An artist in search: this is probably the most accurate portrait that can be drawn of the violist Geneviève Strosser. From her first concerts under the baton of Harnoncourt, to her encounter with Aperghis, via her daily exposure to the music of Bach, this search is reflected in all the facets of her profession as a musician-performer: her relationship with her instrument, her relations with other musicians, her creative work, her interdisciplinary approach, her programme design, her pedagogy… For her, the viola is a tool for tirelessly questioning the world and art, as well as a vehicle for expression and knowledge. Hence, she works endlessly on her repertoire everyday, enriching it, going from surprise to surprise, for herself as well as for her public.
Her quest for new artistic experiences has taken shape in recent months with a position as violist with the Ensemble Recherche (until Summer 2022), which enabled her to create Helmut Lachenmann’s String Trio No. 2 last May and which she recorded in the autumn. In July 2022, she was appointed principal viola with the Zurich Camerata. In the meantime, she has been visiting the Hungarian composer György Kurtág to work on his music and that of the past, especially Johann Sebastian Bach’s.