Raphaël Pidoux

Cellist Raphaël Pidoux proclaims himself an ambassador of the French school of cello, and he has lived up to the claim with strong involvement in the musical lives of young people. He has been successful both as a chamber player with the Trio Wanderer, which he co-founded, and as a soloist. In 2011, Pidoux made his solo debut, recording an album of sonatas by Ernst von Dohnányi and Zoltán Kodály with pianist Emmanuel Strosser. In 2021, Pidoux issued a recording of Beethoven's Cello Sonatas, Op. 5, and two years later, he was heard with the ensemble Cello8 on the album Ode à la nuit. He is co-director of the Prometheus 21 ensemble, and in 2010, he founded the Association Talents & Violon'celles; Cello8 was an offshoot of that organization.