Clara Dietlin, cello

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Born in 2001 into a family of musicians, Clara quickly developed a particular interest in the cello. At only 20 years old, Clara Dietlin joined the Paris Opera Orchestra by competition and obtained the position of second soloist in November 2023. This step marks for her the accomplishment of a childhood dream, constantly nourished by her deep attachment to Italian opera and ballet. Thus, she meets and works with conductors such as Gustavo Dudamel, Daniele Gatti, Semyon Bychkov, Antonello Manacorda, Teodor Currentzis, Michele Spotti, Pablo-Heras Casado, and Simone Young.

After graduating from the Boulogne-Billancourt Conservatory in the class of Jean Ferry, she pursued her studies at the Paris Conservatory and joined the class of Michel Strauss. In parallel with her bachelor’s and master’s degrees, she continued to perfect her skills with other teachers during academies and masterclasses, where she had the opportunity to work with artists such as Julius Berger, Peter Bruns, Fernando Rapetti, Gary Hoffman, François Salque, Sol Gabetta, Jian Wang, Miguel da Silva…

Clara also nurtures a great passion for chamber music, which allows her to explore and deepen different musical horizons as well as varied repertoires, ranging from classical works to contemporary creations. She performs in chamber music and sonatas in various festivals across France, among which the Festival de Giverny, La Vague Classique, Les Heures Musicales de Normandie, Les Folles Journées de Nantes, Les Nuits Romantiques d’Aix-les-Bains, the Festival de Voreppe, and the Festival en Vallée d’Olt, as well as in Switzerland and Belgium at the Puplinge Festival and the MuCH Festivals in Waterloo…

Thus, she shares the stage with artists such as Augustin Dumay, Denis Kozhukhin, Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden, Renaud Capuçon, Ayako Tanaka, Zlatomir Fung, Anton Ilyunin…

In February 2024, she was admitted as an Artist in residence at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, in the cello section of Gary Hoffman and Jeroen Reuiling. Clara plays on an Italian cello by Bernardo Calcanius from 1743, on loan from the Vivo d’Arte foundation.

Last updated 1/4/2026