Denis Severin

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Denis Severin

Professeur

Instruments:

Cello
Professor of cello at the Geneva University of Music and the Bern University of Arts.

A coveted guest professor, Denis Severin also teaches master classes and leads orchestra projects at the Centro superior de musical Katarina Gurska (Madrid, Spain), the Jāzeps Vītols Academy of Music (Riga, Latvia), the Central Conservatory of Music (Beijing, China), Franz Liszt Academy of Music (Budapest, Hungary) and the National University of Arts (Kharkov, Ukraine).
Regularly gives summer master-classes in Germany, France, Poland, Russia, Georgia and Brazil.

Denis Severin is Prize Winner of ECHO KLASSIK (2015) and GRAMMY AWARDS (2007), laureate of several international competitions in Greece, Italy and Spain.

CD RECORDINGS:
NAXOS RECORDS: J.S. Bach, Brandenburg Concertos
(Grammy Nomination, Swiss Baroque Soloists), 2007
ELOQUENTIA: A. Vivaldi mit Harmonie Universelle (Auszeichnung „Chock du monde“), 2008 SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT: S.Rachmaninov für Cello und Klavier,
(Denis Severin, Tatiana Korsunskaya, 2009
PANCLASSICS G.M. Cambini, String Quintets (Ensemble Entr’acte), 2010
MDG Musikhaus Dabringhaus & Grimm, Luise Adolpha Le Beau, Chamber Music,
(Bartek Niziol, Denis Severin, Tatiana Korsunskaya, ECHO KLASSIK 2015

RADIO BROADCASTS:
Schweizer Radio DRS 2, Radio de la Suisse Romande Espace-2 (Switzerland), Deutschlandfunk (Germany), Radio Belgrade (Serbia) Radio France, and Polskie Radio (Poland).

Denis Severin serves as a jury member for a number of music competitions: International Chamber
Music Competition (Illzach, France, March 2013), 7th International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians (Monteux, Switzerland, March 2012) and Young Swiss Musicians Competition.

He also became president of an international charitable organization Art Without Borders and an organizing committee member of the European String Teachers Association.

Performs as a soloist with: European Youth Symphony Orchestra (EU), Basel Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (Switzerland), “Feel Harmony” Chamber Orchestra Poznan (Poland), State Symphony Orchestra, Kiew Chamber Orchestra (Ukraine), St. Petersburg State Capella Orchestra, Archangel State Chamber Orchestra (Russia), Armenian State Chamber Orchestra.

Denis Severin is member of diverses chamber music and baroque ensembles: Spyros Piano Trio, Swiss Baroque Soloists, Les Solostes de Geneve (Switzerland), Ars Antiqua Austria, Wiener-Akademie (Austria), Ensemble Baroque de Limoges (France), Capella Gabetta, Harmonie Universelle (Germany), The Russian Virtuosi of Europe (London, England).

Collaborates with many of the greatest names in contemporary classical music. Those are artists and ensembles like Quatuor Mosaïques, Natalia Gutman, Christophe Coin, Sergio Azzolini, Jordi Savall, Christopher Hogwood, Cecila Bartoli, Antonio Meneses, Martin Haselböck, Heinz Holliger, Bartek Niziol, Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Sol Gabetta.

Denis Severin performs at festivals and concerts held in some of the most prestigious venues around the globe, among which are Queen Elizabeth Hall (London, England), Concertgebouw (Amsterdam, Netherlands), Musikverein Wien (Austria), Konzerthaus Berlin (Germany), Philharmonic Society Concert Hall (Prague, Czech Republic), Cité de la Misique, Radio France Concert Hall (Paris, France), Victoria Hall, Tonhalle Zurich (Switzerland), Lutoslawski Concert Hall (Warsaw, Poland), National Philarmonic Kiew (Ukraine) and many others.

In 1996 Denis Severin graduated from the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, where he studied under professor Dmitry Miller.

1997-2003 continued his education under professor Daniel Grossgurin at the Geneva University of Music, professor Thomas Demenga at the Music Academy of Basel and professor Christophe Coin at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (Switzerland).

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Masterclasses of Denis Severin

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Photo of content Cello Concerto No.1 in A minor, Opus 33 by Camille Saint-Saëns
Cello Concerto No.1 in A minor, Opus 33 by Camille Saint-Saëns
In this cello masterclass, Professor Denis Severin helps his student Capucine Pasquier master Saint- Saëns' Cello concerto No.1 in A minor, Opus 33 by working on concentration and self-confidence.
Photo of content Cello Concerto in D minor by Edouard Lalo
Cello Concerto in D minor by Edouard Lalo
In this masterclass, Professor Denis Severin and student Naomi Tschopp discuss stress management and communication while working together on Lalo's Cello concerto in D minor.
Photo of content Sonata No. 1 C major, opus 102 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata No. 1 C major, opus 102 by Ludwig van Beethoven
In this cello masterclass, Professor Denis Severin and student Etai Kimmel are focusing on tempo as well as being calm to be able to try and master Beethoven's Sonata in C major, opus 102.
Photo of content Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 by Antonín Dvořák
Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 by Antonín Dvořák
In this masterclass, Professor Denis Severin and student Etai Kimmel are taking on Antonín Dvořák's Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 and focusing on being flexible and concentrate on phrasing. and musicality.
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Concerts of Denis Severin (1)

Photo of content Cello suite No 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Cello suite No 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 by Johann Sebastian Bach
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