Cécile Galy

Passionate about ensemble music from an early age, Cécile is a versatile and curious violinist with a wide-ranging interest in different styles, repertoires and musical settings.

A member of the Paris Mozart Orchestra under the direction of Claire Gibault since 2016, she also performs regularly as an extra violinist with leading orchestras such as the Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris, the Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon, the Orchestre national de Montpellier and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Marseille. She has appeared in prestigious venues including the Opéra de Paris, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Philharmonie de Paris, Royal Albert Hall and Cadogan Hall in London, performing under renowned conductors such as Sir Roger Norrington, Vladimir Jurowski, Gianandrea Noseda, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Kristjan Järvi, and at numerous festivals in France and abroad.

With a strong interest in musical theatre and jazz, Cécile joined the music team of Théâtre Mogador in Paris in 2016 for several seasons, performing in productions such as The Phantom of the Opera, Chicago and Ghost. In 2019, Chicago won the award for Best Musical and received a nomination at the Molières. She is also the lead violinist of the Amazing Keystone Big Band for Jazz Loves Disney and will join the French tour of Les Misérables in 2026.

Since 2023, Cécile has been a member of the Émana Quartet as second violin, alongside violinist Hanna Zribi, violist Cécile Costa-Coquelard and cellist Sylvain Linon. Now in its third season as ensemble-in-residence at Saint-Jean de Dieu Psychiatric Hospital in Lyon, the quartet performs regularly at festivals such as Cordes en Ballade, Les Mélodies du Causse and Musique à Jalès. The Émana Quartet places great emphasis on cross-disciplinary and eclectic projects, including the recording of InBach vol. 2 by Lyon-based artist ARANDEL, collaborations with the dance company Wanted Posse on Steps on Strings, and most recently the creation of the jazz-metal opera La Suspendida with the Franco-American trio Kilter.

After studying at the conservatoires of Marseille and Reims, where she received top honours, Cécile continued her training at the Royal College of Music in London in the class of Lutsia Ibragimova, earning a Bachelor of Music in 2014 and a Master of Performance in 2016. She has also benefited from the guidance of Ivry Gitlis, Gordan Nikolić, Roman Simović, Alina Ibragimova and Eric Lacrouts.

In 2015, she was awarded Second Prize at the Léopold Bellan International Violin Competition in Paris.