Lyam Chenaux

Lyam Chenaux made his first solo appearance at the age of ten with the Budweis Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by David Švec, where he met Denis Severin. After studying with him for five years, he will join Thomas Grossenbacher’s class at the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste from September 2026. He collaborates with numerous orchestras worldwide and is a four-time winner of the Swiss Music Competition across all categories. His international distinctions include prizes at the Classicalia Competition and the International Cello Competition Popper (2023). In 2025, he won First Prize and several special prizes at the Young Musician Tallinn Competition and the David Geringas International Cello Competition. In 2026, he won “Prodiges” on French television and subsequently signed with Warner Classics. Since 2025, he has been a scholarship holder at the Musikakademie Liechtenstein. He plays an 1881 cello by A. Guadagnini.