Lyam Chenaux

Lyam Chenaux

Lyam Chenaux is a young Swiss-Italian cellist. He began playing the cello at the age of five and studied for five years with G. Leclerc, E. Goffart and Denis Severin before joining Thomas Grossenbacher’s class at the Zurich University of the Arts in Switzerland in 2026.

Passionate about performing and sharing music with audiences, he made his first appearance as a soloist at the age of ten. He has since performed as a soloist with numerous orchestras in Switzerland and around the world, joining the virtuosos of the LGT Young Soloists, led by A. Gilman, at the age of twelve.

Lyam is the recipient of numerous first prizes and special awards at national and international competitions.

In 2026, he was the overall winner of the France Télévisions programme PRODIGES and signed with Warner Classics for his debut album, due for release at the end of 2026. That same year, he was selected to take part in the prestigious and highly selective Soloists Academy of the Verbier Festival.

In 2025, he won, among others, the International David Geringas Cello Competition in Lithuania and the Young Musician Competition in Tallinn, Estonia. During his first participation in the Verbier Festival Junior Orchestra, he was appointed as a soloist and also received a special prize at the final of the Thomas Kuti Prize in Dublin.

In 2023, Lyam was a prizewinner at the Classicalia final in Vienna and at the International David Popper Cello Competition for Young Cellists in Hungary.

He has taken part in numerous masterclasses with leading musicians including J.-P. Maintz, F. Helmerson, D. Müller-Schott, W. S. Yang, T. Svane, A. Gastinel and R. Latzko.

Since February 2025, Lyam has been a scholarship holder at the International Academy of Music in Liechtenstein, taking part in its intensive weeks and other academy activities. He is supported by Thomastik-Infeld Vienna and serves as an ambassador for ANDERSEN Genève watches.

Beyond music, Lyam is passionate about watchmaking, motorsport, political science and physics.

Lyam Chenaux plays a cello built by Antonio Guadagnini in Turin in 1881. The loan of this instrument was made possible thanks to the cultural and philanthropic initiative “Adopt a Musician”, conceived and funded by MusicMasterpieces SA – Lugano (CH).