Marie-Thérèse Grisenti, cellist

Marie-Thérèse GRISENTI began studying piano and cello at the Tarbes music school. She was later admitted into the Boulogne-Billancourt Conservatory where she studied the cello. She then studied with Marc DROBINSKI at the Paris European Conservatory before spending four years at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow studying with Igor GAVRICH on a Lavoisier scholarship from the French Foreign ministry.

From 1995 to 1997, she studied with Sergiu CELIBADACHE, both as a member of a string quartet, and as first soloist in his orchestra. She took part in the making of the movie Celibadache’s Garden. From 1997 to 1999, she worked with Michaël HELL, first soloist at the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra. She was a finalist in the entry competition to the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra Academy.

Marie-Thérèse GRISENTI won the first prize at the UFAM International Competition and she took part in international competitions in Douai, Prague and Florence.

She gave sonata recitals in Russia for the Franco-Russian International exchanges. She performed in France and in Asia with the Amati Quartet. In 1996, she founded the Franz Quartet, which gave concerts in numerous historic monuments in France. She gave duet concerts in France, Spain and Germany with the cellist Marc DROBINSKI, and played with many other chamber music ensembles. Since 2001, she has been performing regularly with the pianist Marc Vitantonio in several countries in Europe.

As a member of the Futurs-Musiques ensemble, she has premiered numerous contemporary music works. In May 2004, she premiered a piece for cello and string orchestra that was dedicated to her by its composer, A. MASHAYEKHI.

As first soloist in the FAE string orchestra, she has performed at the Salle Cortot and at the Senate. She also acquired enriching experiences from being the solo cellist in the Franco German Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, with which she performed at the Berlin Philharmonia, the W.D.R. in Cologne, and the Beethoven Hall in Bonn. She was invited by the European Symphony Orchestra to perform at the Cité de la Musique and the Salle Pleyel in Paris.

Marie Thérèse GRISENTI currently teaches at the Cachan Music School (ENMAD). She is preparing to perform Haydn’s Concerto in D Major with the Uzgorod (Ukraine) Philharmonia, the Paris-Jussieu University Orchestra and the Cachan ENMAD Orchestra.