Cédric Meyer

Born in Geneva in 1989, Cédric Meyer is a passionate musician who plays lute and guitar. He holds two Master’s degrees from the Haute Ecole de Musique de Lausanne as well as a Post-Graduate Performance Certificate from the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis.

Performing as soloist as well as within diverse ensembles, he has been notably invited by numerous festivals and concert series in Switzerland, UK, France, Italy, Bulgaria, and Brazil.

In 2016, Cédric joined Ensemble OrQuesta as musician, member of the artistic team, and musical editor. With the Ensemble, he has received critical praise in numerous productions of baroque operas. 'Cédric Meyer on archlute was superb', in Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea (Plays to See, Owen Davies, 2019). He also regularly performs with the Hastings Philharmonic Orchestra in their concert productions of baroque cantatas and renaissance vocal works.

In 2021, the Valais Canton awarded Cédric an artistic research grant for his project on medieval lutherie and its implications for musical interpretation and performance practice.

An accomplished luthier, Cédric is dedicated to handcrafting his own lutes for performance and regularly plays on instruments of his own crafting.

In addition to his activities as a performer, Cédric teaches classical guitar at the Ecole de Musique de Pully (CH).

Cédric works with Marcio to prepare new editions of baroque operas for online publication.