1st Prize of the Swedish International Duo Competition with the pianist Nathanael Gouin in August 2010, and the third Grand Prize and Special Prize from Paris conservatorie's Students in the international Competition Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud in November 2010, Guillaume Chilemme is among the most talented violinists of his generation.
Fascinated by the string quartet repertoire, he founded in 2011 the Quatuor Cavatine with whom he won two awards (3rd prize and Haydn special prize) at the International Competition of Chamber Music in Hamburg (ICMC). Selected at the International String Quartet Competition Banff (Canada) they get in August 2013 the second prize.and a mention for the best interpretation of a work from the 20th century.
Guillaume was invited to many festivals: Les Folles Journées de Nantes, Musique à L' empéri, les folles journées of Warsaw, the Festival de l'Orangerie de Sceaux, the Julitafestival Sweden, Festival des Serres d'Auteuil, les Folles Journées de Tokyo, the Festival des Arcs, the Easter Festival in Deauville ...
Guillaume Chilemme is regularly asked to play as concertmaster in several orchestras: The Mahler Chamber Orchestra, L'Orchestre de Radio France, L' OBC Barcelona, The Camerata Salzbourg, L'Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, L'Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, The Gulbenkian Orchestra Lisbon…
In September 2016, He became the new Concertmaster of L'Orchestre d'Auvergne.
Guillaume plays regulary as soloist with several orchestras; He was invited by L'Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse (Bruch Concerto) conducted by Tugan Sokhiev.
Guillaume has been invited by Renaud Capuçon to perform in a quartet (with Adrien Lamarca and Edgar Moreau) celebrating the Busch Quartet. The ensemble has presented a European tour with concerts at Wigmore hall, Amsterdam's Concertgebouw, Musikverein Wien, Schloss Elmau and Schubertiades of Schwarzenberg.
Languages spoken: French, English, Spanish
Photo credit: Caroline Doutre