Léa Bensaid

Born in London into a family of musicians, Léa Bensaid began playing the violin at the age of four using the Suzuki method. After graduating with distinction from the Haute École de Musique de Lausanne, where she studied with Virginie Robilliard, she is currently pursuing a Master’s degree at the same institution.

She has served as concertmaster of the Mediterranean Youth Orchestra for two consecutive years, as well as of the Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lausanne for the Route Lyrique in June 2025. Since 2023, she has held the position of concertmaster of the Lausanne Soloists under the artistic direction of Xavier Phillips, with whom she recorded a CD dedicated to Piazzolla, to be released in September 2026, alongside concerts in Switzerland and Paris.

She performs regularly as a soloist and chamber musician at prestigious festivals, including the Festival Puplinge Classique, Festival Stravinsky, Nice Classic Festival, Lavaux Classic, Festival Pablo Casals in Prades, and the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence.

As a chamber musician, she was selected to participate in the Académie internationale Lumières d’Europe in Bucharest in 2025, where she performed as part of the Enescu Festival. She has also been invited to perform this summer at the Geneva International String Academy and the Fiskars Summer Festival.

Her training has been further enriched through masterclasses with Tabea Zimmermann, Marc Danel, Vincent Coq, Gilles Apap, Olivier Charlier, and Raphaël Merlin.

In September 2025, she was awarded a distinction by the Rotary Club of Lausanne, which has entrusted her with a 19th-century Charles Jacquot violin.