Hugo
Meder

Hugo Meder is among the most acclaimed French violinists of his generation. Praised by critics, he has been described by Le Monde as having an “intense playing style”, while Bachtrack notes that his playing “recalls the great violinists of the past … without ever feeling like an imitation”.

A prizewinner at several prestigious international competitions, including the ARD International Music Competition in Munich, the Lyon International Chamber Music Competition and the Joseph Haydn Chamber Music Competition in Vienna, he pursues a career as both a chamber musician and a soloist. He has performed with numerous orchestras, including the French Youth Orchestra, the Orchestre des Pays de Savoie, the Toulon Opera Orchestra, the Orchestre des Lauréats du Conservatoire and the Appassionato Orchestra.

Born into a family of Alsatian winegrowers, Hugo Meder began studying the violin at the Strasbourg Conservatory with Ana Reverdito-Haas, before continuing his studies at the Paris Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse, where he studied violin with Alexis Galpérine and chamber music with Claire Désert. Since 2022, he has been an artist in residence at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Belgium.

A founding member of the Trio Pantoum, which he currently forms with pianist Martin Jollet and cellist Bogeun Park, he has benefited from the guidance of distinguished musicians such as Thomas Adès, as well as members of the Alban Berg, Ysaÿe, Ébène and Arditti Quartets. The trio’s debut album, Modern Times (La Dolce Volta, 2025), featuring works by Ravel, Arensky and Miroslav Srnka, has been praised by the press and received a Diapason Découverte award.

In 2026 and 2027, Hugo Meder will perform at venues including the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the auditorium of the Louvre Museum and the Opéra de Monte-Carlo. He will also appear at Bilkent Concert Hall, performing Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra.

Hugo Meder plays a Gand père violin made in Paris in 1844, generously loaned to him by Emmanuel Jaeger.