Hervé Blandinières
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What is your professional background? When I was little, I used to fall asleep lulled by recordings of Brahms' *2^nd^ symphony* and his *Variations on a theme by Haydn*. It probably impacted my life more than I could have imagined at the time. For many years however, music remained a simple hobby like other manual activities, which made me hesitate for a long time when I had to choose a career. I finally decided to follow the musical path that I had been tracing since I was seven years old, and I entered the music schools of Gennevilliers, Boulogne-Billancourt, then the CNSMDP in Jean Sulem's class. After a quick stint at the Academy of the Opéra de Paris, I am now the happy violist of the Bellefeuille quartet, and a member of the Orchestre de Paris.

Your favorite leaf? The fig tree's.

A period of history that you would like to have experienced? The Neolithic.

Your preferred composer? Brahms, always!

A video game you like? Mario Kart.

Your house at Hogwarts? Ravenclaw, 91% according to the official test.

A beautiful memory? A mountain lake at the end of a hike in the Ariège.

Your favorite monument? Amiens' Cathedral, its immense volume and its facade teeming with details.

A work that moves you? Arnold Schoenberg's *Transfigured Night*.

Your hobbies? Cooking! As well as sport (in moderation).

What do you bring to the quartet? My bad moods and a little honey between bass and treble.

A dream? I fall off my bike and suddenly I wake up… But maybe I didn't quite understand the question.

The dish you like to cook? Pasta alla Norma.

Your favorite comic? *Asterix and the Chieftain’s Shield*.