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Jean-Baptiste Magnon

Jean-Baptiste Magnon

France

  

Jean-Baptiste Magnon

Jean-Baptiste Magnon

France

After completing his studies at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Lyon, where he obtained 1st prize in viola with unanimous honors, Jean-Baptiste Magnon studied music composition to image and conducting.

Drawn strongly to chamber music, he studied with Aldo Ciccolini, thanks to the Natixis foundation, and benefited from the advice of the Alban Berg and Hagen Quartets, before joining the Johannes Quartet in 2007. 

He held the position of Solo viola of the Pays de Savoie chamber orchestra until 2014, before joining the Lyon National Orchestra, and in 2018 joined the Opéra de Lyon Orchestra as 1st solo viola.

Credit: Blandine Soulage

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