By lending instruments, Talents & Violon’celles supports young musicians at crucial stages in their careers. Competitions, auditions, and admissions to leading institutions: these moments demand total commitment, but also an instrument capable of fully supporting the artistic ambitions of those who play them. Recently, among those admitted to the Paris Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse: Vesa Dume, playing a violin by Bernardel Père thanks to the support

Over the years, Soni Siecinski has learnt to turn constraints into opportunities for exploration. Now a Master’s student at the CNSMDP in Raphaël Pidoux’s class, the young cellist—who was born with a deformity in his left hand—is juggling a busy musical schedule whilst pursuing a project that is as personal as it is ambitious: the design of a new prosthesis intended to revolutionise his playing, but also to provide him with greater comfort and freedom of movement. Soni plays