david.membre.in (1761B)
1 David Forest 2 violin 3 #e05a00 4 #bf9000 5 What is your professional background? I come from a family of music lovers and I started playing the violin at the age of 5 in a music school in the Paris region. While I was at school, I was not obviously predestined for music; I was more interested in science. It was around the age of 16 that I received the "stimulus" I needed; I was studying with Dorothée Nodé-Langlois who really passed on her passion for the violin. I continued studying at the Boulogne-Billancourt Regional Music School and then moved to the CNSM where I joined the Bellefeuille quartet. 6 7 A period of history that you would have liked to experience? The 60s, to be able to attend the concerts of the Beatles or Jimi Hendrix. 8 9 Your favorite leaf? Maple, preferably with pancakes! 10 11 Your choice of instrument? When I was 6 years old, I saw the documentary *The Art of the Violin* which introduced me to the great violinists of the 20^th^ century; that's when I started to adore this instrument. 12 13 An artist who touches you? Violinist Christian Ferras for the generosity of the sound and the intensity of the vibrato. 14 15 A vivid memory? My first trip to the United States when I discovered drive-in cinemas. I never thought such a thing was possible! 16 17 Your house at Hogwarts? Hufflepuff, this is the result of the official test! 18 19 A work that moves you? Even after listening to it dozens of times, I am still so overwhelmed by Beethoven's *15^th^ quartet*. 20 21 A film that has marked you? *M* by Fritz Lang. 22 23 If you weren't a musician? I probably would have studied astrophysics, I've always been fascinated by this field. 24 25 A book you liked? The series *The Accursed Kings* by Maurice Druon, the history of France is more incredible than any adventure novel!