Gérard Caussé

Gérard Caussé (b. 1948 in Toulouse, France) is a violist. He gave the first performance of the celebrated "Ainsi la nuit" quartet by Henri Dutilleux. The first movement of Gérard Grisey's celebrated work, "Les Espaces Acoustiques" ("Prolgue,"), is inscribed "à Gérard Caussé." His close association with the classical repertoire has earned him the most prestigious prizes. He has shared the stage in both orchestral and chamber music with musicians such as Emmanuel Krivine, Charles Dutoit, and Kent Nagano. His recordings include more than thirty-five issued under labels such as EMI, Erato and Philips. Caussé is holder of the Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Chair of Viola at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía.