Jean-Guihen Queyras
Born: 11th March 1967, Montreal, Canada
Nationality: Canadian
Artist's website: https://jeanguihenqueyras.com/
Jean-Guihen Queyras is a French cellist. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on 11 March 1967, and moved with his parents to Algeria when he was 5 years old; the family moved to France 3 years later. He is a professor at the Musikhochschule Freiburg and artistic co-director of the Rencontres Musicales de Haute-Provence. He won the Glenn Gould Protégé Prize in Toronto in 2002.
Queyras records for Harmonia Mundi, including: the cello concertos of Dvorak, Elgar, Ligeti, and others; the complete cello suites of both Johann Sebastian Bach and Benjamin Britten; Beethoven's complete works for cello and piano (with Alexander Melnikov); and many piano trios with Isabelle Faust and Melnikov.
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Further Reading: Jean-Guihen Queyras
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Celebrating György Kurtág
19th Feb 2026
On the Hungarian composer's hundredth birthday, artists including Benjamin Appl, Quatuor Arod and Jean-Guihen Queyras share memories of the man and his music.
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Late Debussy sonatas from Isabelle Faust, Alexander Melnikov and friends
16th Nov 2018
Harmonia Mundi's ten-album series commemorating the centenary of Debussy's death continues with the Violin Sonata, Cello Sonata, and Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp.
Recent Best Sellers: Jean-Guihen Queyras
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New. Lutosławski: Concertos For Cello / For Orchestra, Bloch: SchelomoRecommendedCD: $21.00Download from $12.75
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New Releases: Jean-Guihen Queyras
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New. Lutosławski: Concertos For Cello / For Orchestra, Bloch: SchelomoRecommendedCD: $21.00Download from $12.75
