Eve-Marie Caravassilis - Cello
French Cellist Eve-Marie Caravassilis is widely recognized as one of the rising stars
of the international concert scene. Born in Paris in 1982 from a musical family (her
father is famed flutist Labros Caravassilis), she began studying the cello at the
age of five with Aleth Geiger, then with Marc Latarjet, both prominent cellists on
the French musical scene.
In 1996, she recived First Prize Summa Cum Laude in the City of Paris competition.
She then worked for two years with Xavier Gagnepain at the National Regional Conservatory
of Boulogne-Billancourt. She was admitted at the Paris National Conservatory and
at the age of fifteen became a student of Michel Strauss. There she graduated with
high honors, obtaining her "Diplôme de Formation Supérieure".
She then studied in the highly respected "Cycle de Perfectionnement" (Artist Diploma
level) at the Paris National Conservatory, as a student of Philippe Muller. In July
2004, she was admitted into a "Konzertexam" class at the Universität der Kunst in
Berlin, Germany, as a student of Jens-Peter Maintz. She was noticed during internation
competitions, especially the Rostropovitch International Cello Competition, and her
immense talent was immediately recognized. From there on her career blossomed.
Ms. Caravassilis was invited to participate in numerous master-classes with such
renowned artists as Alain Meunier, Maurice Bourgue, Bernard Greenhouse, Christoph
Henkel, Christophe Coin and David Geringas.
Eve-Marie Caravassilis is very active on the Eurpoean scene, having performed at
the Festival du Vexin, Festival des Nuits Narbonnaises as well as numerous European
festivals. She has appeared with renowned French artists such Patrice Fontanarosa,
Marielle Nordmann, Bruno Pasquier and Laurent Cabasso.
Ms Caravassilis has performed with orchestras in France, the UK and Germany and is
a member of the renowned woman's string quartet, "Psophos Quartet".
She has been heard on French National Radio and TV, the BBC, German National Radio,
as well as on many other Europena radios and TVs.
Eve-Marie Cavassilis plays an anonymous French cello from the 19th century and uses
a Bazin bow signed by Darche, loaned to her by the Fonds Instrumental Français.
