Anne Gastinel | Masterclass Cello

Anne Gastinel started playing the cello at the age of four. At 11, she entered the Lyon Conservatoire (CNSM). After earning her Premier Prix there in 1986, she went on to postgraduate studies at the Paris Conservatoire (CNSM). Her teachers there, Yo-Yo Ma, János Starker and Paul Tortelier, had a profound influence on her personal and musical development and already recognised in her the maturity of an exceptional artist. She won numerous prizes in major international competitions (Scheveningen, Prague, Rostropovitch) and began to perform all over Europe. In 1990, she made a lasting impression on the general public at the Eurovision contest.