Twelve-year-old Eloisa Aubert, who recently celebrated her birthday, is a sixth-year primary school pupil in southern Luxembourg and will start at the International School Gaston Thorn next year.
Music has been central to her life since she was very young. Inspired by her older brother, who began violin lessons at home when she was just two, Eloisa decided to take up the instrument herself at the age of four.
As Eloisa recalls, “My brother started playing the violin, and his teacher would come to our house to rehearse with him. Ever since I was two years old, I would watch all the lessons, and from then on, I wanted to play too.”
Music runs in Eloisa's family: everyone plays an instrument, and her mother, Alla Aubert-Tolkacheva, is a mandolin teacher at a music school.
She believes her daughter’s passion for music started even before birth: “It all began before she was even born. I was pregnant with her while recording a CD, so she had her first taste of music right from the start.”
Eloisa hopes to become a professional violinist one day and is strongly encouraged by her parents. She also plays the piano, but the violin remains her greatest passion.
She explains that the violin is something she simply cannot stop playing. "I could play and play and play, without ever wanting to stop", she says.
Eloisa’s rapid progress is the result of not only talent but also considerable dedication. Her violin teacher, Vania Lecuit, has been working with her since Eloisa was five. “She truly is exceptionally gifted”, Lecuit notes, “but she also works very hard.”
Over the years, Eloisa and her teacher have tackled several major milestones together, including completing the Premier Cycle and Second Cycle exams with top distinctions.
Next school year, Eloisa will move on to the Superieur level. She attends the Conservatoire three times a week and practices extensively at home. Accompanied by her mother, she regularly participates in competitions.
Eloisa won her first UGDA competition for young talent at the age of seven. Since then, she has taken part in around twenty competitions, both in Luxembourg and abroad, often facing off against international musicians and frequently coming out on top.
She has competed - and won - in countries such as the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, and Spain. The more challenging the competition, the more she finds herself enjoying it.
Last year, she won Austria’s “Goldene Note” competition and has already claimed the UGDA title four times.
Performing at the Philharmonie was a dream come true for Eloisa. According to her mother, she wrote it on her wishlist in January: to one day perform in the grand hall. “Playing on National Day was really amazing, and I was so happy”, Eloisa says.
When asked if Eloisa could take on the high-profile National Day performance, her violin teacher, Vania Lecuit, did not hesitate.
She says that it was a very demanding performance, as she had to play in front of the Grand Duke and nothing could go wrong. "There is always a risk, but with Eloisa… she does not get flustered. When asked if I was sure, I answered: Yes, you can trust her.”
Outside of music, Eloisa enjoys listening to jazz and classical music, playing with the family dog Foxy, crafting and painting, and rollerblading.
