Antoine Tamestit

Antoine Tamestit (born 1979) is a French violist. He premiered several contemporary compositions, including Jörg Widmann's Viola Concerto. Tamestit plays the Stradivarius viola Gustav Mahler.

Life and career Tamestit was born in Paris. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris with Jean Sulem, conducted by Valery Gergiev. In 2015, he premiered Jörg Widmann's Viola Concerto, which was commissioned by him, with the Orchestre de Paris and Paavo Järvi.

Tamestit played chamber music with Emmanuel Ax, Isabelle Faust, Martin Fröst, Leonidas Kavakos, Yo-Yo Ma, Emmanuel Pahud, Francesco Piemontesi, Cédric Tiberghien, Yuja Wang, Jörg Widmann, Shai Wosner, and the Ébène Quartet.

Together with Frank Peter Zimmermann and , Tamestit founded the Trio Zimmermann.

He was professor at the Musikhochschule in Cologne, the Conservatoire de Paris, and teaches in masterclasses at the Kronberg Academy.

Awards Source: 2022 Hindemith Prize of the City of Hanau

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