Trio Dauphine

A unique ensemble uniting a single action pedal harp, harpsichord and violin, the Trio Dauphine has been working together since 2009 interpreting French baroque music from the second half of the 18th-century. Its title evokes the well-known piece by Rameau but also the ?musique de salon? and naturally, Marie-Antoinette. It is to share their passion for the rich, forgotten French musical heritage found in the French National Library and at the Abbaye de Royaumont that Clara Izambert, Marie van Rhijn and Maud Giguet united. Musicians of their time, the members of the trio also want to introduce new works to their output, such as Eglog by Aurelien Dumont (2011). They will soon create a work by the Italian composer Stefano Gervasoni, and the English composer Graham Lynch. Trio Dauphine have performed at the Hotel de Soubise, the Theatre de l?Epee de Bois, at the Abbaye de Royaumont, the Chateaux de la Motte Tilly and Valenfay, and in many festivals: Sinfonia en Perigord , Les Flaneries in Reims, Les Solistes de Demain, Frisson Baroque, the Festival International de Musique de Dinard, La Chabotterie, the Fringe Concert du MA Festival de Bruges and at the Festival Oude Musiek in Utrecht. Their first CD, released by Aurion in 2012 received three stars in the Classica music magazine reviews and an enthusiastic review in ?Early Music Revue/149?. In 2012, the Trio Dauphine win the ?5 a 7 d?Arradon? prize in the ensemble music competition in Paris. Trio Dauphine are sponsored by the Fondation Marcelle et Robert Delacour, la Sacem et Paris Jeunes Talents. Clara Izambert, Harp Clara Izambart obtained the harp and chamber music prizes a well as her teaching diploma at the Paris conservatoire studying with Marielle Nordmann. It was after she won an organ prize with Eric Lebrun and her meeting with Nanja Breejik that she became interested in early music. She has performed with diverse groups such as the Ebene and Girard quartets, Trio Dauphine, the Bordeaux and Lorraine national orchestras, Les Sieces and even Paris Opera orchestra. She is solo harpist of Le Balcon ensemble since 2009. Clara Izambert teaches at the conservatoire in Amiens and is supported by Societe Generale (2011), winner of the Fondation de France and won the ?Grand Prix Tissier-Grandpierre? at the Institut de France (2012). Marie van Rhijn, Harpsichord Marie van Rhijn discovered the harpsichord at the age of 7 years old in Calais. She has obtained several Masters (harpsichord and bass continuo at the Paris Conservatoire, musicology at the Sorbonne) and the ?Certificat d?Aptitude?, she shares her passion for early music as harpsichord and bass continuo teacher at the CRR conservatoire in Cergy Pontoise, and is as singing advisor at the Centre de Musique Baroque in Versailles. Her work is supported by the foundations: SYLFF, Adami, Societe Generale, and Meyer Tarrazi and she has won several international competitions. She has been selected to be part of the six young soloists at the The Handel House in London 2014-2015. Maud GIGUET, Violin Thanks to her two trainings, both as a baroque and modern violinist, at Conservatoire National Superieur of music of Paris, Maud Giguet performs regularly with numerous renown orchestras, especially with Emmanuel Haim?s Concert d?Astree. Enjoying chamber music as well, she performs with ?Solistes du concert d?Astree? and with Trio Dauphine, and she explores with this trio different fields, among them research and creation for this new formation. Meanwhile she often premieres new pieces by composer Aurelien Dumont. Her interest in diversity has lead her to enroll in singing and acting lessons.