Sarah Jégou-Sageman, Martina Consonni, Jeein You
Biography Sarah Jégou-Sageman, Martina Consonni, Jeein You
Sarah Jégou-Sageman
Originally from France, Sarah Jéjou-Sageman studied violin at the Conservatoire Régional in Paris with Prof. Larissa Kolos from 2006 to 2013 and at the Conservatoire National de Musique et de Danse with Boris Garlistsky and Philippe Graffin from 2015. She completed her Master's degree in 2019. She also studied literature at the Sorbonne University, Paris, from 2013 to 2015.
Since 2019, Sarah Jéjou-Sageman has been studying at the Barenboim-Said Academy in Berlin. She has played concerts with Caroline Sageman in Berlin and Paris and attended Daniel Barenboim's master class on the Beethoven Sonata No.7, among others. She has also performed with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra and the Boulez Ensemble under the direction of Daniel Barenboim and Francois-Xavier Roth.
In 2017, she won first prize at the Concours International Léopold-Bellan in Paris and second prize at the Ginette Neveu Competition. Sarah Jéjou-Sageman plays a violin by Joseph Hell, made possible by the Musique et vin au Clos Vougeot Foundation.
She has been a student at the Kronberg Academy Professional Studies with Mihaela Martin since October 2022. The studies are made possible by the Monica and Christoph Bubmann Patronage.
Martina Consonni
Born in 1997 in Como (Italy), Martina Consonni debuted with an orchestra at the age of ten. Since then, she has won more than 55 first prizes in national and international competitions, for example the prestigious “Premio Venezia” competition, where she was awarded the "Casella Prize" as the youngest participant at the age of 14, and at the Bruno Bettinelli International Piano Competition in Treviglio.
At the age of fourteen, she graduated in piano with honours from the Vittadini Conservatory in Pavia, after having been introduced to the piano at the age of six under the guidance of Claudia Boz. In 2012, she was admitted to the prestigious International Piano Academy "Incontri col Maestro" in Imola, where she studied with the founder Franco Scala and later with Enrico Pace, her current teacher. In 2019, Martina completed her master's degree in chamber music with full marks at the National Academy of Santa Cecilia in Rome under the guidance of Carlo Fabiano. Since 2019, she has been studying for a masters in solo performance at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien in Hannover with professor Arie Vardi, while also taking lessons in harpsichord and historical piano with Zvi Meniker.
Jeein You
Born in 2002 in South Korea, Jeein You began playing cello at the age of five. Between 2009-2016 she studied with Myung-wha Chung at Korea National University of Arts Preschool and the Korea Institute for Gifted in Arts, at the age of 13, gained a place at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris in the class of Michel Strauss, obtaining her Bachelors and Masters degree. She has engaged in masterclasses with renowned cellists such as Arto Noras, Frans Helmerson, Song-young Hun, Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi and many others.
Jeein was selected as a laureate for Gautier Capuçon’s Classe d'Excellence de Violoncelle at the Louis Vuitton Foundation during seasons 2019-2022, and in the 2022-23 season will also partake in the recently launched Fondation Gautier Capuçon.
This season, Jeein will perform in recital at the Seoul Arts Center in IBK Hall, as well as on tour throughout Europe (including Konzerthaus Vienna, Konzerthaus Dortmund, Fondation Louis Vuitton Paris, Salle Métropole Lausanne and Victoria Hall Geneva) with Gautier Capuçon and ensemble Capucelli. In 2021 the ensemble of eight cellists recorded works to be released on Gautier’s upcoming album ‘Sensations’. Later this season Jeein will also perform at Classeek’s concert hall in Switzerland, as part of their Ambassador Programme concert season for emerging young artists.
Championing many acclaimed competitions, Jeein has won several first and special prizes including the International Dotzauer competition for Young Cellists in Dresden, Germany (First prize and special prize), 23rd International Cello Competition in Heran, Czech Republic (First prize and grand prize), and the 11th OSAKA International Music Competition (First prize). Furthermore, she won both the first prize and contemporary music prize at the 10th International Competition for Young Musicians in Tallinn, Estonia, which was followed by a winners performance of Haydn’s Cello Concerto in C with the Tallinn Philharmonic Orchestra.
As a soloist, Jeein has performed concerti with the Philharmonia Korea Orchestra, Guro Arts Valley Orchestra, Gunpo Philharmonic Orchestra, Wonju Philharmonic Orchestra, Tallinn Philharmonic Orchestra, Kaunas Philharmonic Orchestra, amongst others. In recital, she has also performed in many established concert series and venues throughout Europe and Asia.
