'a master of his instrument, an artist of lyrical elegance and exquisite taste' Gramophone 'the elite of French cello' Le Monde 'the music brought to life at the highest degree' Fono Forum. Christian-Pierre La Marca quickly distinguished himself through his magnetic presence on the world's greatest stages and his award-winning discography. After his debut in Aix-en-Provence, Christian-Pierre La Marca studied in Paris with Jean-Marie Gamard, Philippe Muller, then Gary Hoffman before continuing his training with Frans Helmerson in Cologne and Steven Isserlis in London. He completed it with masterclasses with Mstislav Rostropovich, Heinrich Schiff, Anner Bylsma, Peter Wispelwey, Natalia Shakovskaya, Natalia Gutman, Bernard Greenhouse and benefited from the advice and encouragement of Itzhak Perlman, Philippe Jaroussky, Thomas Quasthoff, Gabor Takács, Menahem Pressler, Leif Ove Andsnes, Maria João Pires, the Artemis Quartet, François-Xavier Roth and Seiji Ozawa.

His trajectory is marked by successes at international competitions in Osaka, Frankfurt, London (Philharmonia Award), New York (YCA) and Vienna (Haydn). He has also been invited several times to the Victoires de la musique classique and to various radio and television programs around the world.

Christian-Pierre La Marca is regularly invited to the greatest halls around the world: Paris (Philharmonie, Radio France, Louvre, Orsay, Champs-Élysées, Seine Musicale), London (Southbank Center, King's Place, St Martin in the Fields), Brussels (Bozar, Flagey), Vienna (Musikverein, Konzerthaus), Salzburg (Mozarteum), Amsterdam (Concertgebouw), Berlin (Philharmonie), Hamburg (Elbphilharmonie, Laeizshalle), Frankfurt (Alte Oper), Schwarzenberg (Kaufmann Hall), Geneva (Victoria Hall), Monaco (Opéra Garnier), Venice (La Fenice), Bilbao (Guggenheim), Saint-Petersburg (Mariinsky Concert Hall), Moscow (Conservatory), New York (92nd), Delhi (Imperial), Osaka (Izumi Hall), Tokyo (Oiji Hall), Kunming (Arts Center), Melbourne (Arts Center) and Sydney (Angel Place) among others.

As a soloist, he regularly performs with the Philharmonia Orchestra, London Chamber Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, Musicians of the Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre National de Bordeaux-Aquitaine, Orchestre National de Lorraine, Brussels Philharmonic, Luxembourg Philharmonic, Philharmonia Salzburg, Wiener Concert-Verein, Munich Chamber Orchestra, Oviedo Symphony, Sinfonia Varsovia to name but a few... He works under the direction of Emmanuel Krivine, Augustin Dumay, Pascal Rophé, Oksana Lyniv, Gérard Korsten, Antoni Ros-Marba, Clemens Schuldt, François-Xavier Roth...

An accomplished baroque cellist, Christian-Pierre performs alongside period instrument ensembles such as The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE), Le Concert de la Loge (Julien Chauvin), Les Ambassadeurs-La Grande Ecurie (Alexis Kossenko), Les Siècles (François-Xavier Roth) and with Il Pomo d'Oro (play-conduct), Arcangelo (Jonathan Cohen) and Concerto Italiano (Rinaldo Alessandrini). He also collaborates with William Christie, Justin Taylor, Jean Rondeau, Jonathan Cohen and Théotime Langlois de Swarte.

Christian-Pierre La Marca is featured at major festivals around the world: Verbier, Ravinia, Santander, Schleswig-Holstein, Bad Kissingen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Schwetzingen, Kronberg, Trondheim, Oxford, Monte Carlo Printemps des Arts, Pablo Casals in Prades, Aix-en-Provence summer and easter festivals, La Roque d'Anthéron, La Grange de Meslay, La Folle Journée de Nantes, Festivals de Saintes, Radio France in Montpellier, Menton...

A fervent defender of contemporary repertoire, he collaborates with composers György Kurtág, Jörg Widmann, Pēteris Vasks, Philippe Hersant, Nicolas Bacri, Jean-Louis Florentz, Fabien Waksman and Thierry Escaich with whom he performs very regularly. Also highly sought after in chamber music, he plays with illustrious musicians as diverse as Itzhak Perlman, Veronica Eberle, Vilde Frang, Marc Bouchkov, Barnabas Kelemen, Renaud Capuçon, Augustin Dumay, Didier Lockwood, Alice Sara Ott, Igor Levit, Kit Armstrong, Nicholas Angelich, David Fray, Jose Gallardo, Itamar Golan, Lise de la Salle, Jean-Frédéric Neuburger, Adam Laloum, Cédric Tiberghien, David Kadouch, Lawrence Power, Maxim Rysanov, Michel Portal, Andreas Ottensamer, Ksenja Sidorova, Félicien Brut, Thierry Escaich, Thibaut Garcia, Milos, Mischa Maisky, Kian Soltani, Istvan Vardai, Edgar Moreau, the Ebène, Arod, Modigliani, Danel, Carducci and Hermès Quartets.

His love for the voice leads him to collaborate with Sabine Devieilhe, Philippe Jaroussky, Thomas Hampson, Roberto Alagna, Benjamin Appl, Bernarda Fink, Stéphanie d'Oustrac, Isabelle Druet, Noëmi Waysfeld, Julie Fuchs, Karine Deshayes and Patricia Petibon. Christian-Pierre was also a founding member of the Dali Trio (2006-2016).

His discography reflects his curiosity as well as his fidelity to the great repertoire and has won numerous international awards. His album Cello 360 won the prestigious Gramophone Award. Christian-Pierre La Marca records exclusively for naïve, a Believe Group label. The latest addition to the catalogue - Legacy (2023) - in concerto describes the classical lineage of the cello through concerti by Porpora, Haydn and Mozart. His next album dedicated to Clara and Robert Schumann with the Philharmonia Orchestra will be released in 2024.

Since 2018, Christian-Pierre has initiated a "Concert for the Planet" with the GoodPlanet Foundation and Yann Arthus-Bertrand; a multi-artist and genre solidarity event, aimed at raising funds for environmental projects around the world. He has taught at the cello masterclasses at the Philippe Jaroussky Music Academy at La Seine Musicale and continues his teaching at the Paul Dukas Conservatory in Paris.

Official Larsen Strings artist, he is a Gewa Case and Henle Library ambassador. He wears clothes created by Agnès b and is supported by ADAMI, CNM, SPPF. He plays a unique Neapolitan cello (ca1830). The Fondation de la Vocation provides him with a Jacob Eury bow (1825) which he plays alternately with a Georges-Léon Lamy bow (ca.1900) loaned by the Anima Foundation as well as a baroque bow made for him by Jean-Yves Tanguy.

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