Henri Demarquette
The French cellist Henri Demarquette has had an international career, often focusing on contemporary works as a soloist while playing a wide range of music in chamber groups. Demarquette was born in 1970 and could be called a prodigy. By the time he was 13 he had already entered the Paris Conservatoire, and he began concertizing the following year. His teachers in Paris were Philippe Muller and Maurice Gendron. Winning first prize by unanimous jury decision, he continued his studies with top-level players Pierre Fournier and Paul Tortelier, also traveling to the U.S. for studies with Janos Starker at the University of Indiana. Demarquette gave various concerts even in his mid-teens and made his official debut at 17 with a recital at the Théâtre du Chatelet. Soon after that, a duet recital with pianist Hélène Grimaud was broadcast on the France 3 radio network. These performances brought Demarquette to the attention of violinist/conductor Yehudi Menuhin, who invited him to perform the Dvorak cello concerto in two concerts under his own baton. From there, Demarquette was launched on a solo career that has included performances not only with orchestras around France but also the Sinfonia Varsovia in Poland, the Neue Philharmonie Westfalen, the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, and the Tokyo Symphony, among many others. As a chamber musician, Demarquette has been active in his own Demarquette Trio and in a string quartet with Augustin Dumay, Svetlin Roussev, and Miguel de Silva, and with duet partners Boris Berezovsky, Vanessa Benelli Mosell, Fabrizio Chiovetta, Jean-Bernard Pommier, and Michel Dalberto. Another duet partner has been French accordionist Richard Galliano, with whom he has performed music from Bach to the present, including a concerto by Galliano for cello, accordion, and orchestra. Demarquette has given the premieres of many contemporary works and was part of a well-publicized 2006 performance on the occasion of Henri Dutilleux's 90th birthday. Much of Demarquette's recording catalog has appeared on the Timpani label; he also recorded the Cello Concerto of Michel Legrand for Sony Classical in 2017. In 2018, Demarquette released the album Portrait with Orchestra, featuring works by Jacques Ibert, Philippe Gaubert, Florent Schmitt, Gabriel Fauré, Jean Cras, and Guy Ropartz.
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Discography
21 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Bach: The Complete Cello Suites
Classical - Released by Evidence Classics on Mar 1, 2024
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Florent Schmitt : Le Petit Elfe Ferme-l’Œil - Introït. Récit et congé pour violoncelle & orchestre
Aline Martin, Henri Demarquette, Lorraine National Orchestra, Jacques Mercier
Symphonic Music - Released by Timpani on Jan 1, 2008
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Œuvres orchestrales (Intégrale)
Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg , Henri Demarquette, Alain Jacquon, Jean-François Antonioli
Classical - Released by Timpani on Jan 1, 1996
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Echoes (Glass, Rachmaninov)
Henri Demarquette, Vanessa Benelli Mosell
Duets - Released by Universal Music Division Decca Records France on Jan 5, 2018
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Musique de scène - Rhapsodie pour violoncelle
Bretagne Orchestra, Henri Demarquette, Kirill Karabits
Classical - Released by Timpani on Jan 1, 2005
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Ropartz : Violin & Cello Sonatas
Jean-Marc Phillips Varjabedian, Henri Demarquette, François Kerdoncuff
Chamber Music - Released by Timpani on Apr 15, 2016
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Gaubert: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3
Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg , Philippe Graffin, Henri Demarquette, Marc Soustrot
Classical - Released by Timpani on Apr 26, 2011
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Cras: Flute, harpe et cordes
Classical - Released by Timpani on May 27, 2011
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Echoes
Henri Demarquette, Vanessa Benelli Mosell
Classical - Released by Universal Music Division Decca Records France on Jan 5, 2018
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Henri Demarquette, violoncelle (Camille Saint-Saëns)
Concertos - Released by Mirare on Sep 9, 2010
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Œuvres concertantes
Jérôme Ducros, Jean-Marc Phillips Varjabedian, Henri Demarquette, Juliette Hurel, Bretagne Orchestra, Moshe Atzmon
Classical - Released by Timpani on Jan 1, 2009
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Boëllmann: Symphonie en fa majeur, Variations symphoniques & Quatre pièces brèves
Orchestre Symphonique de Mulhouse, Patrick Davin, Henri Demarquette
Classical - Released by Fuga Libera on Jul 2, 2021
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Kaleidoscopic (Rääts, Pärt, Gorecki)
Henri Demarquette, Fabrizio Chiovetta, Patrick Messina
Classical - Released by Aparté on Jun 15, 2018
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Jongen: Œuvres pour violoncelle et orchestre
Henri Demarquette, Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Christian Arming
Cello Concertos - Released by Musique en Wallonie on Apr 28, 2017
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Vocello
Henri Demarquette, Sequenza 9.3, catherine Simonpiétri
Classical - Released by Universal Music Division Decca Records France on Mar 17, 2017
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Portrait avec orchestre
Classical - Released by Timpani on Feb 16, 2018
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Musique de chambre
Parisii Quartet, Sèbastien Risler, Uppsala Chamber Soloists, Régis Pasquier, Henri Demarquette, Emmanuel Strosser
Chamber Music - Released by Naxos on Jun 1, 2009
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Together A Tango Dream
Quinteto El Después, Henri Demarquette
Tango - Released by Ruta Records on Dec 23, 2021
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Mélodies (Maurice Emmanuel)
Classical - Released by Timpani on Jan 1, 1995
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Glass, Glassworks - Arr. for piano and cello: 1. Opening
Henri Demarquette, Vanessa Benelli Mosell
Classical - Released by Universal Music Division Decca Records France on Dec 15, 2017
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Rachmaninov, Vocalise Op 34. No. 14 - Transcr. for cello and piano: Lentamente cantabile
Henri Demarquette, Vanessa Benelli Mosell
Classical - Released by Universal Music Division Decca Records France on Dec 15, 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo