At the opening of the 2022/23 season Irène made her debut with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe conducted by Sir András Schiff in the opening concert of the Kronberg Festival in the new 

Casals Forum Concert Hall and returned as soloist with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Jamie Phillips.

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Born in France to a French father and Korean mother, Irène Duval grew up in Japan, Indonesia and Hong Kong before returning to France at the age of 11.

Since graduating from the Conservatoire de Paris and Kronberg Academy, Irène has firmly established herself as a captivating and passionate performer, and was prize-winner at the 2021 YCAT International Auditions.

In the 23/24 season, Irène will be recording two solo albums to be released by Capriccio. She will also be performing at the Festival Aix en Provence in France, the Lammermuir Festival in Scotland, and the Bendigo Chamber Music Festival in Australia. 

Over the 22/23 season Irène made her debut with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe conducted by Sir András Schiff in the opening concert of the Kronberg Festival in the new Casals Forum Concert Hall and returned as soloist with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Jamie Phillips. Irène also made her debut with the Royal Northern Sinfonia conducted by Janusz Piotrowicz, and gave solo and chamber music recitals at Wigmore Hall, the Philharmonie in Paris and across the UK.

She also took part in the IMS Prussia Cove 50th Anniversary concerts and a Boccherini Concert with Steven Isserlis at Wigmore Hall (live streamed), and gives recitals at Perth Concert Hall (broadcast by Radio 3), Konzerthaus Berlin, the Bath and Brighton International Festivals. 

Sought after as a chamber musician Irène has collaborated with Khatia Buniatishvili at the Klavier Ruhr and Verbier Festivals, and has taken part in the Hindsgavl Festival In Denmark and the Alumni and Friends Festival in Kronberg.  

Chamber music has also taken her to the Festival de Pâques de Deauville, Les Vacances de Monsieur Haydn, Centre de Musique de Chambre de Paris and Kronberg Academy’s Festivals, performing with musicians such as Martin Helmchen, Gidon Kremer, Ferenc Rados, and Christian Tetzlaff.  

Irène also took part in the Norsjo Chamber Music Festival, Joie de Vivre Festival in Vienna, the Kryzowa Chamber Music Festival, and regularly returns to Open Chamber Music at IMS Prussia Cove.mIrène has performed widely in Europe at major venues and festivals including the Théâtre des Champs Elysées, Salle Gaveau, Dresdner Kulturpalast, Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad, Fondation Singer-Polignac, Festival de la Roque d’Antheron and Les Folles Journées.  

Solo highlights include appearances with the Dresdner Philharmonie, Kremerata Baltica and Orchestre Colonne, working with conductors such as Maxim Emelyanychev and Michael Sanderling. In 2017 she released her first CD ‘Poèmes’ for Mirare/Harmonia Mundi to critical acclaim.  Further afield Irène has appeared with L’Orchestre d’Auvergne (conducted by Roberto Fores Veses) and Sinfonia Varsovia (conducted by Robert Trevino) at the National Forum in Tokyo, Japan.

Irène is  grateful for support from the Günther-Caspar Stiftung.

Irène plays a Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume violin which is kindly on loan to her through the Beare’s International Violin Society.

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Press reviews

"…this was a riveting performance…it’s the highest compliment that Duval could sometimes draw focus from the most charismatic of cellists. The “vif” (lively) movements were on the right, fantastical kind of edge, while the “Lent” scoured the soul before retreating to its original memorial tone."

The Arts Desk / Fidelio Cafe London with Steven Isserlis and Alasdair Beatson / August 2022

“Of all the recordings in this collection, "Poèmes" (...) is one that most effectively balances the slick new world of French performance with the smoky, claustrophobic atmosphere of music still soaked in the nostalgia of the Belle Epoque."

Contact

To book Irène please contact:

Etta Dainty – Senior Artist Manager [email protected]

Adam Maxey - Assistant Artist Manager [email protected]

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