WELCOME
TO
THE
HOMEPAGE
OF
ERIC
COUEFFE
Eric
was
born
on
the
8th
of
August
1963
in
Gennevilliers,
a
suburb
of
Paris.
As
Eric's
father
is
a
trumpet
player
and
his
mother
a
ballet
dancer
at
the
Lyon
Opera,
he
was
raised
in
a
musical
and
artistical
home
yet
Eric
was
more
drawn
to
the
cello
than
to
the
trumpet.
Conservatoire
At
seventeen
Eric
is
accepted
at
the
renowned
Paris
Conservatory.
This
is
the
conservatory
where
approximately
400
cellists
apply
each
year
however
only
15
to
20
musicians
are
accepted.
Eric
finished
his
studies
with
1st
Prize
in
Musical
Theory.
he
was
also
awarded
a
1st
prize
from
the
Yehudi
Menhuin
Foundation
at
the
age
of
19.
At
20
he
becomes
a
member
of
the
famous
"Orchestre
National
de
France"
and
tours
Europe,
USA
and
Japan.
Some
of
his
conductors
have
been
Lorin
Maazel
and
Georges
Pretre.
"One
of
my
passions"
says
Eric,
"is
to
also
teach
the
younger
generations.
This
is
what
I
do
as
often
as
possible".
Orchestras
Eric
is
also
the
premier
cello
of
the
"Symphonietta
de
Chamord"
a
well
known
orchestra
from
the
Loire
Valley
where
many
French
Kings
built
their
luxurious
castles;
Chambord
being
one
of
the
most
famous.
he
is
also
premier
cello
of
the
chamber
orchestra
"Quintette
de
France".
One
day
while
doing
a
studio
recording
session
for
Delphine
productions,
he
was
taken
notice
of
and
requested
to
perform
with
Diego
Modena
in
the
group
"Ocarina".
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Delphine
Productions
2002 |