Praised for her “impressive artistry” and “wonderful bowing technique” (San Francisco Classical Voice), French cellist Juliette Herlin has performed throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia, and South America. As a soloist, chamber musician, and recitalist, she has appeared in prestigious venues such as the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Alice Tully Hall in New York, the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and the Musée du Louvre, as well as the Zhuhai and Chongqin Grand Theaters in China. She has been named a Bärenreiter Jubilee Ambassador.
2022-23 season highlights include a New York Concerto debut in Merkin Hall, Aletheia Trio recitals presented by Oberlin Conservatory and Dame Myra Heiss Memorial Concerts, and the world premiere of Julia Adolphe’s duo “All in Starlight” in Zipper Hall at the Colburn School. Previous highlights included Juliette’s Canadian debut in Toronto with pianist Kevin Ahfat and the North American premiere of Camille Saint-Saëns’ Third Cello Sonata as part of a recital Music Academy of the West presented.
An avid chamber musician, Juliette has performed with artists such as Gérard Caussé, Martin Chalifour, Glenn Dicterow, Frans Helmerson, Alex Kerr, Teng Li, Michaela Martin, Anthony Marwood, Roger Tapping, and Donald Weilerstein. She is the cellist of the Aletheia Piano Trio, alongside pianist Fei-Fei and violinist Francesca dePasquale. Formed in 2013 at the Juilliard School, the trio made its debut at the Rose Studio and Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in New York, and at the Terrace Theater at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. They have since performed across the U.S., made their Korean debut with the Beethoven Triple Concerto alongside the Gustav Mahler Orchestra, and toured China in 2018 and 2019, performing in Poly Theatres throughout the country.
Juliette has been invited to perform at prestigious series and festivals, including the Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach, YellowBarn, Shenson Chamber Music Concerts, Shandelee Music Festival, Concerts in the Barn, Sundays Live at LACMA, the Chamber Music Society of Logan, Round Top Festival, Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts, the Festival International Violoncello León in Mexico, and the Festival Jeunes Talents in France. Her performances have been broadcast frequently on NPR’s Performance Today, WFMT, KUSC, and on France Musique, France’s leading classical music station.
Winner of the prestigious Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe String Competition, Juliette is also the recipient of first prizes at the International Vatelot/Rampal Music Competition and the UFAM Competition in Paris, as well as a Beverly Hills National Auditions winner. She has been invited to be guest principal of the Dallas Chamber Symphony, Fort Worth Symphony, and Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra, and was a substitute player with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Orchestre de l’Opera de Paris. She has also performed with the Orchestre Philarmonique de Radio-France and the Ensemble Inter-Contemporain.
As a dedicated advocate for contemporary music, Juliette has worked closely with prominent composers, such as Kaija Saariaho and Jörg Widmann, and premieres many new works and commissions. Eager to discover various repertoires and explore historically informed performances, Juliette has collaborated with jazz legend Wayne Shorter and bassist Esperanza Spalding as well as studied baroque cello with Bruno Cocset and Phoebe Carrai.
Juliette is Assistant Professor of Cello at TCU’s School of Music and the co-founder/director of the Texas Chamber Music Institute. Additionally, she has presented masterclasses at Oberlin Conservatory, University of Oklahoma, University of Houston’s Moores School of Music, Baylor University, and in China, Colombia, and Mexico. Admitted at the age of sixteen to the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris (CNSMDP), Juliette obtained her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees studying with Jérôme Pernoo. She pursued her studies at the Juilliard School with Richard Aaron and received her Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Southern California under the guidance of Ralph Kirshbaum.