Alain CELO
*25 August 1960
Works by Alain CELO
Biography
Born in 1960, studied viola with S. Wiener, M.-Th. Chailley and T. Adamopoulos. Joined in 1986 the Metz National Orchestra (formerly Lorraine National Orchestra) in which he still plays today. Later he studied composition with François Narboni and was given advices by George Crumb, Philippe Hurel Martin Matalon... One of the founding members of Ensemble Stravinsky, dedicated to contemporary music, he played in it and composed for it till the end of the ensemble in 2018.
About the music
though strongly rooted in the western symphonic tradition, his music is also influenced by jazz as well as extra-european traditional musics.
Photo credits
A. CELO