Violist Antoine Tamestit is internationally recognised as a leading soloist and chamber musician, highly regarded for his unsurpassed technique and the acclaimed beauty of his sound. His wide-ranging repertoire spans from the Baroque to the present day, and his strong commitment to contemporary music is reflected in numerous premieres of new works.

In the 2023-2024 season, Antoine will tour Europe with Staatskapelle Dresden and make his debut with the Berlin and New York Philharmonics and the Concertgebouw Orchestra. He is also artist-in-residence at the Tongyeong International Music Festival in South Korea. 

In previous seasons he collaborated with the Cleveland Orchestra, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, to name just a few. He regularly collaborates with leading conductors such as Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Daniel Harding, Paavo Järvi, Klaus Mäkelä, Sir Antonio Pappano, Kirill Petrenko, and Sir Simon Rattle.

In the 2023-2024 season he will premiere two new works written for him: Nikodijevic’s Psalmodija with the SWR Symphonieorchester, and Filidei’s Viola Concerto with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.

Recent recordings include Johannes Brahms’ Sonatas for Viola and Piano with Cédric Tiberghien for Harmonia Mundi, and a Telemann album with the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin.

Born in Paris, Tamestit studied with Jean Sulem, Jesse Levine, and Tabea Zimmermann. He has been honoured with several awards, including first prize in the William Primrose Competition in 2001 and the ARD International Music Competition in 2004. In 2022, he received the prestigious Hindemith Prize in recognition of his contribution to contemporary music.

Antoine Tamestit played the first viola created by Antonio Stradivarius in 1672, generously loaned by the Habisreutinger Foundation.