Cosima Soulez Larivière
Kronberg Academy Professional Studies with Mihaela Martin, funded by the Renate und Peter von Metzler patronage
Franco-Dutch violinist Cosima Soulez Larivière is already building a name for herself, having been awarded numerous prizes – 3rd prize at the Joseph Joachim Competition in 2018, 1st prize at the inaugural Bartók World Competition & Festival in 2017, 1st prize at the Brahms Competition in 2015 and 3rd prize and the Bach prize at the Postacchini Competition, also in 2015.
Concerts have brought her all over Europe (Concertgebouw, Wigmore Hall, Franz Liszt Academy) as well as to Japan, Singapore and the United States. Soulez Lariviere has a great interest in modern and contemporary composers and as such, has performed works by Pēteris Vasks, Sofia Gubaidulina, Steve Reich and Gabriel Prokofiev. Additionally, she enjoys playing chamber music and often performs alongside her brother, violist Sào Soulez Larivière.
Soulez Larivière has been invited to participate in several festivals, namely - Accademia Chigiana (where she received the ‘Giovanni Maniezzo’ Award), Seiji Ozawa Academy, Ravinia Steans Institute, Verbier Festival Academy (where she received the APCAV Award), Tanglewood Music Centre and ‘Chamber Music Connects the World’ at the Kronberg Academy.
She has participated in masterclasses with, i.a., Ilya Gringolts, Ana Chumachenco and Miriam Fried, and from 2019-2023, was part of the Accademia Stauffer (studying with Salvatore Accardo).
She holds a scholarship from the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes since 2017 and was previously supported by Live Music Now Hannover e.V. (2015-2019) and the Young Artists Foundation gGmbH (2018-2021).
In 2021, she received a scholarship from the Villa Musica Rheinland-Pflaz Foundation.
As a result of the pandemic, she took part in several streamed broadcasts and concerts, notably, Daniel Hope’s Hope@Home (Arte tv), Renaud Capuçon’s Beethoven project‘ Ludwig à Paris’ (Medici tv) and Heidelberger Frühling's Digital Festival ‘Lasst uns spielen!’.
Soulez Larivière was born in Paris and from a young age was taught by Igor Volochine. When she was 8 years old, she was awarded a scholarship to the Yehudi Menuhin School, where she became a pupil of Natasha Boyarsky. She obtained both her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees at the University of Music, Drama and Media in Hanover with Prof. Krzysztof Wegrzyn.
As a scholarship holder of the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben, she has generously been loaned a violin by Giovanni Grancino (Milan, 1675).
From 2023 to 2025, she studied at Kronberg Academy with Mihaela Martin. Her studies were funded by the Renate and Peter von Metzler patronage.
Premiere concert with Kirill Gerstein & Kronberg Young Soloists
Participants
- Kirill Gerstein piano
- Inmo Yang violin
- Cosima Soulez Larivière violin
- Dmytro Udovychenko violin
- Sào Soulez Larivière viola
- Samuel Rosenthal viola
- Nicholas Swensen viola
- Bryan Cheng cello
- Oliver Herbert cello
- LiLa cello
Programme
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor Op. 25
Intermission
Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major Op. 26
Intermission
Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor Op. 60
Subject to change.
Kronberg Academy on Tour - Carnegie Hall NYC
Participants
- Kirill Gerstein piano
- Cosima Soulez Larivière violin
- Dmytro Udovychenko violin
- Inmo Yang violin
- Sào Soulez Larivière viola
- Samuel Rosenthal viola
- Bryan Cheng cello
- Oliver Herbert cello
- LiLa cello
Programme
PODIUMSGESPRÄCH "CASOURAGE"
Participants
- Sir András Schiff piano
- Paul Lendvai
- Cosima Soulez Larivière violin
- Noga Shaham viola
- Maximilian Maier
Programme
To this day, cellist Pablo Casals stands for artistic truthfulness, moral integrity and civil courage.
How important is civil courage — also for artists? Sir András Schiff reflects on this question with publicist Paul Lendvai and young soloists from Kronberg Academy.
Subject to change.
FRANKREICH
Participants
- Francoise Verherve
- Stephanie Winker
- Thorsten Johanns clarinet
- Sarah Jégou-Sageman violin
- Cosima Soulez Larivière violin
- Gabriel Schwabe Cello
- Matthew Lipman viola
- Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula piano
- Itai Navon piano
- Irène Duval violin
- Sindy Mohamed viola
- Benedict Kloeckner Cello
Programme
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
• Introduction et Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet (1905) – approx. 11'
Francoise Verherve, harp
Stephanie Winker, flute
Thorsten Johanns, clarinet
Sarah Jégou-Jageman, violin
Cosima Soulez-Larivière, violin
Matthew Lipman, viola
Gabriel Schwabe, cello
Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
• Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp – approx. 16'
I. Pastorale: Lento, dolce rubato
II. Interlude: Tempo di minuetto
III. Finale: Allegro moderato ma risoluto
Stephanie Winker, flute
Matthew Lipman, viola
Francoise Verherve, harp
Darius Milhaud (1892–1974)
• Scaramouche, Op. 165b (version for clarinet and piano) – approx. 10'
I. Vif
II. Modéré
III. Brazileira (Mouvement de Samba)
Thorsten Johanns, clarinet
Jean-Selim Abdelmoula, piano
INTERMISSION
Erik Satie (1866–1925)
• Gnossienne No. 1 for solo piano – approx. 3'
Itai Navon, piano
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)
• Piano Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 41 – approx. 31'
I. Allegretto
II. Andante maestoso ma con moto
III. Poco allegro più tosto moderato
IV. Allegro
Irène Duval, violin
Sindy Mohamed, viola
Benedict Kloeckner, cello
Itai Navon, piano
Programme subject to change
RUSSLAND
Participants
- Cosima Soulez Larivière violin
- Kaoru Oe violin
- Sindy Mohamed viola
- Gabriel Schwabe Cello
- Julia Hamos piano
- Emil Kuyumcuyan
- Suyoen Kim violin
- Friedrich Thiele Cello
- Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula piano
Programme
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)
• String Quartet No. 1 (unfinished), TH ii/30 – approx. 13'
II. Romance: Andante espressivo (G minor)
III. Scherzo: Allegro (D major)
Cosima Soulez-Larivière, violin
Kaoru Oe, violin
Sindy Mohamed, viola
Gabriel Schwabe, cello
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) / arr. Oriol Cruixent
• Suite for Variety Orchestra (“Jazz Suite No. 2”) – for piano trio & 3 percussionists – approx. 25'
Julia Hamos, piano
Cosima Soulez-Larivière, violin
Gabriel Schwabe, cello
Emil Kuyumcuyan, percussion
N.N., percussion
INTERMISSION
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
• Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50 “À la mémoire d’un grand artiste” – approx. 50'
I. Pezzo elegiaco: Moderato assai – Allegro giusto
II. Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto
– Finale e coda: Allegro risoluto e con fuoco
Suyeon Kim, violin
Friedrich Thiele, cello
Jean-Selim Abdelmoula, piano
Programme subject to change
POLEN
Participants
- Cosima Soulez Larivière violin
- Peijun Xu viola
- Edgar Moreau harpsichord
- Suyoen Kim violin
- Irène Duval violin
- Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula piano
- Martina Consonni piano
- Kaoru Oe violin
- Sebastian Fritsch Cello
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
• Serenade in D major, Op. 8 for String Trio – approx. 27'
I. Marcia: Allegro – Adagio
II. Menuetto: Allegretto
III. Adagio – Scherzo: Allegro molto – Adagio
IV. Allegretto alla polacca
V. Andante quasi allegretto – Variations – Allegro – Tempo I
VI. Marcia: Allegro
Cosima Soulez-Larivière, violin
Peijun Xu, viola
Edgar Moreau, cello
Moritz Moszkowski (1854–1925)
• Suite for Two Violins and Piano, Op. 71 – approx. 20'
I. Allegro energico
II. Allegro moderato
III. Lento assai
IV. Molto vivace
Suyoen Kim, violin
Irène Duval, violin
Jean-Selim Abdelmoula, piano
INTERVAL
Witold Lutosławski (1913–1994)
• Variations on a Theme by Paganini for Two Pianos – approx. 5'
Martina Consonni, piano
Jeremie Moreau, piano
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
• Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 8 – approx. 30'
I. Allegro con fuoco
II. Scherzo: Vivace
III. Adagio sostenuto
IV. Finale: Allegretto
Kaoru Oe, violin
Sebastian Fritsch, cello
Martina Consonni, piano
Program subject to change
NORWEGEN
Participants
- Ragnhild Hemsing
- Edgar Moreau Cello
- Itai Navon piano
- Kaoru Oe violin
- Sindy Mohamed viola
- Suyoen Kim violin
- Irène Duval violin
- Cosima Soulez Larivière violin
- Peijun Xu viola
- Sebastian Fritsch Cello
- Friedrich Thiele Cello
Programme
Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)
• Andante in C minor for Piano Trio – approx. 11'
Ragnhild Hemsing, violin
Edgar Moreau, cello
Itai Navon, piano
Ragnhild Hemsing (*1988)
• Vetra – Chamber Suite based on Norwegian folk melodies for Hardanger fiddle (Norwegian folk fiddle) and strings
Ragnhild Hemsing, Hardanger fiddle
Kaoru Oe, violin
Sarah Jégou-Sageman, violin
Sindy Mohamed, viola
Edgar Moreau, cello
N.N., bass
INTERVAL
Johan Svendsen (1840–1911)
• String Octet in A major, Op. 3 – approx. 38'
I. Allegro risoluto ben marcato
II. Allegro scherzoso
III. Andante sostenuto
IV. Finale: Moderato – Allegro assai con fuoco
Suyeon Kim, violin
Irène Duval, violin
Cosima Soulez-Larivière, violin
Sarah Jégou-Sageman, violin
Sindy Mohamed, viola
Peijun Xu, viola
Sebastian Fritsch, cello
Friedrich Thiele, cello
Program subject to change