Laure Marie Gaudron

Born in Obernai, France, she began her musical studies at a very early age. Later, she received higher degrees in piano and violin from the Angers Conservatory and, in 2003, a Viola Degree in the Department of Gérard Caussé of the Paris Conservatory with the highest honors. Between 2004 and 2006, she studied at the Reina Sofía School of Music in Madrid, in the BBVA Foundation Viola Chair, first with Professor Gérard Caussé and then with Professor Diemut Poppen. She received the Diploma for the Most Outstanding Student of her Chair from Her Majesty the Queen. After leaving the School, she performed in the most prestigious halls in Spain, both as a soloist and as part of various chamber music groups. In 2006, she continued her training at the Madrid Chamber Music Institute. The following year, she won the position of viola professor in the Madrid Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra of the Royal Theater), where she currently holds the position of principal professor. She is a founding member of the Moeran String Quartet composed of members of the Madrid Symphony Orchestra. Between 2014 and 2024, she was an Assistant Professor at the Reina Sofía School of Music, in the BBVA Foundation Viola Chair with Principal Professor Diemut Poppen, and since the 2024-2025 academic year, she has been a Professor of Orchestral Repertoire.