About
Laurence Gaudreau is a French-Canadian cellist currently based in the Netherlands, where she recently graduated with a Master’s degree at the HKU Utrechts Conservatorium with Jeroen den Herder. She is also the cellist of the Flare Quartet, which aims to promote new music, non-western music and music less represented in history. She performs in crossover genres such as theater, artistic performance, electronic music, and tango. In 2021, she joined Isabel Pronk in the creation of the tango opera Her Soliloquy, which received the pitch competition prize of Grachten Festival 2022 and the Audience Prize of Café Theater Festival Rotterdam. In the Netherlands, she has been seen in festivals such as Cello Biennale, Gaudeamus, Grachten, Project Geestdrift (Karavaan), Le Guess Who?, Wonderfeel, Uncommon Ground and Internationaal Cello Festival Zutphen. In Germany, in Konz Musik Festival and Feel Festival.
To further her training, she joined numerous summer academies including Internationales Musikinstitut Darmstadt, Konz Musik Festival, Berlin Opera Academy (2021), The International Holland Music Sessions (2019), Domaine Forget and PRISMA.
“I grew up in Montreal, a city full of art, culture and inspiring people from all over the world. I thrive around really diverse types of music, not just classical music. Growing up in a metropolis has had a big impact on how I want to present myself, since I have a broader perspective on the way my art fits within the general culture.”
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Laurence previously studied with Professors Denis Brott & Carole
Sirois at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, from which she graduated in
2020. She also worked closely with Véronique Lacroix on contemporary
repertoire. Previous
awards on the Canadian scene include first place in the Victoriaville soloist
competition, two prizes at the Montreal Classical Music Competition as well as
winning the OSJM (Youth Symphonic Orchestra of Montreal) concerto competition.
In recent years, she has participated in master classes with renowned cellists
such as Pieter Wispelwey, Job ter Haar, Alexander Rudin, Paul Marleyn,
Colin Carr, Emmanuelle Bertrand and Hans Jorgen Jensen.
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Laurence previously studied with Professors Denis Brott & Carole
Sirois at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, from which she graduated in
2020. She also worked closely with Véronique Lacroix on contemporary
repertoire. Previous
awards on the Canadian scene include first place in the Victoriaville soloist
competition, two prizes at the Montreal Classical Music Competition as well as
winning the OSJM (Youth Symphonic Orchestra of Montreal) concerto competition.
In recent years, she has participated in master classes with renowned cellists
such as Pieter Wispelwey, Job ter Haar, Alexander Rudin, Paul Marleyn,
Colin Carr, Emmanuelle Bertrand and Hans Jorgen Jensen.