Après des études de violon au Conservatoire de Dijon, Camille Rollet se dirige vers l’alto et intègre le Pôle Supérieur de Paris-Boulogne-Billancourt (PSPBB) où elle bénéficie des conseils d’Isabelle Lequien et Michel Michalakakos. Elle y obtient une licence de Musicologie, une licence d’Interprète et le Diplôme d’Etat d’enseignement spécialisé en alto.
En 2015, ce sont sous les conseils de Jutta Pucchammer-Sédillot, que Camillle est diplômée d’un DESS d’alto de l’Université de Montréal (Canada). Elle a joué dans de nombreux ensembles à Montréal tels que l’ensemble Orchanik, l’Orchestre Philharmonique des Musiciens de Montréal (OPMEM), mais également en France où elle s’est produite au sein de l’ensemble
Furians ou l’orchestre “Les Siècles”.
De retour en France, Camille s’investit dans de nombreux projets et devient alto solo de l’Ensemble Orchestral de Dijon, altiste du Quatuor Grimm et “fait swinguer les neurones” en conférence-concert (dirigée par Emmanuel Bigand) au sein du Rolling String Quartet. Elle intègre également le quatuor Kodama en août 2021. Passionnée par l’enseignement, Camille est professeure d’alto dans différentes structures en Côte d’Or et aussi dans l’Yonne (Conservatoire de Joigny et Laroche-Migennes).
Daniel Rubenstein
Originaire de Bruxelles, Daniel Rubenstein a foulé de nombreuses scènes en Belgique, Hollande, Allemagne, Espagne, Portugal, France, Italie, Luxembourg, Irlande, Bulgarie, Roumanie, Brésil, Turquie, Tunisie, Israël, Corée du Sud et Japon.
Diplômé avec distinction du Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles et de l’Université d’Indiana en 3 instruments – violon, alto et piano – et est actif depuis comme concertiste et comme pédagogue.
Il s’est notamment en soliste, récital et en musique de chambre dans des salles de renommées telles que la Grande Salle Henri Leboeuf et le Studio 4 de Flagey à Bruxelles, la Koningin Elisabethzaal à Anvers, l’Auditorium Manuel De Falla à Grenade, l’Auditorium National de Murcia, le National Concert Hall de Dublin, le Jerusalem Henry Crown Symphony Hall, le Tel-Aviv Museum, le CCR Concert Hall et Kadıköy Süreyya à Istanbul, la Phlharmonique d’Antalya, l’Acropolium de Carthage, la Sala Reduta à Brasov, Minato Mirai à Yokohama, etc.
1er Prix de plusieurs concours nationaux (Pro Civitate, Edouard Deru, Lioness Club Young Virtuoso), Daniel Rubenstein a donné son premier concert en soliste à l’âge de 15 ans avec l’Orchestre National de Belgique sous la direction Mendi Rodan, suite à quoi il joua sous la direction de chefs tels qu’André Vandernoot, Jean-Pierre Wallez, Proinssias O’Duin, Georges Octors, Ronald Zollman etc.
Comme chambriste, il a joué un répertoire de plus de 200 œuvres avec plus de 100 musiciens tels que Abdel-Rahman El Bacha, Brigitte Engerer, David Lively, Daniel Blumenthal, Peter Frankl, Hagaï Shaham, Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden, Olivier Charlier, Yuzuko Horigome, Augustin Dumay, Peter Zazofsky, Liviu Prunaru, Gil Sharon, Vladimir Mendelssohn, Lluis Claret, Alexander Dmitriev, Luc Dewez, Miha Haran, Marc Grauwels, Francis Orval, Michel Lethiec, Pascal Moragues etc.
Son intérêt pour la musique actuelle mena à la création de près de 40 œuvres écrites pour lui ou qui lui sont dédiées. Celles-ci sont signées Hao-Fu Zhang, Jacqueline Fontyn, Don Freund, Jan Van Landeghem, Frédéric Van Rossum, Michel Lysight, Oded Zehavi, David Loeb, Robert Janssens, Jean-Pierre Deleuze, Stéphane Orlando, Jan Freidlin etc. Il donna aussi la création en Israël du concerto pour violon et oud de Aviya Kopelman.
Altiste durant 12 ans du Mahler Piano Quartet, Daniel Rubenstein également été altiste du Guarneri String trio, du Verhaeren Strijkkwartet et du Trio Estampes. Il est actuellement 1er violon de l’Ensemble Mendelssohn, un des seuls ensemble européens spécialisés dans les quintettes et sextuor à cordes avec et sans piano.
Sa discographie d’une douzaine de CD est publiée chez DUX, Talent Records, Kalidisc, Pavane Records, ou encore Harp&Co. Elle comprend des récitals violon-piano, alto-piano, de la musique de chambre et des créations mondiales. Plusieurs de ses enregistrements ont reçu d’excellentes critiques de la presse internationale (Gramophone, Crescendo, Klassik Heute, Fanfare).
Daniel Rubenstein a débuté le violon à l’âge de 6 ans avec comme professeur Marie-Christine Springuel, José Pingen puis son père Jerrold Rubenstein. A l’âge de 16 ans, il est admis au Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles (BE) étudiant avec Marcel Debot puis avec Philippe Hirshhorn. Il poursuivi ensuite ses études durant 5 année à l’Université d’Indiana à Bloomington (USA) d’abord avec Miriam Fried, puis avec Franco Gulli. Il étudia aussi durant une demi-année avec Nicolas Chumachenco à Freiburg (DE) et durant 2 étés à l’Academia Chiginia de Siena (IT) avec Boris Belkin.
De plus, Daniel Rubenstein est diplômé à l’alto de l’Université d’Indiana après 3 années d’études dans la classe de Atar Arad. Il a également accompli des études complètes au piano au Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles dans la classe de Orit Ouziel et Robert Redaelli, y obtenant le Diplôme Supérieur de piano avec distinction.
Pédagogue engagé, il est professeur de violon, alto et de musique de chambre au Conservatoire royal de Mons – Arts2 (BE) ainsi que professeur-associé (chargé d’enseignement) en musique de chambre au Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles où il fut aussi professeur invité de violon.
Il donne régulièrement des masterclass en Belgique et à l’étranger. Ses plus brillants étudiants ont été lauréats de concours nationaux, et ont commencé une carrière comme membres fixes d’ensembles reconnu en musique de chambre ou en musique contemporaine.
Après avoir été directeur artistique de l’Institut Ysaye à Bruxelles (2004 à 2010), directeur artistique des Concerts Astoria (2006 à 2013), Daniel Rubenstein est depuis 2009 directeur artistique du Festival Mozart à Waterloo (BE), festival international de musique de chambre qui a célébré en 2020 son 25ème anniversaire lors d’une première édition au Japon.
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Born in Brussels, Daniel Rubenstein performed as a soloist or as a chamber musician across Belgium, Holland, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Luxembourg, Ireland, Bulgaria, Romania, Brazil, Turkey, Tunisia, Israel, South Korea and Japan.
Graduated with Honors from the Royal Music Conservatory of Brussels (Belgium) and the Indiana University (USA), receiving Higher Diplomas in 3 instruments – violin, viola & piano – Daniel Rubenstein was a winner of several national music competitions : Winner of the Pro Civitate National Competition (Dexia Classics), 1st Prize of the National Violin Competition Edouard Deru and 1st Prize of the National Violin Competition Young Virtuoso.
Daniel Rubenstein gave his first solo concert at the age of 15 with the National Orchestra of Belgium under the direction of Mendi Rodan following which he has performed under known conductors such as André Vandernoot, Jean-Pierre Wallez, Proinssias O’Duin, Georges Octors and Ronald Zollman.
Since early 2000, Daniel Rubenstein appeared in Concert Series and International Festivals in renowned concerts halls : Manuel De Falla Hall in Granada, Auditorium National de Murcia, National Concert Hall de Dublin, Henry Crown Symphony Hall à Jérusalem, CCR Concert Hall in Istanbul, Antalya Philharmonic, Sala Reduta in Brasov (Roumania), Henri Leboeuf (PBA) in Brussels, Koningin Elisabethzaal in Antwerp, Acropolium in Carthage, Minato Mirai in Yokohama etc.
As a chamber musician, Daniel Rubenstein performed together with artists such as Abdel-Rahman El Bacha, Brigitte Engerer, David Lively, Daniel Blumenthal, Hüseyin Sermet, Peter Frankl, Hagaï Shaham, Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden, Olivier Charlier, Yuzuko Horigome, Augustin Dumay, Peter Zazofsky, Liviu Prunaru, Gil Sharon, Vladimir Mendelssohn, Lluis Claret, Alexander Dmitriev, Luc Dewez, Miha Haran, Philippe Bernold, Marc Grauwels, Pascal Moragues, Michel Lethiec…
Daniel Rubenstein is 1st violinist of the Ensemble Mendelssohn (string quintet and sextet), and Estampes (trio viola, flute and harp). He has been for 12 years the violist of the Mahler Piano Quartet,) and the Guarneri String trio and the Verhaeren String Quartet.
He has created more than 40 new works by composers such as Don Freund, Jan Van Landeghem, Frédéric Van Rossum, Michel Lysight, Oded Zehavi, David Loeb or Jean- Pierre Deleuze, some of those compositions being dedicated or written for him. He also gave the Israeli Premiere of the Concerto for violin and ud by Aviya Kopelman.
His recordings, 14 CD at the present time, were published by Talent Record, Kalidisc, Pavane & Contréclisse, and includes “Suites & Partitas of Modern Times” for violin and piano which receives excellent critics from International music magazines and “Septentrion” for viola & piano – including the Vieuxtemps viola sonata and 3 World Premiere recordings for viola & piano – both with pianist Muhiddin Dürrüoglu, as well as Fairy Tales, a viola recital with pianist Dalia Ouziel.
After studying with Marie-Christine Springuel, José Pingen and his father Jerrold Rubenstein, Daniel Rubenstein studied with Marcel Debot, Philippe Hirshhorn, Miriam Fried and Franco Gulli and received further training with Nicolas Chumachenco and Boris Belkin. He also completed full studies as a pianist at the Royal Music Conservatory of Brussels in the class of Orit Ouziel and Robert Redaelli, and graduated as a violist in the class of Atar Arad (Indiana University).
Professor at the Royal Conservatory of Mons (Belgium) where he holds both a violin and a viola class, teaching students for their Master Degree, Daniel Rubenstein is also Associate Professor in Chamber Music at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and gives regularly Master-classes and is the Artistic Direction of the Festival Mozart (Waterloo) and international Chamber music festival now in its 25th edition.
Blerim Grubi
Started his first viola classes in his birthplace, where he went on to “Ilija Nikolovski Luj” music school. His mentor there was Prof. P. Nikolov. His further studies were at the Faculty of Music Arts in Skopje, where his mentor was Prof. L. Gospodinov. He graduated in 1989. He continued his postgraduate studies for viola at the same faculty, finishing in 1999. Except his postgraduate classes he also had a master class course in the Chigana Academy in Sienna, Italy in 1995 in Juri Basmet’s class. After finishing his studies, he started working in the Macedonian Philharmonic Orchestra. During the 80’s he was the leader of the viola group in the Orchestra of Youth Music Room in Skopje, which was conducted by A. Surev.
Blerim Grubi had many appearances as a soloist and member of all kinds of chamber music ensembles. In doing so, he was active in Macedonia’s cultural life. Some appearances that are worthwhile mentioning are: recitals in the “Days of Music” festival (in 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2001 and 2003) and the FAM festival in Skopje in 1989. In the same year, Blerim Grubi was the representative from Macedonia in the young string instrument player’s meeting that took place (at the federal level, of ex-Yugoslavia) in Osijek at the “Franjo Krežman” concert. He took part in the concert dedicated to UNICEF in Skopje, with a recital. He also had two recitals in the “Summer of Skopje” and “Summer of Ohrid” international festivals.
During his study years, Grubi took part in the “Meetings of the Music Academies” in Ljubljana (in 1988 and 1989), in Sarajevo (in 1991) and in Prishtina (in 1990). He was also the member of the Skopje Trio, with which he had some concerts in Macedonia and Kosova during 1987 to 1989. In the beginning of the 90’s, Grubi had recitals in Skopje and Kumanovo. Soon after he began to have solo performances with the orchestra, one of the first being the solo concert with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Macedonia in 1994, conducted by Surev. In that year he had a solo concert with Tirana’s Symphony Orchestra of Opera and Ballet, conducted by E. Krantja. Around this time he concluded his postgraduate studies in Skopje, crowning them with a successful recital. At this time, Grubi started to perform chamber music with ensembles “Couperin” in Strasbourg (and four years later in Skopje) and performances in Skopje and Kumanovo with the Music Youth Quartet of Macedonia.
In 1996, Grubi had a solo concert with the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Youth of Macedonia, conducted by O. Balaburski.
In the second half of the 90’s, Blerim Grubi had appearances such as: “Këngë Jeho” festival in Struga (in 1997, 1998 and 1999), “Schubertiada” festival in Skopje (dedicated to Scubert’s 200th anniversary) in 1997, and another one dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Faculty of Music in Skopje. He had a recital in the “Brahm’s evening” in 1997, as well as having some more recitals in Skopje and Tetovo a year later. In that year (1998) Grubi had a solo performance with the Students’ Symphony Orchestra in Skopje, which was conducted by S.Nikolovski.
1999 meant a special year in Grubi’s involvement in music (as it was for all other artists of that region) as culture life of the region was stabilized. During that time,Grubi had solo concerts with Tirana’s String Orchestra in Tetovo and Skopje, which were conducted by A. Leka, and another one in Prishtina, which was conducted by R.Tiseo.
During the last few years, Grubi had some solo concerts, among others with the Chamber music Philharmonic Orchestra (Skopje), conducted by B.Canev and String Orchestra of Kosova’s Philharmonic (Prishtina), conducted by Le Fi Fi. In Detmold (Germany) he had a concert with Detmold’s Chamber music Ensemble and soloist E.Fischer. This year he performed as a soloist with Macedonia’s Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by B.Canev. In the “Days of Music of Macedonia” he had another solo performance with the Philharmonic Orchestra, which was conducted by C. Van Alphen. He also had two solo concerts this year: in Skopje with the “United” Philharmony, conducted by A.Leka and in Prishtina with Kosova’s Philharmony conducted by B.Lapi.
Blerim Grubi took part in important music activities in Kosova, especially after 1999, when the cultural life took off. In cooperation with S.Badivuku, M.Kaçamaku and V.Kajtazi he founded “Vivendi” ensemble, with which they had many concerts. Some particular ones are: the concert in the “Bach’s Week” in Prishtina (1999), “Platforma X Kosova” festival in Barcelona (2000), “Muzifest” contemporary music festival in Ljubljana (2000) etc. This ensemble took part in every international chamber music festival in Prishtina, which is held since 2000. During these concerts, Grubi worked with some outstanding musicians such as: Pavel Vernikov, Boris Previsic, Kevin Kenner, Roland Xhoxhi, Lejla Haxhiu-Pula, Xhevdet Sahatçiu, Arian Paqo, Antonio Gashi and Aristidh Prosi.
He is also a member of the Kosova’s “String Trio”, one of the founders of Kosova’s Philharmonic Orchestra and board member of the ArsKosova foundation- a foundation that promotes new talents and organizes musical activities in the country. Blerim Grubi is member of the “International Chamber music Festival in Prishtina” committee, founder of the Albanian Music and Ballet Artists’ Society in Macedonia as well as founder & president of the Multi Kulti festival in Skopje.
Marion Leleu, Alto

L’altiste et pédagogue française Marion Leleu a étudié au CNSM de Lyon l’alto et la direction de choeur, dont elle sorti avec le diplôme avec la mention »cum laude ». Elle obtint ensuite un diplôme de la Hochschule de Frankfurt dans la classe de Tabea Zimemmann. Elle a travaillé comme musicienne d’orchestre pendant de nombreuses années, notamment à l’opéra de Hamburg et à la Kammerakademie de Potsdam, ainsi qu’en tant qu’invitée dans de nombreux autres ensembles, tels que l’Orchestre de chambre d’Europe, l’Orchestre de Radio-France, l’Ensemble Modern, l’Opéra National de Bavière, le Dresdner Staatsoper et Académie de musique ancienne de Berlin.
Depuis 2008, Marion Leleu enseigne à l’Université des Arts de Berlin
et depuis 2017 elle supervise la classe d’alto au Musikgymnasium
C.-P.- E. Bach de la Hochschule für Musik »Hanns Eisler« Berlin.
Elle se passionne pour la pédagogie instrumentale et la psychologie du musicien, pour accompagner ceux-ci vers leur meilleur potentiel artistique. Un autre point fort de son activité pédagogique est l’analyse du mouvement
et du placement sur l’instrument d’un point de vue physiologique.
The French violist Marion Leleu studied at the CNSM in Lyon viola and choir conducting and graduated with diploma « cum Laude ». At first, she worked as an orchestra musician for many years as at the Staatsoper Hamburg and the Kammerakademie Potsdam and as a guest in many other ensembles, such as Chamber Orchestra of Europe, the Orchestre de Radio-France, the Ensemble Modern, the Bavarian State Opera, the Dresdner
State Opera and the Academy of Early Music Berlin. With the duo « Altopiano » and the historical string quartet « Quatuor Voltaire » she regularly performs in Germany and abroad.
Since 2008 Marion Leleu teaches at the University of Arts Berlin
and since 2017 she is supervising a viola class at the Musikgymna
C. C. E. Bach of the HfM »Hanns Eisler« Berlin. Her passion is pedagogy and the psychological coaching of musicians to help them develop their artistic potential. Another important focus of her pedagogical activity is the movement and placement analysis from a physiological point of view.
She gives regular Lecture and Master classes on these two topics.