Geneviève Laurenceau (born 2 November 1977) is a French classical violinist. She was a supersoloist with the Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse from 2007 to 2017.
Born in Strasbourg, Laurenceau began playing the violin at the age of 3 and started performing at the age of 9 with the philharmonic chamber orchestra of her hometown. She followed the lessons of Wolfgang Marschner and Zakhar Bron in Germany, then perfected her skills with Jean-Jacques Kantorow in Rotterdam.[1]
After several international successes and a First Prize at the Novosibirsk International Competition (Russia), she won the Grand Prize of the Maurice Ravel International Academy in Saint-Jean-de-Luz in September 2001. The following year, she won the 5th "Le violon de l'Adami" competition and made a CD on this occasion, with pianist Jean-Frédéric Neuburger.
Laurenceau is invited to perform as a soloist with French and international orchestras, under the direction of conductors such as François-Xavier Roth,[2] Michel Plasson, Tugan Sokhiev, Ilan Volkov, Kees Bakels, Walter Weller, Jean-Jacques Kantorow, Frédéric Lodéon… She devotes herself to chamber music alongside Stephen Kovacevich, Philippe Jaroussky, Jean-Frédéric Neuburger, Tatjana Vassiljeva, Emmanuel Rossfelder, Bertrand Chamayou, Lise Berthaud, David Bismuth, Johan Farjot, Arnaud Thorette and Antoine Pierlot. She is the founder and a member of the Smoking Josephine Quintet[3] with Olivia Hughes, Marie Chilemme, Hermine Horiot and Laurène Durantel.
She works with composers such as Karol Beffa, who dedicated "Supplique" for solo violin to her, Nicolas Bacri, Bruno Mantovani and Philippe Hersant, for whom she premiered "Nostalgia", a work for violin and choir. Benjamin Attahir also dedicated to her "Nachtspiel"[4] for violin and orchestra. She performs in festivals in France - such as Strasbourg, Colmar, Prades, Les Serres d'Auteuil, the Midem in Cannes - and abroad - Kuhmo (Finland), MDR in Dresden, NDR in Hamburg, Mehta Foundation in Bombay... and in places like the Philharmonie de Paris, La Seine Musicale, the, the Théâtre du Châtelet, the Salle Gaveau, the, the Arsenal de Metz, the Opéra-Théâtre d'Avignon, the Métropole de Lausanne[5] the Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels, the Tapiola in Helsinki, the Palacio.
As a teacher, Laurenceau is invited to the academies of Annecy and Dartington (England), where she performs alongside pianist Stephen Kovacevich. She is also a professor and supervises the master classes at the Philippe Jaroussky musical Academy.[6]
Laurenceau is President and artistic director of the Obernai Chamber Music Festival, which she created in 2009.