Patrick Genet
Professor of violin
- Portrait
Born in Lausanne, Patrick Genet began playing the violin at the age of five and achieved virtuosity in the class of Thomas Füri. He then furthered his studies with R. Shevelov and A. Grumiaux.
In 1976, he was awarded first prize at the Swiss Jeunesses Musicales competition. He also won the soloist prize from the Swiss Musicians' Association. During his distinguished career as a soloist, Patrick Genet has performed under conductors such as Armin Jordan, Emmanuel Krivine, Uri Segal, and Thierry Fischer. He served as the concertmaster of the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra from 1987 to 1990.
Chamber music is the cornerstone of Patrick Genet's career. As a founding member of the Musiviva Trio, he won first prize at the Colmar competition. He also co-founded the Quatuor Sine Nomine, with which he regularly performs. The quartet was awarded first prize at the Evian Competition in 1985 and won the press prize at the Borciani Competition in 1987. Numerous recordings document the quartet's work, including Schubert collections on the Cascavelle label, Brahms programs on Claves, and the quartet "Ainsi la nuit" by Henri Dutilleux for Erato.
From 1980 to 1995, Patrick Genet taught at the Conservatory of Fribourg. Many of his students continued their studies in Basel, Vienna, London, or Bloomington, while others were engaged by the Tonhalle Orchestra or the Zurich Opera. As a professor of chamber music at the Haute École de musique de Lausanne, he has been teaching violin at the Haute école de musique de Genève since 1995.
