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String Quintet No. 4 in G Minor, K. 516: III. Adagio ma non troppoQuatuor Ébène & Antoine Tamestit

Piano Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 47: I. Sostenuto assai - Allegro ma non troppoJean-Guihen Queyras, Isabelle Faust, Antoine Tamestit & Alexander Melnikov

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: I. [Ohne Satzbezeichnung]Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Isabelle Faust & Antoine Tamestit

Listen to Viola Saga: Movement 2 by Joe Hisaishi, Vienna Symphony & Antoine Tamestit, see lyrics, music video & more!

Viola Saga: Movement 2Joe Hisaishi, Vienna Symphony & Antoine Tamestit

Listen to Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70, TH 118: I. Allegro con spirito (Live from Verbier Festival / 2013) by Leonidas Kavakos, Lisa Batiashvili, Antoine Tamestit, Blythe Teh Engstroem, Gautier Capuçon & Stephan Koncz, see lyrics, music video & more!

Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70, TH 118: I. Allegro con spirito (Live from Verbier Festival / 2013)Leonidas Kavakos, Lisa Batiashvili, Antoine Tamestit, Blythe Teh Engstroem, Gautier Capuçon & Stephan Koncz

Viola Concerto in G Major, TWV 51:G9: III. AndanteBernhard Forck, Antoine Tamestit & Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

Viola Sonata in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1: I. Allegro appassionatoAntoine Tamestit & Cédric Tiberghien

Piano Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 47: III. Andante cantabileJean-Guihen Queyras, Isabelle Faust, Antoine Tamestit & Alexander Melnikov

Listen to Viola Saga: Movement 1 by Joe Hisaishi, Vienna Symphony & Antoine Tamestit, see lyrics, music video & more!

Viola Saga: Movement 1Joe Hisaishi, Vienna Symphony & Antoine Tamestit

Viola Concerto in G Major, TWV 51:G9: IV. PrestoBernhard Forck, Antoine Tamestit & Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

Upcoming Concerts for Antoine Tamestit

Antoine Tamestit currently has 3 upcoming concerts; the next one is scheduled for Thursday, 13 November 2025 at Auditorium-Orchestre national in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

Latest Release

EPFeldman: The Viola in My LifeAntoine Tamestit & Gürzenich Orchester Köln

More albums from Antoine Tamestit

ALBUMSchumann: Piano Quartet - Piano QuintetIsabelle Faust, Anne-Katharina Schreiber, Antoine Tamestit, Jean-Guihen Queyras & Alexander Melnikov

Listen to Mozart: String Quintets, K. 515 & 516 by Quatuor Ébène & Antoine Tamestit

ALBUMMozart: String Quintets, K. 515 & 516Quatuor Ébène & Antoine Tamestit

ALBUMGeorg Philipp Telemann: Viola Concertos - Overtures - FantasiasAntoine Tamestit, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Sabine Fehlandt & Bernhard Forck

Listen to 'Round Midnight by Quatuor Ébène, Antoine Tamestit & Nicolas Altstaedt

ALBUM'Round MidnightQuatuor Ébène, Antoine Tamestit & Nicolas Altstaedt

ALBUMJ.S. Bach: Brandenburg ConcertosAkademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Isabelle Faust & Antoine Tamestit

ALBUMBrahms : Viola Sonatas, Op. 120 - Zwei Gesänge, Op. 91Antoine Tamestit, Cédric Tiberghien & Matthias Goerne

Listen to Olga Neuwirth: Orchestral Works by Håkan Hardenberger, Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, Ingo Metzmacher, Antoine Tamestit, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Susanna Mälkki, Vienna Philharmonic & Daniel Harding

ALBUMOlga Neuwirth: Orchestral WorksHåkan Hardenberger, Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, Ingo Metzmacher, Antoine Tamestit, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Susanna Mälkki, Vienna Philharmonic & Daniel Harding

Listen to J.S. Bach: 3 Sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord, BWV 1027-1029 by Antoine Tamestit & Masato Suzuki

ALBUMJ.S. Bach: 3 Sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord, BWV 1027-1029Antoine Tamestit & Masato Suzuki

Listen to Debussy: Les Trois Sonates, The Late Works by Xavier de Maistre, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Alexander Melnikov, Isabelle Faust, Javier Perianes, Antoine Tamestit, Tanguy de Williencourt & Magali Mosnier

ALBUMDebussy: Les Trois Sonates, The Late WorksXavier de Maistre, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Alexander Melnikov, Isabelle Faust, Javier Perianes, Antoine Tamestit, Tanguy de Williencourt & Magali Mosnier

ALBUMWidmann: Viola ConcertoAntoine Tamestit, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Marc Bouchkov & Bruno Philippe

Listen to Bel Canto: The Voice of the Viola by Antoine Tamestit & Cédric Tiberghien

ALBUMBel Canto: The Voice of the ViolaAntoine Tamestit & Cédric Tiberghien

Listen to Gubaidulina / Bruckner by Junge Deutsche Philharmonie, Jonathan Nott & Antoine Tamestit

ALBUMGubaidulina / BrucknerJunge Deutsche Philharmonie, Jonathan Nott & Antoine Tamestit

ALBUMBratsche !Antoine Tamestit

ALBUMBach: Suites Nos. 1, 3 & 5Antoine Tamestit

Listen to Corpo di Terra by Nuiko Wadden, Calvin Wiersma, Antoine Tamestit, Markus Hadulla, Joshua Rubin & Julia Lichten

ALBUMCorpo di TerraNuiko Wadden, Calvin Wiersma, Antoine Tamestit, Markus Hadulla, Joshua Rubin & Julia Lichten

Listen to Berlioz: Les nuits d'été, Op. 7; Harold en Italie, Op. 16 by Marc Minkowski, Anne Sofie von Otter, Antoine Tamestit & Les Musiciens du Louvre

ALBUMBerlioz: Les nuits d'été, Op. 7; Harold en Italie, Op. 16Marc Minkowski, Anne Sofie von Otter, Antoine Tamestit & Les Musiciens du Louvre

Listen to Mantovani: Concerto pour deux altos, Time Stretch & Finale by Tabea Zimmermann, Antoine Tamestit & Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège

ALBUMMantovani: Concerto pour deux altos, Time Stretch & FinaleTabea Zimmermann, Antoine Tamestit & Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège

Listen to Schubert: Arpeggione & Lieder by Antoine Tamestit, Sandrine Piau & Markus Hadulla

ALBUMSchubert: Arpeggione & LiederAntoine Tamestit, Sandrine Piau & Markus Hadulla

Listen to Fauré: Piano Quartets by Trio Wanderer & Antoine Tamestit

ALBUMFauré: Piano QuartetsTrio Wanderer & Antoine Tamestit

Listen to Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano - Schnittke: Concerto for Viola and Orchestra by Antoine Tamestit, Dmitrij Kitajenko, Markus Hadulla & Warsaw Philharmonic

ALBUMShostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano - Schnittke: Concerto for Viola and OrchestraAntoine Tamestit, Dmitrij Kitajenko, Markus Hadulla & Warsaw Philharmonic

ALBUMChaconneAntoine Tamestit

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About Antoine Tamestit

Hometown

Paris, France

Born

1979

Genre

Classical

Artist Links

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Violist Antoine Tamestit is among Europe's most recognizable players of his instrument. He is especially noted for his wide chamber music repertory, stretching from the Baroque to contemporary music. He is a member of the Zimmermann Trio. His recordings are a varied lot, covering music from the Baroque era to contemporary works. Tamestit made his solo recording debut in 2007 with the album Chaconne. He performed on albums of chamber music by Telemann, Mozart, and Schumann in the early 2020s. In 2024, he performed the viola concerto Viola Saga on the album Joe Hisaishi in Vienna.

Antoine Tamestit has also released music as a member of Trio Zimmermann.