Hanna Salzenstein
cello
Admitted at the age of 16 to the Conservatoire National de Musique et de Danse de Paris in the class of Michel Strauss and then Raphaël Pidoux, Hanna Salzenstein is a passionate and demanding musician. A regular performer with the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra and the Orchestre de l’Opéra de Paris, she also takes part in numerous festivals, including La folle journée de Nantes, the Festival international de piano de la Roque d’Anthéron and the Festival de la Vézère, the Festival des rencontres de Belaye created by Roland Pidoux, the Festival Jeunes Talents, the Festival du Printemps des arts de Monte Carlo and also several radio broadcasts such as “Générations Jeunes Interprètes” on France Musique in duo with pianist Fiona Mato.
After studying baroque cello with Christophe Coin, Hanna joined the Consort, with whom she took part in the Deauville Easter Festival and the Bel Air claviers Festival, and recorded the Diapason d’Or award-winning Opus 1 for Alpha Classics, devoted to the Dandrieu and Corelli triode sonatas. She also joins the Stradivaria ensemble, with whom she performs as soloist alongside Raphael Pidoux.
Hanna appeared as soloist with the Orchestre Appassionato conducted by Mathieu Herzog at La Seine Musicale as part of the Académie Philippe Jarrousky.
A co-founding member of the Trio Éluard, with pianist Fiona Mato and violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte, they took part in the Ensembles in Residence at the Roque d’Anthéron International Piano Festival in 2018. In 2019, Hanna joins the Violoncelles français alongside Anne Gastinel, Raphael Pidoux, Roland Pidoux and Xavier Phillips, with whom she gives several concerts, notably at the Sommets musicaux de Gstaad Festival.
Hanna recently performed at Salle Cortot with the Consort to mark the release of their album, and took part in a duo with Fiona Mato in a concert tour of Alsace organized by AJAM. She also performed at the 27th Victoires de la Musique as part of the Ensemble du Concert de la Loge conducted by Julien Chauvin.
