Clément and Bialobroda teach in Geneva
The Haute École de Musique de Genève (HEM) in Geneva has appointed Noémie Bialobroda and Hélène Clément as professors of viola. They will take up their posts in September 2026.
Hélène Clément was born in 1988 and studied with Jean Sulem at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris, then with Hariolf Schlichtig at the Musikhochschule München and finally with Tabea Zimmermann at the Musikhochschule Hanns Eisler in Berlin. She is a member of the Quatuor Doric. She is Professor of Viola and Chamber Music at the Royal Academy of Music in London until the end of the academic year 25/26 and will move to the HEM in September 2026.
Noémie Bialobroda is professor and coordinator for chamber music at the Geneva Conservatory of Music. She also teaches viola at the CNSMD in Lyon. She has also been a member of the Aviv Quartet since 2014. In 2020, she founded the Geneva International String Academy together with violinist Sergey Ostrovsky, of which she is the artistic director. There she offers promising young musicians the opportunity to spend a summer studying and playing with experienced artists. In 2024, she received the cultural scholarship from the Fondation Leenaards.
