ElisabethAngot
composer
Born in 1988 in Paris, Élisabeth Angot is a composer and co-founder of Ensemble 44. She studied piano at the Schola Cantorum under Émile Naoumoff and Geneviève Ibanez, and turned to composition at the age of 19. She studied music theory, orchestration, and analysis at the CRR in Aubervilliers-La Courneuve, then instrumental and electroacoustic composition with Thierry Blondeau and Christine Groult. In 2012, she continued her studies at the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK) with Iris ter Schiphorst and Mauro Lanza, where she earned a Bachelor’s and then a Master’s degree in composition. Her works have been performed by the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, MusikFabrik, 2e2m, and Multilatéral, and she has received commissions from Radio France and the Philharmonie de Paris. A recipient of the Banque Populaire Foundation award (2022) and the SuperPhoniques des Lycéens award (2025), she teaches at the CRR in Avignon. Her works are published by Verlag Neue Musik (Berlin).

OliviaLeblanc
clarinet and bass clarinet
Trained under Valérie Gueroult, Bruno Martinez, and Claire Vergnory, Olivia now performs in France and abroad, regularly invited to perform with the Pasdeloup and Colonne orchestras, the Avignon-Provence National Orchestra, the Toulon Opera Orchestra, the National Orchestras of Algeria and Riyadh, and the Moroccan Philharmonic Orchestra. She is particularly dedicated to chamber music (Centre de la Musique de Chambre, Salle Cortot, Saitenflügel, Konzertsaal Berlin, etc.) with the Ensemble Artis, a flexible ensemble of which she served as artistic director for ten years.As a soloist, she performs with the ensembles Dénote, Dona Musica, Kodama, and the OPS. Deeply committed to contemporary composition, several works have been dedicated to her. She records regularly—including works from the standard repertoire, new compositions, and music for films and audiobooks—at IRCAM, under the Cascavelles label, distributed by Gallimard or broadcast on France 2. Trained in orchestral conducting in Evry in Nicolas Brochot’s class, she conducted the Plateau de Saclay Symphony Orchestra as assistant conductor and later the Jeune Philharmonie de Seine-Saint-Denis as co-principal conductor. A holder of the PEA (Professional Education Award), Olivia currently teaches at the Lilas-Romainville Conservatory.

Rafael Cumont-Vioque
cello
Born in 1992 into a family of musicians, Rafael Cumont-Vioque began studying the cello at the age of five with Marie-Paule Milone. In 2011, he successfully passed the entrance exam for the Paris Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique and was awarded the Master’s Performance Prize in 2016. He went on to further his studies at the prestigious Kronberg Academy under the guidance of internationally renowned masters such as Pinchas ZUKERMAN, Gary HOFFMAN, Anner BYLSMA, Pieter WISPELWEY, and Arto NORAS. He won second prize at the Vatelot-Rampal Competition as well as the Ottawa International Competition in Canada, which allowed him to participate in the Young Artist Program, and was a laureate of the Jean-Louis Rosoor International Competition in 2013.Rafaël has performed as a soloist with the National de Bordeaux Aquitaine, the Oise Philharmonic Orchestra, and the OLC, and has served as principal cellist of the Cannes National Orchestra, Raphaël MERLIN’s orchestra, Les Forces Majeures, and the Conservatory Laureates (CNSMDP). He is regularly invited to perform by institutions such as the Paris Opera, the Orchestre d’Île-de-France, and the Orchestre des Pays de Loire.