ABOUT
A member of the Basel Symphony Orchestra, Vincent Brunel has a multifaceted artistic approach, embracing a wide range of musical styles.
He completed his musical education with Gyula Stuller at the Lausanne Conservatory and was taught by Pavel Vernikov and Gabor Takacs. He has performed under conductors such as Simon Rattle, Colin Davis and Herbert Blomstedt.
In 2011 he received the support of the Nicati de Luze Foundation.
A passionate chamber musician, he regularly performs with Trio Nuori, which he founded in 2009. The trio has recorded two critically acclaimed CDs with the label Ligia: Castillon in 2013 and Renié in 2018.
Inspired by figures such as Ivry Gitlis and Gilles Apap, he turned to traditional music, jazz and improvisation at an early age, sharing his music with artists from around the world.A regular visitor of Irish sessions and folk dance events, he was also introduced to Indian music by Mukesh Jadav and Nicolas Delaigue, and to Mandinka music during his stays in Mali and Burkina Faso.
In addition to his activities as a classical musician, he performs alongside musicians from a variety of backgrounds, such as musicaux tels Jérémy Bruyère, Gilles Apap, Alexandra Bellon, Michael Zisman, Josep-Oriol Miró, Luca Fiorini, Sarah Chaksad, Quirill, Zoë Conway and Adama Koeta.
In 2022, he joins the jazz ensemble Kaleidoscope String Quartet.
On the folk scene, he performs throughout Europe with the groups La Bonne Soupe!, Quirill and Vince and Duo Brunel + Miró – with whom he recorded the album Premier Soleil in 2024.
Always open to explore new artistic horizons, he collaborated with the dancers of Ballet Basel, participating in the productions Robin Hood and Peer Gynt under the direction of choreographer Johan Ingmer, playing violin, viola and Hardanger fiddle (traditional Norwegian violin) on stage.
He is regularly invited to perform with the Geneva Camerata, and takes part in the tours of the shows Revolta and Dance of the sun, played by heart and choreographed.
In 2021, he recorded the score for Gaïa, an exhibition by the visual artist Julien Salaud at the Musée Mandet in Riom, with cellist Aude Pivôt.
He has been teaching Irish music at the Musik Akademie Basel since 2021. He is regularly invited to give master classes during which he builds bridges between classical and traditional music, and discusses chop technique and improvisation with students.
From 2025 he will perform in Switzerland with the association Kultur am Bettrand, which offers access to culture to people who cannot go to concert halls.
He plays a violin by Patrick Robin as well as a quinton with sympathetic strings by Timothée Jean.