Yannick LE CANU

Yannick LE CANU born in Massy ( France) the 4th June 1976.

He complete his training as a bowmaker from 1995-1998

in the workshop taken over by Loïc LE CANU from Bernard

MILLANT in Paris, and under Gilles DUHAUT in Mirecourt.

In the year 1998 he took his journeyman’s examination under

Eric GRANDCHAMP after additional further education. After

this, he continued to be employed as a journeyman under Loïc

LE CANU.

Between 2000 and june 2004 he work in the joint workshop AREZZO in Toulouse.

Now he start a new workshop with Juliette DESMARCHELIER ( violin Maker) in LILLE ( North

of France) .

In 2012, associate of the Cabinet d’expertise Jean François RAFFIN, as bow expert, and since 2017 president of the company. Since 2024 successor of Jean François RAFFIN as expert.

Prizes:

- 1999: Award for the youngest maker (viola bow) Paris « Mention spéciale »(violin bow)

Paris

- 2002: « Certificate of Merit » (violin bow) Violin Society of America in Cincinati

« Certificate of Merit » (viola bow) Violin Society of America in Cincinati

- 2004: « Certificate of Merit » (violin bow) BVMA London

« Gold Medal » (violin bow) Violin Society of America in Portland « special mention for

the contemporary creation » (violin bow) Paris « Silver Medal »(violin bow) Paris

« Silver Medal »(viola bow) Paris

- 2006: « Gold Medal » (violin bow) Violin Society of America in Baltimore « Gold Medal »

(cello bow) Violin Society of America in Baltimore

- 2007: « Meilleur Ouvrier de France » (quartet of bows, violin bow and frog copy)

- 2008: « Gold Medal » (violin bow) Violin Society of America in Portland « Gold Medal »

(cello bow) Violin Society of America in Portalnd «Hors Concours in the VSA competition»

Since 2010, Jury Member for international competitions: « Meilleur Ouvrier de France », « Paris

internationale competition », « Violin Society Of America Competition », « Mirecourt international

Competition »…..