amandine Lecras-Paraire
A graduate of the Hautes Écoles de Musique de Genève, Lausanne as well as the Tibor Varga Academy, Amandine Lecras-Paraire successively obtained a Master of Concert, Soloist, and Musical Pedagogy.
She studied with Marc Dupont, Nelly Pasquier, Daniel Grosgurin, Yvan Chiffoleau, Marcio Carneiro, and François Salque.
An eclectic cellist, passionate about meeting people and with an insatiable appetite for the entire cello repertoire, Amandine has performed in more than twenty countries, participated in numerous international festivals as a soloist, chamber musician, and in orchestral ensembles.
She has worked closely with several notable figures of our time and played under the baton of prestigious conductors
Amandine Lecras-Paraire was a member of the Verbier Festival Orchestra, of the Verbier Chamber Orchestra, and principal cello of the Camerata de Lausanne under the musical direction of Pierre Amoyal.
She has joined the KLAN quartet since 2020. Very active in the field of contemporary music, Amandine is the cellist and founding member of the highly recognized Lemanic Modern Ensemble.
She currently teaches at the Annemasse Conservatory of Music as well as at the AMA musique Geneva.
Arthur Guignard-Yanqui
A graduate of the Haute École de Musique de Genève in the class of D. Grosgurin, he was awarded scholarships for two festivals in the USA (Eastern Music Festival and Bowdoin Music Festival). Among other distinctions, he won first prize at the European Music Competition in Moncalieri (Italy) with pianist Roh Fei Tong.
Arthur has performed as soloist with orchestra on several occasions, with the Orchestra of Nations (Saint Saens concerto) or more recently the Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie of Constance (triple concerto by Beethoven).
After having substituted for a long time in the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande,, then in the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, he was appointed in 2022 a full member of the Orchestre de Cahmbre de Fribourg, under the direction of Philippe Bach.
Alongside his activity as an orchestral and chamber performer, he teaches cello at “Studio Kodaly” in Geneva.