Disciple of violinists in the right line of Eugène Ysaye and Georges Enescu, Sandrine Cantoreggi embodies the Franco-Belgian violin expanded by the interest she brings to the world of the Russian violin school.
Sandrine is a complete artist who has always enjoyed dialogue with other artistic, musical, literary or plastic expressions. Her elegant play is imperative by a beautiful stylistic rigorous and is characterised by a virtuosity and a dense and warm sound which translate a temperament of fire.
"Under the direction of the great maestro Yehudi Menuhin, the violinist stands out with her fresh exquisite inspiration, a well mastered bow, a presence of light grace...To make it short, Sandrine Cantoreggi possesses all the qualities to please! Light timbre, generous legato, intense and straight vibrato, sound that expresses itself to the best..." - José Voss
"Magnificent violin technician, Sandrine Cantoreggi glows; interpreter of great maturity, she vibrates and posseses a vivid imagination." - Marie-Paule Cantarella
"Vehemence and sensibility. A performance reflecting easiness and fluidity as well as a dynamism free of any physical constraint. Her approach is always accompanied by a brilliant sound presence, an erudite happiness and splashing with joy." - Greg Foetz, Luxembourg Wort
: BIOGRAPHY
Sandrine Cantoreggi, violinist at heart, can not imagine life without music. It is through her violin that she focuses her emotions and thoughts. Her mode of communication, more than words, colors or movement, is the sound of the violin. The sound of the wind, the sea or the song of birds are all sources of inspiration that feed her interpretations. Sandrine is a complete artist who has always enjoyed dialogue with other artistic, musical, literary or plastic expressions.
Born in Bordeaux, Sandrine Cantoreggi started at the Conservatoire de Musique de Luxembourg and was admitted to the National Conservatory of Music and Dance in Paris at the age of 14. Trained in the respective classes of Pierre Amoyal, Régis Pasquier, Roman Nodel and Carlo Van Neste, she obtained, with the greatest honors, the diplomas of the 1st Violin Prize of the CNSMDParis, the Konzertexamen at the Musikhochschule of Mannheim-Heidelberg and the Graduate of the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel of Belgium.
Disciple of violinists in the right line of Eugène Ysaye and Georges Enescu, Sandrine embodies the Franco-Belgian violin by the teaching she received while expanding her sonic and expressive palette by the interest she brings to the world of the Russian violin school.
Several meetings have been decisive in the musical development of Sandrine.
Yehudi Menuhin, who had noticed her during competitions, asked to meet her and he will support her in different projects. Sandrine played under his direction and keeps an unforgettable memory of this extraordinary musical encounter. Her taste developed for a highly expressive and authentic interpretation was confirmed by the master. A recording made in 1991 bears witness to their unfortunately too brief collaboration.
Sandrine is a soloist with orchestra, solo violin recital and chamber music. Among the musical personalities with whom she shared the stage are Yehudi Menuhin, Vladimir Spivakov, Yuri Bashmet, Georges Octors, Jan Stulen, Stephane Denève, Pierre Cao, Bruno Canino, Daniel Blumenthal, Dana Ciocarlie, Gustav Rivinius, Connie Shih.
Tours lead her to perform in the United States, England, Georgia and Japan and she performed on prestigious European stages such as the Salle Gaveau and the Orsay Museum (Paris), the Gewandhaus (Leipzig), the Rudolfinum (Prague), the Flagey Studio and the Monnaie (Brussels), and the Luxembourg Philharmonic.
Many of her concerts have been recorded by various European radios.
Since 1994 various CD recordings testify to her musical impulse. Sandrine Cantoreggi has recorded chamber music and concertos by Haydn, Mozart, Locatelli, Onslow, Respighi, Lalo, Ravel, Enescu, Ropartz and Ysaye for the Turtle Records, Pavane, Ligia and Kalidisc labels.
In turn, she likes to pass on her knowledge to younger generations. She has taught at the Brussels Conservatoire and is a professor at the Conservatoire de la Ville de Luxembourg. She is the founder and director of the Masterclass Journées Musicales Mondorf.
His Royal Highness Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg awarded her the order of civil and military merit of Adolphe de Nassau and raised her to the rank of knight in the field of sciences and arts.
