Hélène Schmitt

French classical violinist. She began her violin studies at the Conservatory in Metz, finishing at the Paris Conservatory with a degree in violin and chamber music. She learned with Chiara Banchini the Baroque violin and historical performance practice, first in Geneva and then she followed Chiara Banchini at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Switzerland. Schmitt first started out as a chamber musician before specialising in baroque music. She spent 10 years in Bâle, next to Chiara Banchini and Jesper Bøje Christensen. Nowadays, she is very close to Jörg Andreas Bötticher and Rolf Lislevand with whom she often plays in concert. She is a professor of baroque violin in Boulogne-Billancourt.