The Québec (CA) cellist Alexandre Foster pursues a career encompassing both the Baroque repertoire and modern music. This dual artistic orientation has led him to perform on some of Europe’s most prestigious stages, including the Casa da Música Porto, the KKL Lucerne and Munich’s Herkulessaal.

Driven by a passion for chamber music, he is a founding member of the Calvino Trio, with whom he has performed worldwide. The trio was awarded the Norbert Schenkel First Prize at the Jeunesses Musicales Competition 2015, followed by the Orpheus First Prize at the Swiss Chamber Music Competition 2016. Alexandre Foster was also a member of the Basler Streichquartett and is, since many years, principal cellist of the Baroque ensemble Les Passions de l’Âme.

His discography reflects his interest in a wide range of artistic projects. It includes, notably, the first recording of Beethoven’s piano quartets on historical instruments (Dynamik), as well as the complete recording of Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber’s Harmonia Artificioso-Ariosa (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi), both acclaimed by the international press. His solo cello recording “Ist Klang der Sinn?”, featuring the participation of Heinz Holliger, attracted particular critical attention for both the complexity of the programme and an interpretation described as possessing a “phenomenal intensity” (Klassik-Heute).

Alexandre Foster studied with David Ellis, Thomas Demenga, Conradin Brotbek, Rainer Schmidt, Anton Kernjak and Ferenc Rados, and deepened his engagement with historically informed performance practice under Christophe Coin at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel. Alongside his concert career, he pursues an international teaching activity and has been Professor of Cello at the Musik-Akademie der Stadt Basel since 2023.