Geneva Chamber Orchestra signs Merlin
The Orchestre de Chambre de Genève has appointed Raphaël Merlin, cellist of the Quatuor Ebène, as Artistic and Musical Director. He will take over from Arie van Beek at the start of the 2023/24 season.
Merlin began his musical training at the Clermont Conservatory and in Paris with Igor Kiritchenko, Xavier Gagnepain and Philippe Müller (cello), Hortense Cartier-Bresson (chamber music) and Janos Komives (conducting). He has been a cellist with Quatuor Ebène since 2002. In 2014, he also founded the ensemble Les Forces majeures.
The OCG will also be working with two artists who will perform as part of the orchestra's concert season. One is the young conductor Holly Hyun Choe, who has already made guest appearances throughout Europe and the USA, and the other is the ensemble's desire to strengthen its ties with Gábor Takács-Nagy, a long-time friend of the orchestra.
