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Antoine Tamestit
Antoine Tamestit is a French violist. He premiered several contemporary compositions. Tamestit plays the Stradivarius viola Gustav Mahler. Tamestit was born in Paris. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris with Jean Sulem, and further with Jesse Levine at Yale University, and with Tabea Zimmermann. He was a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist from 2004 to 2006. He has performed at such venues as the Royal Concertgebouw, the Vienna Musikverein, and Carnegie Hall and with the Santa Cecilia Orchestra in Rome [14 March 2019]. In 2014, he played viola for the recording of Berlioz's Harold en Italie, conducted by Valery Gergiev. Tamestit premiered several contemporary compositions, including Thierry Escaich's La Nuit des chants, Bruno Mantovani's Concerto pour deux altos et orchestre and Olga Neuwirth's Remnants of songs… an Amphigory and Weariness heals Wounds. In 2015, he premiered Jörg Widmann's Viola Concerto, which was commissioned by him, with the Orchestre de Paris and Paavo Järvi. This concerto depicts Tamestit's skills and character. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_Tamestit) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)

Songs

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Joe Hisaishi: Viola Saga - Movement 2 - Joe Hisaishi: Viola Saga: Movement 2
Joe Hisaishi
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Joe Hisaishi: Viola Saga: Movement 1
Joe Hisaishi
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Viola, Viola
Tabea Zimmermann
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Danse macabre (Chanson)
Anne Sofie von Otter
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Viola Sonata in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1: II. Andante un poco adagio
Antoine Tamestit

Albums

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Mozart: String Quintets K. 515 & 516

Album • 2023
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Bratsche !

Album • 2013
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Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 3, Sinfonia concertante

Album • 2009
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Georg Philipp Telemann: Viola Concertos - Overtures - Fantasias

Album • 2022
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Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano - Schnittke: Concerto for Viola and Orchestra

Album • 2008
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Joe Hisaishi: Viola Saga: Movement 1

EP • 2024
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J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos

Album • 2021
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Chaconne

Album • 2007
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Brahms : Viola Sonatas, Op. 120 - Zwei Gesänge, Op. 91

Album • 2021
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Bach: Suites Nos. 1, 3 & 5

Album • 2016

Singles

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Mozart: String Quintet No. 4 in G Minor, K. 516: III. Adagio ma non troppo

2023
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Bach: Sonata for Viola da Gamba in G Major, BWV 1027

2019
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Mozart: String Quintet No. 3 in C Major, K. 515: II. Menuetto. Allegretto

2023
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Joe Hisaishi: Viola Saga: Movement 1 (Pt. 1)

2024
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Joe Hisaishi: Viola Saga: Movement 2 (Pt. 1)

2024

Videos

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Joe Hisaishi with Antoine Tamestit & Wiener Symphoniker - Viola Saga Movement 1 (Part 1)

Deutsche Grammophon - DG • 20K views
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Anne Sofie von Otter: Danse macabre by Saint-Saëns

Operazaile operazaile • 1.1K views
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🎹Pianist Yunchan Lim🌿Verbier Festival 2024💙ANTONIN DVORAK:Piano Quartet No.2 Op. 87👍Encore

dongdang • 970 views
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베르비에 페스티벌 임윤찬 앵콜 | verbierfestival 2024 Yunchan Lim Encore

유못쇼 • 38K views
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George Benjamin - Viola, Viola, for viola and viola (1997)

Cmaj7 • 6.2K views
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The Quatuor Ébène & Antoine Tamestit - Mozart: String Quintet No. 4

medici.tv • 12K views

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