Bruno Pasquier made his artistic breakthrough as a member of a string quartet at an international competition in Munich, and this led to section leader engagements with the Paris Opéra and the Orchestre National de France. His own commitments nevertheless took an increasing share of his time, and today he is one of the few performing viola soloists on the world concert circuit. As well as his concert appearances he teaches at the Paris Conservatoire and arranges master-class courses around the world. He plays a fine instrument made by the Italian master Paolo Maggini in the early seventeenth century.
