Violinist Quentin Vogel assumes the role having worked previously in Montpellier
The Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse has announced the appointment of violinist Quentin Vogel as its new solo violin, or concertmaster.
‘Well done and welcome!’ the orchestra said on social media.
Vogel takes up the role having previously served as violinist of the Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier. He has regularly performed with the National Orchestra of Belgium and the Mulhouse Symphony Orchestra.
Vogel is a graduate of the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and CNSMD Lyon, and pursued further studies at the Académie Musicale Philippe Jaroussky. He is a prizewinner at numerous competitions, such as the ’Clé d’or’, Vieuxtemps, Marie Cantagrill, Arthur Grumiaux, Léopold Bellan and the ‘Triumphs of Art’ competitions.
As a chamber musician, he founded the Möbius Quartet in 2019, which toured Ukraine in July 2021 and in 2022 performed at the Vilnius Philharmonic in Lithuania with the Rostropovich Foundation.
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