Joubert-Caillet succeeds Pandolfo in Basel
François Joubert-Caillet will teach at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis from the fall semester 2024/25, succeeding Paolo Pandolfo.
After studying recorder, piano and double bass, Joubert-Caillet studied viola da gamba with Paolo Pandolfo at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, where he also studied baroque improvisation with Rudolf Lutz. He was awarded first prize and the audience prize at the international chamber music competition in Bruges. After teaching at the Conservatoire de Nancy and the Musikschule Konservatorium Bern, he holds the position of lecturer for viola da gamba at the Conservatoire de la Ville de Luxembourg.
François Joubert-Caillet has been director of the ensemble L'Acheron since 2009, with which he performs in various formations, with a focus on the viol consort. His CDs have been released by Ricercar-Outhere, and the complete recording of Marin Marais' Pièces de Viole was awarded a Diapason d'Or, a Choc de Classica and an Echo Klassik. Joubert-Caillet also founded Albus Fair Editions in 2021, an "independent, fair and environmentally friendly publishing house", with which he published his first work for viola da gamba and electronics, Isola.
