Christian-Pierre La Marca

Cellist Christian-Pierre La Marca had already established himself across global concert platforms and intimate chamber settings prior to his affiliation with Sony Classical, building deep command over both symphonic and ensemble repertoire while bridging conventional works with historically informed approaches. Born in Nice in 1983, he began his studies in Aix-en-Provence before relocating to Paris, where private instruction came from Jean-Marie Gamard and Philippe Muller; further guidance arrived from Frans Helmerson in Cologne and Steven Isserlis in London, complemented by master classes led by Mstislav Rostropovich and Heinrich Schiff. Additional support and insight came from Itzhak Perlman, Seiji Ozawa, and Maria-João Pires, among others, paving the way for engagements at leading venues such as the Louvre and the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, London’s Southbank Centre, the Musikverein in Vienna, and Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw. His debut recording for Sony Classical, the 2011 recital L’heure exquise featuring French songs transcribed for cello and piano, was made with pianist Amandine Savary.

He has appeared as soloist with major ensembles including the Philharmonia Orchestra, the Orchestre National de France, the Brussels Philharmonic, and period-instrument groups such as Sinfonia Varsovia and Il Giardino Armonico. As co-founder of Trio Dali, La Marca has promoted works by living composers including Pēteris Vasks and György Kurtág. Maintaining a distinctive Bohemian persona, he remained with Sony Classical and, in 2018, joined pianist Lise de la Salle for the recital Paris-Moscou. He switched to the Naïve label in 2020 for the solo project Cello 360, followed in 2021 by the recital Wonderful World; the next year he released Legacy with the chamber orchestra Le Concert de la Loge conducted by Julien Chauvin. La Marca performs on a Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume cello dating from 1856, using an 1825 bow by Jacob Eury.