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Recognised for his celebrated interpretations as soloist, his extensive exploration of chamber music with some of the finest musicians today, and a dedication to widening the cello literature, Marc Coppey is considered to be one of the world\u2019s leading cellists \u2013 in addition, now with a growing reputation as a fine conductor on the international podium.<\/p>\n
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A prot\u00e9g\u00e9 of Lord Yehudi Menuhin and Mstislav Rostropovich, Coppey first shot to international acclaim at the age of 18, winning First Prize and \u2018Prize for the Best Bach Performance\u2019 at the prestigious Leipzig Bach Competition (1988). Soon thereafter, he made major debuts in Paris and Moscow in collaboration with Yehudi Menuhin and Victoria Postnikova (captured on film by the celebrated director Bruno Monsaingeon), and performed at the Evian Festival by personal invitation of Mstislav Rostropovich.<\/p>\n
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Since then, Coppey has carved out an impressive solo career to date, working regularly with many of the world\u2019s finest orchestras and conductors \u2013 including, amongst others, Alain Altinoglu, Lionel Bringuier, Lawrence Foster, Alan Gilbert, Kirill Karabits, Emmanuel Krivine, John Nelson, Pascal Roph\u00e9, Yan Pascal Tortelier, and Yutaka Sado. He was made Officier des Arts et des Lettres by the French Cultural Ministry in 2014.<\/p>\n
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The breadth of Coppey\u2019s repertoire is testament to his profound musical curiosity: alongside mainstream cello literature, he is a champion of lesserknown and contemporary works. He has given the world premieres of cello concerti by such celebrated composers as Jacques Lenot, Marc Monnet, Eric Tanguy, and the French premieres of works by Elliott Carter, Mantovani, and Erkki-Sven T\u00fc\u00fcr. Amongst those composers to have dedicated works to Coppey are such leading voices as Lera Auerbach, Christophe Bertrand, Hugues Dufourt, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Durieux, Ivan Fedele, Philippe F\u00e9nelon, Philippe Hurel, Michael Jarrell, Betsy Jolas, Frank Krawczyk, Philippe Leroux, Fran\u00e7ois Me\u00efmoun, Brice Pauset, Enno Poppe, Thierry P\u00e9cou, Mich\u00e8le Reverdy, Johannes Maria Staud, and Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Verri\u00e8res.<\/p>\n
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Recent and forthcoming highlights include performing as soloist with Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse\/Lio Kuokman, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France\/Kazushi Ono, Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg\/John Nelson, and the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra\/Lawrence Foster. As conductor, Coppey collaborates with the Deutsche Kammerakademie and the Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie, amongst other leading ensembles, 2021 marked Coppey\u2019s first year as Artist-in-Residence with the Orquestra Sinf\u00f3nica do Porto Casa da M\u00fasica, performing Dutilleux (with John Storg\u00e5rds), Dvo\u0159\u00e1k (with Vassily Sinaisky), and Elgar (with Michael Sanderling), alongside Rhim (with Peter Rundel) and Shostakovich No.1 (with Stefan Blunier).<\/p>\n
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Coppey is a much acclaimed recording artist, working exclusively with the audite classics label. 2021 saw the release of Shostakovich: Cello Concertos (with Polish Radio Symphony\/Lawrence Foster), and 2022 saw the release of Kod\u00e1ly: Music for Solo Cello, and The French Cello (Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg\/John Nelson). All three albums received exceptional reviews, universally placing Coppey on a par with the greatest cellists in history.<\/p>\n
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Coppey\u2019s recordings have received exultant critical acclaim, including a Diapason d\u2019Or and \u201cChoc\u201d in the Monde de la Musique for his recording of the Dutilleux Cello Concerto (with Orchestre Philharmonie de Li\u00e8ge\/Pascal Roph\u00e9), and the highly sought after \u201cffff\u201d from T\u00e9l\u00e9rama, amongst other awards.<\/p>\n
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Coppey has also recorded extensively for the Accord\/Universal, Aeon\/Outhere, Decca, Harmonia Mundi, K617, Mirare, and Na\u00efve record labels. In the streaming sphere, Coppey\u2019s performances can be found on both Arte.tv and Medici.tv.<\/p>\n
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Passionate about inspiring future generations of musicians, Coppey is a Professor at the Conservatore National Sup\u00e9rieur de Musique de Paris, and is regularly invited to give masterclasses across Europe, Asia, and both North South America. Since October 2020, he is the Artistic Director of the Saline Royale Academy d\u2019Arc-et-Senans: a state-of-the-art new music education facility in France.<\/p>\n
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Marc Coppey is also a passionate chamber musician, and former member of the Ysa\u00ffe Quartet (1995-2000). He now serves as Artistic Director of the annual Festival Les Musicales de Colmar. Coppey collaborates regularly with such luminary pianists as Nelson Goerner, Stephen Kovacevich, Kun-Woo Paik, and Maria-Jo\u00e3o Pires, leading string players including Ilya Gringolts, Vadim Gluzman, Viktoria Mullova, Alina Pogostikina, and Lawrence Power, and the internationally acclaimed flautist Emmanuel Pahud. Coppey\u2019s regular sonata partner is esteemed Russian pianist Peter Laul.<\/p>\n
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Marc Coppey performs on a cello by Matteo Gofriller (Venice, 1711), known as the \u2018Van Wilgenburg\u2019, and resides in Paris.<\/p>\n
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