BIOGRAPHY

Matthieu Handtschoewercker, violin

Antoine Landowski, cello

Boris de Larochelambert, piano

Inspired by Ernest Chausson’s stirring and at the same time sparkling music, which is significantly characteristic for an important era of the French art, the ensemble gave its very first concert in the course of the festival de Clairac. This was the beginning of the Trio Chausson’s successful career.

Trio Chausson performed in the most prestigious concert halls in the worlds such as Carnegie Hall New York, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Wigmore Hall London, Mozarteum Salzburg, Musikverein Vienna, Herkulessaal Munich, Cologne Philharmonic, Philharmonie de Paris, Orsay Museum, Louvre Auditorium Grand Opéra Avignon, Grand Théâtre d’Angers, Moscow Conservatory … They gave highly successful concerts at festivals as Lisztomanias in Chateauroux, Folles Journées Nantes, La Roque d’Anthéron, Tours, Prades, Echternach, Vendsyssel and Heidelberg.

Boris de Larochelambert and Antoine Landowski studied individually at the Conservatorium in Paris and had chamber music classes with Pierre-Laurent Aimard together. After graduating they continued studying under Claire Désert, Ami Flammer and Alain Meunier. Admitted to the European Chamber Music Academy (ECMA), which supports young and aspiring cutting-edge ensembles, the trio subsequently gained important impulses by collaborating with significant chamber musicians such as Hatto Beyerle, Anner Bylsma, Gérard Wyss, Eckart Heiligers, Shmuel Ashkenazy, Rainer Kussmaul and Johannes Meissl.

The Trio Chausson drew the attention as the winner of the International Chamber Music Competition Joseph Joachim in Weimar 2005, “Rising Star” in 2007 as well as laureate of the Joseph Haydn Competition Vienna 2004 with an award for the best interpretation of contemporary music. Owing to these outstanding results, the French Association for Artistic Action (AFAA) chose the Trio to participate in its “Déclic” programme in 2005, which includes a live recording at Radio France and international concert tours. The Trio also received grants from the Société Générale and the ADAMI.

Mirare Records has released seven CDs by Trio Chausson which garnered great acclaim. The Trio Chausson received the Gramophone Editor’s Choice of the month for their Haydn & Hummel album.

Musical transmission has always been an important matter to the Trio Chausson, Boris and Antoine respectively teach piano and chamber music in Issy-les-Moulineaux and in Angers. As for Matthieu, he recently became the concertmaster of Victor Hugo Franche Comté Orchestra in Besançon.

PRESS QUOTES

“Rare early Debussy, the great but under-rated Chaminade, the unjustly forgotten Lenormand: three French trios take us by surprise with the quality of their inventiveness and beauty. Superbly played.”
BBC Music Magazine

“Delicate yet precise, thrilling but warm, it’s a CD which deserves to bring them further international recognition.”
Classic FM