Biography

Roland Pidoux (29 October 1946 – 21 September 2025) was a French cellist and academic teacher. He was principal cellist of the Orchestre national de France from 1978 to 1987 and professor at the Conservatoire de Paris from 1988 to 2012. With a focus on chamber music, he played in a string quartet, a string trio and a piano trio, performing and recording with colleagues including violinist Régis Pasquier, violist Bruno Pasquier and pianist Jean-Claude Pennetier. Pidoux was born in Paris on 29 October 1946. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris until 1966 with André Navarra, Jean Hubeau, and Joseph Calvet. He founded the Ensemble Instrument...Read More