Yaoré Talibart
Violin
A violinist active both as a soloist and a chamber musician, Yaoré Talibart thrives in contexts where these two dimensions interact, sometimes simultaneously. She performs as a soloist in concertante works or dedicated programs, notably with Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien, in Lawrence Power’s Collegium project at the Wigmore Hall, and with the Ensemble Appassionato, where she has been the solo violinist since 2017. In 2023, she co-founded the ensemble The Banshies with Louise Acabo, Roxana Rastegar, and Suzanne Wolff, a quartet committed to a creative approach to repertoire, whose first album will be released by Alpha Classics in 2026.
Born in France, she discovered the violin at the age of four. Early on, her exploration of the instrument developed alongside her musical growth, leading her to approach a wide repertoire within various chamber music formations. She obtained a Master’s degree at the Conservatoire de Paris, studying with Philippe Graffin, before continuing her training at the Hochschule in Basel with Rainer Schmidt. In 2021, she moved to London to deepen her knowledge of early music, specializing in Baroque violin and historical performance at the Royal Academy of Music under Pavlo Beznosiuk and Rachel Podger. It was also in London that she discovered the richness of Scottish and Irish traditional music, which she explores alongside her classical practice.
Although she specializes in early music, Yaoré nurtures a broad artistic curiosity, leading her to explore a wide diversity of repertoire. She collaborates with Baroque ensembles such as Arcangelo, Le Concert Spirituel, Les Ombres, Le Poème Harmonique, Les Arts Florissants, and Le Consort, with whom she regularly performs and has recorded three albums.
She also participates in contemporary creation projects, including recording works by Othman Louati with Miroirs Étendus, as well as performances of Study for Life and Graal Théâtre alongside Kaija Saariaho at the Helsinki Opera. An active chamber musician, she is regularly invited to the Schiermonnikoog Kamermuziekfestival and collaborates with jazz musicians such as Paco Andreo, Thomas Enhco, and Robinson Khoury.
Through her dual French and Hong Kong heritage, Yaoré grew up exploring the idea of duality of the self, through language, sound, and nonverbal communication. It is thus natural that she has made chamber music her preferred means of expression: a space for dialogue where sound becomes language.
She performs on a 1662 Nicola Amati Baroque violin and a 2017 Martin Haupt modern violin, both generously loaned by the Boubo-Music Foundation.
