Born in 2000, Élise Bertrand initially trained in piano and violin before pursuing a career in composition.

After studying at the CRR in Toulon, she was accepted into the CRR in Paris at the age of 14, where she pursued her studies in violin with Suzanne Gessner and composition with Nicolas Bacri.
At the CNSMDP, she obtained a Master’s degree in violin and a Master’s degree in chamber music sonata with Gaspard Thomas, while pursuing further studies in advanced composition classes at the same institution (harmony, counterpoint, fugue, orchestration, etc.).
In 2022, she was appointed Artist in Residence at the Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth, in Augustin Dumay’s class. Ms. Bertrand has been the recipient of numerous accolades in the fields of violin, chamber music, and composition. Her achievements include the 2nd Prize in the Ginette Neveu International Competition and the Special Prize in 2019 for the best interpretation of a contemporary piece.
In 2024, Élise was nominated for the ‘Instrumental Soloist of the Year’ award at the Victoires de la Musique ceremony. She has a dual career as a violinist and composer, passionately championing lesser-known and contemporary repertoire, combining interpretation and creation.

She has been recognised for the distinctive nature of her musical career with the support of the Gautier Capuçon, L’Or du Rhin, Safran and Charles Oulmont Foundations.
She is a highly regarded chamber musician who performs as part of a duo with Gaspard Thomas and as a soloist in a wide range of concertos, including works by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Brahms, as well as her own compositions. She has performed alongside a number of esteemed ensembles, including the Ensemble Appassionato, the Orchestre de Montpellier, Casco Phil, the Mahlerian Camerata, the Orchestre Colonne, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Provence, the Orchestre Etesias, the Ensemble les Déconcertants, the OLC, and others.
As a violinist, she has performed at a number of prestigious venues, including La Roque-d’Anthéron, the Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad, the Fondation Maeght in St Paul de Vence, the Easter Festival in Aix-en-Provence, the Auvers-sur-Oise Festival, the Palazetto Bru Zane in Venice, the Antwerp Spring Festival, the Colmar International Festival and the L’Offrande Musicale Festival.
Elise will participate in the Académie de Villecroze (2019), the Seiji Ozawa and International Menuhin Music Academies (2021 and 2022), the Académie Jaroussky (2021-2022) in the Tchaikovsky class, the Stauffer Academy in Cremona with Gil Shaham in 2023 and the Académie Ravel in 2024.

Billaudot and Klarthe publish his works, which are commissioned by ensembles, eminent instrumentalists, competitions and institutions. Broadcasts of his work have been featured on France Musique, Radio Classique and ARTE Concert. In 2022, his Sonate-Poème, Op.11 was awarded the medal of the Académie des Sciences, Lettres et Arts d’Arras.
Additionally, she has been featured in articles in Classica, Diapason, Pianiste, Classykeo, Traversières Magazine and The Strad Korea.

Élise has held the position of Composer-in-Residence at the Festival d’Auvers sur Oise for the Classeek Ambassador Program, and has received commissions from the Quatuor Modigliani, the NFB, Emmanuelle Bertrand, the Piano Campus, the Larrieu competitions, and Augustin. Dumay, the Orchestre Colonne, Les Métaboles, the Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth, Renaud Capuçon and others…
Following the success of her first monographic CD, ‘Lettera Amorosa’, which was highly praised by the press, her next CD as a composer is scheduled for recording in winter 2025.

Ms. Elise plays a violin crafted by Joseph Gagliano in Naples in 1796, which has been kindly loaned to her by the Fondation d’entreprise Société Générale. She is represented by the Nicole Viciana Agency.

Photo Credit: ©Rene Mayer Cohen