Jérôme Akoka

Director/Violin

Jérôme Akoka

Born into a family of musicians, JEROME AKOKA studied in Paris, Budapest, Moscow and Siena before embarking on a career as a violin soloist and chamber musician as well as leader of various ensembles, for example Alternance and Erwartung.

He has performed with orchestras and given recitals in France, the USA, Germany, Italy, Spain, Israel Canada, Argentina, Poland and Finland and recorded CDs, acclaimed by critics. Composers such as Therese Brenet, Jacques Veyrier, Augusto Rattenbach and Pierre Wissmer have asked him to premiere their new works.

Having been a member of the Quatuor Simon, Akoka performed with the Orpheus Quartet until 2008 on the international stage. Since 2004 he has led the Deutsche Kammerakademie and been a guest conductor of this chamber orchestra . In the sphere of Early Music, Akoka founded and was conductor of the Fragonard Ensemble. He also participated in both the Chambre Philharmonique et du Cercle de l’Harmonie and the Ensemble Prometheus 21. Since 2007 Akoka has been Artistic Director of the concert series held at the Musée National de Port-Royal-des-Champs in Paris.

Jérôme Akoka plays on a violin of Carlo Tononi, made in Venice in 1720 or a violin of the Amati brothers, made in Cremona in 1630.