Pierre Fontenelle

Belgian-American cellist Pierre Fontenelle is celebrated for his audacious projects and versatile artistry, earning recognition as a rising star of the Belgian classical music scene. A top prizewinner at the 2022 Breughel, 2020 Buchet, and 2019 Edmond Baert Competitions, Pierre Fontenelle also served as Cello-Soloist for the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège until 2022 and has since performed at prestigious venues across Europe and Asia, including Flagey, Chapelle Reine Élisabeth, la Seine Musicale, Taipei National Concert Hall, and Shanghai Oriental Art Center. Self-taught from a young age in Seattle, Pierre pursued formal training in Luxembourg, Namur, Mons, and Paris with mentors including Éric Chardon, Han Bin Yoon and Anne Gastinel. Now a professor at IMEP (Namur), he performs on a 1690 Ruggieri cello and an 1860 Nicolas-François Vuillaume cello, generously provided by the King Baudouin Foundation.

Gyorgy Ligeti : Sonata for solo cello | Pierre Fontenelle, cello

Jesupret : Cello Concerto, « Hêtre », Pierre Fontenelle (world premiere)

Vivaldi : E minor Cello Sonata RV 40 (arr. for cello & accordion, Duo Kiasma)

Tõnu Kõrvits : Laul (arr. for cello and accordion) | Pierre Fontenelle & Frin Wolter

Tõnu Kõrvits : Peegeldused Tasasest Maast (Pierre Fontenelle & Frin Wolter)

ROOTS album teaser | Pierre Fontenelle

Caroline Shaw | in manus tuas (EN Teaser) | Pierre Fontenelle

Reena Esmail | Sandhiprakash (EN Teaser) | Pierre Fontenelle

ROOTS | SEVEN (EN Teaser) | Pierre Fontenelle

ROOTS | SEVEN (Teaser FR) | Pierre Fontenelle

Andrea Casarrubios : SEVEN, for solo cello (Pierre Fontenelle)

Reena Esmail : Sandhiprakash संधप्रकाश for cello (Pierre Fontenelle)

Jimi Hendrix : Little Wing, arr. for cello (Pierre Fontenelle)

Jean-Paul Dessy : Philia, for solo cello, world premiere (Pierre Fontenelle)

Caroline Shaw : in manus tuas, for solo cello (Pierre Fontenelle)

Stairway to Heaven & Flow my tears (cello-accordion duo) / Pierre Fontenelle & Frin Wolter

Bach to Beatles (cello-accordion duo) / Pierre Fontenelle & Frin Wolter

Rameau : Tendres Plaintes (cello-accordion duo) / Pierre Fontenelle & Frin Wolter

Variations on a theme by Villa-Lobos for cello and accordion / Duo Kiasma

Dernière Route / Duo Kiasma (cello accordion duo) : Pierre Fontenelle and Frin Wolter

Danny Boy / Duo Kiasma (cello accordion duo) / Pierre Fontenelle and Frin Wolter

J.S. Bach 3rd Suite Prélude (Pierre Fontenelle)

Piatti : Caprice op. 25 n°2 : Andante Religioso (Pierre Fontenelle)

J.S. Bach : 5th Suite for solo cello : Prélude (Pierre Fontenelle)

Villa-Lobos : Song of the Black Swan, for cello and harp (Pierre Fontenelle / Juliette Gauthier)

Tsintsadze : Arobnaya, Folk pieces for cello and piano (Pierre Fontenelle)

Tsintsadze : Chonguri for solo cello (Pierre Fontenelle)

Tsintsadze : Sachidao, Folk pieces for cello and piano (Pierre Fontenelle)

Shostakovitch : Katerina Izmailova's Air // Duo Kiasma (Pierre Fontenelle, Frin Wolter)

Adès : Les eaux, for cello and piano (2009) / Pierre Fontenelle & Marie Datcharry