French cellist Marc Coppey returns to the Sibiu Philharmonic. Important announcement for spectators who have canceled tickets since March 14

This week maestro Marc Coppey will perform the Cello Concerto no. 1 in C major, by Joseph Haydn, accompanied by the Sibian orchestra.

The work was composed by Haydn between 1761 and 1765 and dedicated to his good friend Joseph Franz Weigl, the cellist of Prince Nicolaus’ Esterházy orchestra, and was later considered lost for 200 years. The evening’s program will be completed with Gabriel Fauré – “Pelléas et Mélisande” op. 80 and Franz Schubert – Symphony no. 8 in B minor D 759, under the baton of the same Marc Coppey.

The symphonic concert will take place on Thursday, April 4, from 5:00 p.m., at Sala Thalia. Tickets are on sale at the price of 60 lei (50% discount for pupils, students, pensioners) at the box office and on www.iabilet.ro. We remind you that spectators who had tickets for the concert canceled on March 14th benefit from free entry to the symphonic concert on April 4th, based on telephone confirmation at 0735.566.486 to reserve seats.

Marc Coppey plays a cello built in the Venetian workshop of Matteo Gofriller in 1711, known as “Van Wilgenburg”.

Recognized for his exceptional solo performance, extensive projects in the field of chamber music alongside the most acclaimed musicians of the moment, but also for his efforts to develop professional literature, Coppey is considered one of the most important cellists worldwide. In addition, he enjoys an ever-increasing prestige on the international stage and as a conductor.

A protégé of the famous Yehudi Menuhin and Mstislav Rostropovich, he scored his first international success at the age of 18 when he won the First Prize and the Prize for Best Bach Performance at the prestigious Leipzig Bach Competition (1988). Shortly after, he debuted in Paris and Moscow in collaboration with Yehudi Menuhin and Victoria Postnikova and performed at the Evian Festival at the personal invitation of Mstislav Rostropovich. From then until today, Marc Coppey has developed an impressive solo career. He regularly collaborates with the best orchestras and the most renowned conductors, among whom we mention: Alain Altinoglu, Lionel Bringuier, Lawrence Foster, Alan Gilbert, Kirill Karabits, Emmanuel Krivine, John Nelson, Pascal Rophé, Yan Pascal Tortelier and Yutaka Sado. In 2014, the French Ministry of Culture awarded him the title of Officer of Arts and Letters.

Recent achievements include soloist appearances with the Orchester National du Capitole de Toulouse, the Orchester Philharmonique de Radio France, the Orchester Philharmonique de Strasbourg and the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra/conductor Lawrence Foster. As a conductor, Coppey collaborates with the Deutsche Kammerakademie and the Orchester Royal de Chambre de Wallonie, among other major ensembles, and is music director of the Zagreb Soloists (since 2011). In 2021, he became artist-in-residence of the Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música, performing Dutilleux (with John Storgårds), Dvořák (with Vassily Sinaisky) and Elgar (with Michael Sanderling), along with Rhim (with Peter Rundel) and Shostakovich No. 1 (with Stefan Blunier).

Marc Coppey is a passionate chamber musician, former member of the Ysaÿe Quartet (1995-2000), currently artistic director of the annual Les Musicales de Colmar festival. He frequently collaborates with pianists such as Nelson Goerner, Stephen Kovacevich, Kun-Woo Paik and Maria-João Pires, violinists Ilya Gringolts, Vadim Gluzman, Viktoria Mullova, Alina Pogostikina or violist Lawrence Power, or world-renowned flautist Emmanuel Pahud. The partner with whom he supports his chamber projects is the renowned Russian pianist Peter Laul.

The breadth of Coppey’s repertoire bears witness to his deep musical curiosity: in addition to classical cello scores, the musician is a true explorer of lesser-known and contemporary works. He gave premieres of cello concertos written by composers such as Jacques Lenot, Marc Monnet, Eric Tanguy and national premieres by Elliott Carter, Mantovani and Erkki-Sven Tüür. Composers who dedicated works to Coppey include Lera Auerbach, Christophe Bertrand, Hugues Dufourt, Frédéric Durieux, Ivan Fedele, Philippe Fénelon, Philippe Hurel, Michael Jarrell, Betsy Jolas, Frank Krawczyk, Philippe Leroux, François Meïmoun, Brice Pauset , Enno Poppe, Thierry Pécou, Michèle Reverdy, Johannes Maria Staud and Frédéric Verrières.

Concerned with training future generations of musicians, Coppey teaches at the Conservatore National Supérieur de Musique in Paris and is frequently invited to give masterclasses in Europe, Asia and America. Since 2020, he is artistic director of the Saline Royale Academy d’Arc-et-Senans.

The French cellist played for the first time with the Sibiu Philharmonic Orchestra on February 17, 2022, under the baton of maestro Cem Mansur.