Sophie Guille des Buttes
violin
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What is your professional background? I started playing the violin at age seven, after being moved by a recording of Christian Ferras performing the Sibelius concerto. I was then accompanied by three great pedagogues to whom I owe my musical aesthetic: Christophe Poiget, Roland Daugareil and Luc-Marie Aguera. When we started the quartet, I found an ideal way of expressing myself thanks to a beautiful group synergy and an amazing repertoire! I entered the Paris Chamber Orchestra in early 2021 and am currently finishing my master's degree at the CNSM in Paris.

Your house at Hogwarts? Hufflepuff! "You might belong in Hufflepuff, / Where they are just and loyal, / Those patient Hufflepuffs are true, / And unafraid of toil."

A composer who moves you? Two! Beethoven and Ravel.

A work that moves you? Beethoven's *14th quartet*.

Your hobbies? I like reading, watching movies, cooking and enjoying long talks by the fire… with or without fire.

A film that speaks to you? *Le goût des merveilles* by Eric Besnard.

Your favorite leaf? The Ginkgo Biloba's.

A vivid memory? A concert by the Tetzlaff quartet at the Philharmonie de Paris performing Shostakovich's *11th quartet*. Hypnotizing!

Your preferred city? Barcelona for the fantastic universe of Gaudí.

The books you like? The *Malaussène* series by Daniel Pennac, a detective novel full of madcap poetry that chronicles the incidents of an unconventional family, and the *Ellana* saga by Pierre Bottero, the adventures of a young woman smitten by freedom.

What brings you together? A good meal and a good card game!

A dream? To go on tour with the quartet in small towns around France, to meet people, share our music... doing all the travelling on two tandem bikes!!