DUO La Gioia

 Clotilde van Dieren studied theater and singing at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. 

Passionate about chamber music, she explores a varied repertoire with piano, cello, accordeon, harp or different ensembles (O-Celli, Brussels Chamber Orchestra, Alfama Quartet...) in many festivals in Europe. In concert, she sings in oratorios of Bach, Vivaldi, Pergolese, Mozart, Rossini, Duruflé, and operas of Bellini, Donizetti, Offenbach, Bernstein, Weill at the Opera Festival of Belle-Ile-en-mer,  Festival of Eté Mosan, Midis-Minimes, Concertini at La Monnaie / De Munt, Bechstein Concert Hall (New York),Ysaÿe's Knokke Festival...With the Vilnius Opera Orchestra, she sang Berlioz's "Nuits d'été", under the direction of Robertas Servenikas. Invited by the Belgian Consulate in Rio de Janeiro she performed at the Belgorioca Festival, at Octobre Musical de Carthage, "Dar Sebastain fait son opéra" in Hammamet.. For several years, Duo la Gioia has given many recitals for "A bridge between two worlds" of La Monnaie / De Munt.   Website

Edmond Carlier was Principal Cellist first at Essen Opera then at the Royal Theatre of La Monnaie in Brussels. Edmond performed under some of the greatest conductors, such as Sir John Prichard, Sylvain Cambreling, Günter Herbig, Antonio Pappano or Kazushi Ono...     As a soloist for the Flanders Festival, he has performed concertos by Dvorak, Schumann and Saint-Saëns, as well as Beethoven’s Triple Concerto. Edmond is a vastly experienced chamber music performer, renowned for his warm sonority and refined style.  He has toured widely, from India to Japan and the States, as part of a trio or quartet.He is a graduate of Queen Elisabeth’s Music Chapel. His book on cello technique, published in four languages, pays homage to the teachings of master cellist André Navarra. In his own work as a teacher, Edmond Carlier has developed a much sought-after, original pedagogical approach, which includes Tai-chi, Kinesiology and other techniques.