Caroline Dauchy was born in 1999 and began playing the cello when she was three. During her studies with Marc-Didier Thirault in Reims, she won several prizes at competitions: the third and first prize at the competition VioloncellenSeine and the third prize at the Vatelot-Rampal Competition. She also won the Maurice Ravel Prize at the Academy of Saint-Jean-de-Luz and played as part of the series «Les Ravéliades». Since she was keen to make her education as comprehensive as possible, Caroline Dauchy sought inspiration from Yvan Chiffoleau, Philippe Muller, Henri Demarquette and Gary Hoffman before joining the class of Raphaël Pidoux at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse in Paris. Membership in the Orchestre Français des Jeunes inspired her wish to play professionally in an orchestra. In parallel to her studies, she founded the Quatuor Vigrid with friends she had met at the conservatory in Paris, and the ensemble was invited to perform at the museum of the Cité de la Musique in Paris as part of the programming of the Philharmonie de Paris. As she wished to familiarize herself with music education in Germany, she successfully applied to study with Tristan Cornut at the Stuttgart Academy of Music and Performing Arts. Caroline Dauchy has frequently been acclaimed for her rich sound and precise playing. She graduated with honours from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse in Paris and also holds a teaching diploma. She has performed as part of renowned ensembles such as the orchestra of the Opéra National de Paris, Ensemble intercontemporain, the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra and Ars Nova. Starting in September 2023, Caroline Dauchy is a member of the Luxembourg Philharmonic Academy.
Can you present us your instrument in three words?
Old, orange and my friend!
Do you remember the first time you fell in love with your instrument?
My mother once told me a story that I was at a concert with my grandmother, and she heard me tell people there «Oh I want to play that instrument». I was three, so I do not remember.
If you could have dinner with one composer or artist (dead or alive), who would it be and why?
It would be Jean Sébastien Bach, because he is one of my favourite composers, and he wrote also the Cello Suites which to me is the greatest work for cello.
If you had to impress someone at an audition, what piece would you play?
I would play the Suite for cello solo by Gaspar Cassadó.
What have been your favourite moments with the Luxembourg Philharmonic Academy so far?
A highlight was the tour in Stockholm, and I also love being in the kitchen with the others, because we all live together in the same house and have fun playing cards, making food.
When you’re not busy playing music, where are we most likely to find you?
In bed!
What three songs are living rent-free in your head?
(proceeds to sing)
Queen: We are the Champions
Émile et Images: Les démons de minuit
Claude François: Le lundi au soleil
©: Sebastien Grebille
