Painting made by Marcelle Schoenmaker januari 2021

Floor Le Coultre – Violinist

Named Young Musical Talent of the Netherlands in 2011, Floor Le Coultre graduated summa cum laude in 2014, as a student from a.o. Ilona Sie Dhian Ho, Pavel Vernikov and Svetlana Makarova, receiving special distinction for her “compelling musicianship.” She is a highly sought-after chamber musician and has performed with musicians worldwide like Olli Mustonen, Nino Gvetadze, Daniel Rowland, Anna Federova, Barbara Hannigan, Chen Halevi, David Krakauer, Mischa Maisky a.o.

Floor is a frequent guest at leading chamber music festivals in the Netherlands and abroad, including the Stift Festival, Aurora Festival, Delft Chamber Music Festival, Musique en Brionnais , Sylt Chamber Music Festival, Con Brio, Ulverston international music festival. She has appeared on several acclaimed recordings, collaborating with artists such as Barbara Hannigan, Osvaldo Golijov, Daniel Rowland, Sarah Ouakrat on labels like Alpha Classics, Challenge Records, Etcetera records, Phenotypic Recordings.

Floor has regularly been asked for guest principal and (deputy) leading positions in: Dutch Chamber Orchestra, Phion, Stift festival Orchestra, Davidsbündler festival Orchestra, Residentie Orchestra, LUDWIG and Scottish Chamber Orchestra.

As a soloist, Floor has performed with various orchestras in The Netherlands (Eindhoven Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra con brio, Britten Orchestra) and since 2012 she has been a regular guest with chamber ensembles such as the New European Ensemble, LUDWIG, Esbjerg Ensemble (Denmark), and RCO Camerata.

Alongside her performance career, Floor is on the faculty of the Davidsbündler Music Academy in The Hague and regularly gives masterclasses at festivals including Aurora, Stift Musical Encounters, and in Cividale, Italy.

Floor plays a French violin by Gand/Lupot from 1813 and a bow by J. Tubbs from around 1890.

Floor’s viola was made in 2014 by Matthieu Legros. The Purchase of the viola was made possible by the ‘Stichting Eigen Muziekinstrument’.