It was an encounter that led Mari Akagawa to France, where she continued to explore the learning of her favorite instrument, the cello, which she had begun at the age of 12 in her native Japan. At the same time, another passion emerged: teaching and pedagogy, thanks to Odile Bourin author of various cello methods.
She was able to set up several cello classes in various municipal music schools in the Eure-et-Loir region, and organize meetings, masterclasses and workshops. Mari Akagawa is an artist rich in desires, encounters and talents.
She plays equally well with chamber music groups, chamber orchestras and symphony orchestras, and enjoys creating and performing with dancers, storytellers and actors, or accompanying poetry readings with her two cellos, which are always with her.
With a 1st Prize in Counterpoint obtained unanimously by the jury and a 1st Prize in Harmony, Marie Faucqueur has never ceased to enrich this repertoire with arrangements and orchestrations created especially for the ensembles she conducts.
A first CD that integrates the harmonium in a resolutely modern perspective, through original compositions created by the trio. Particularly attracted to the early music and oratorio repertoires, he has taken part in numerous concerts and recordings with vocal and instrumental ensembles. In , he founded a male vocal ensemble specializing in early music. In opera singing, he studied with baritone Jean-Philippe Lafont for 4 years.
