Hélène Colombotti

Percussions

Hélène Colombotti studied at the Conservatoire de Caen, Paris CRR (golden medal), and the at the CNSM of Paris and Lyon where she obtained the 1st price. She took classes with R.Quelen, M.Cerutti, F.Jodelet, F. Macarez, J.Geoffroy

Laureate of the avants -scènes, she is also the finalist at the ARD of Munchen.

She plays with numerous ensemble such as: Ars Nova, Ose, l'Orchestre des Pays de Savoie, L'Orchestre de Mulhouse, l'EIC, l'Instant Donné, Op’cit, l’Orchestre Lamoureux, Court-circuit.

She plays in a number of festivals : Auvers-sur-Oise, Deauville, Perros-Guirec, Aix en Provence, Biennale de Lyon, la Chaise Dieu, Musica, les folles journées, Archipelle, Carcassonne, Jeunes Talents, Radio France Montpellier, and on the most pretigeous stages : Victoria Hall Geneve, Philharmonie de Berlin, cité de la musique, Pleyel, Radio France, Casablanca, Tenerife, Monte-Carlo etc…

Her commitment to contemporary music led her to play in the ensemble Sillages (musical direction: Philippe Arrii-Balchette), Multilatérale (artistic director : Yann Robin) et Diagonal (Musical director : Luis Naon).

She is also a member of the Face a Face Quatuor with Mara Dobresco, Geraldine Dutroncy playing pianos and Elisa Humanes on percussions with which she plays music from the repertoire as well as orchestral reduction.