Description

Agnès Sulem has been the first violin of the Rosamonde Quartet (quatuorrosamonde.com) since its inception in 1981 and a Professor of chamber music – string quartet class – at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Lyon since 2012.
The Rosamonde Quartet has won numerous awards in international competitions (Prize at the International Competition of Evian, First Prize at the International Quartet Competition of the Union of European Radio Stations in Salzburg) and has an international career.
The Rosamonde Quartet’s discography boasts over thirty CDs and DVDs for labels such as Harmonia Mundi, Arion, Fuga Libera, ZigZag Territoires, Transart, Editions Jade, recognized by the highest awards, including the Grand Prix du Disque de l’Académie Charles Cros. It reflects their commitment to exploring a diverse repertoire, from Viennese classics to French music and contemporary creation.
Several films about the Rosamonde Quartet have been made by Vincent Bataillon: “Notes for a Quartet” focuses on the creative process in interpreting Beethoven’s quartets, “At the Heart of Our Time’s Music,” filmed at Fontevraud Abbey, is dedicated to French music, and “Thus the Night” reflects the Rosamonde Quartet’s long collaboration with composer Henri Dutilleux, who considered their performance of his quartet Thus the Night as the reference version of the work.
The Rosamonde Quartet’s latest recording, released by Arion in Spring 2020, is devoted to Beethoven’s quartets: No. 14 opus 131, No. 15 opus 132, and the Great Fugue opus 133.
The Rosamonde Quartet is very active in contemporary repertoire, and many composers have written for it. It has worked especially closely with Pascal Dusapin, Philippe Fénelon, Renaud Gagneux, Philippe Hersant, György Kurtág, Jacques Lenot, Michèle Reverdy, François Sarhan, Eric Tanguy, Ton-That Tiêt. It has also enjoyed inspiring collaborations with artists such as Raphael Hillyer and Eugene Lehner, violist of the Kolish Quartet and friend of Schoenberg and Bartók. In addition to her chamber music activities, Agnès Sulem has performed as a soloist with the Ensemble Intercontemporain, the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, the Cannes Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur Orchestra, the Nice Philharmonic Orchestra, and the International Orchestra of the Jeunesses Musicales under the direction of Pierre Boulez, Maurizio Kagel, Pol Mule, Philippe Bender, Jean-Marc Cochereau, Marcello Viotti. Agnès Sulem studied at the Conservatoire de Paris where she won a First Prize in violin and a First Prize in chamber music. She also holds a doctorate in mathematics. Agnès Sulem is a “Chevalier de l’Ordre de la Légion d’Honneur”.