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Born in France in 1988, Hélène Clément has performed on international stages such as the Musikverein in Vienna, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Alte Oper in Frankfurt, the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, the Wigmore Hall in London, Carnegie Hall in New York, the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia and the Cité de la Musique in Paris.
Her chamber music partners have included Mitsuko Uchida, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Brett Dean, Nicolas Altstaedt, Benjamin Grosvenor, Timothy Ridout, Alexander Melnikov, Peter Wispelwey, the Brentano String Quartet, the Quatuor Ébène and the Nash Ensemble.
She was for twelve years the viola player of the Doric String Quartet, with which she fulfilled her appetite for deep explorations of the repertoire, from Haydn String Quartets to newly commissioned pieces.
They have released together a wide range of recordings, including works by Beethoven, Haydn, Britten, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Schubert and Brett Dean.
Ms. Clément is a frequent guest at the prestigious Marlboro Music Festival in America and Prussia Cove in England.
She has released a recording of Britten and Bridge Viola works & songs with Dame Sarah Connolly and Alasdair Beatson, for Chandos Records. This recording was performed on a 1843 Italian viola owned previously by Benjamin Britten and Frank Bridge. The viola is generously lent to her by Britten Pears Arts.
Hélène Clément is a Professor of Viola and Chamber Music at the Royal Academy of Music of London.
