Nicolas Dautricourt

Nicolas Dautricourt, born on January 8, 1977 in Chartres, France, is a violinist. He studied under Philip Hirschhorn, Miriam Fried, and Jean-Jacques Kantorow. In 2001, he was recognized as a finalist in the Henryk Wieniawski International Competition in Poznan, Poland. Dautricourt's career took off with his debut album Sibelius: Humoresque (2015) and subsequent releases such as Bach: 6 Sonatas for Violin and Piano, BWV 1014-1019 (2018). In 2019, he performed Prokofiev's second violin concerto at the Paris Philharmonie with the Orchestre National d’Ile de France. Dautricourt was awarded the Sacem Georges Enesco Prize in 2008, and in 2021 received the title of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres from the French Ministry of Culture.