Martin Egidi belongs to a new generation of versatile musicians, driven by a passion for the wide sound spectrum ranging from early music to contemporary repertoire.

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Born in Lausanne, he obtained a Bachelor’s degree with highest honors in the class of Patrick Demenga, followed by a Master’s degree at the Musik-Akademie Basel under Danjulo Ishizaka in 2020. He has further refined his artistry through masterclasses with internationally renowned musicians such as David Geringas, Claudio Martinez Mehner, Rainer Schmidt, Steven Isserlis and Stephan Forck. In 2019, he was awarded the Migros Pourcent Culturel Prize and joined its concert placement program.

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Alongside this path, Martin has developed a strong passion for historical performance practice. He studied baroque cello at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis with Christophe Coin and Petr Skalka, which has led him to perform with renowned ensembles such as Il Pomo d’Oro, Arcangelo, the Balthasar-Neumann Ensemble, and the Kammerorchester Basel. In 2025, he won the First Prize at the International Van Wassenaer Competition at the Utrecht Early Music Festival with his ensemble Ossian’s Dream, dedicated to historically informed interpretations of Classical and Romantic repertoires.

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Since his early career, Martin has appeared at distinguished festivals in Switzerland and abroad — including Davos, Lavaux Classic, Musikdorf Ernen, Heidelberger Frühling, Into the Open, and IMS Prussia Cove — and collaborates with a variety of chamber music formations, among them the duo naïa with percussionist Augustin Lipp, the Opalio Piano Quintet, and the Trio Zeitgeist. With the latter, he has won three prizes at the Orpheus Competition (2022) as well as the First Prize at the Paul Juon Chamber Music Competition (2023).

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Finally, Martin Egidi is actively involved in collective musical life: he is part of the shared artistic direction of the Orchestre des Jeunes de Suisse Romande, where he is committed both to performance and to fostering the next generation of musicians.