The School l'Éducation du Talent Musical
The Philosophy of the School
Cultivating talent in joy
Founded in 1985 by Chantal Darietto Latil, the School of Musical Talent Education conveys the joy of the cello through the Suzuki method.
Established in Marseille, it welcomes students of all ages in an environment where rigor, kindness, and passion come together.
Guided by a team of teachers trained in the Suzuki method, students learn to listen, to decipher, and to fully express themselves through music..
Everyone progresses at their own pace, in a warm and respectful atmosphere.
Because we believe that talent flourishes in joy, our classes combine rigor, enjoyment, and creativity.
A humanistic pedagogy
Inspired by the learning of the mother tongue, the Suzuki method provides the keys to allow everyone to learn music naturally, through listening, appropriation, and repetition.
Group teaching enhances motivation, self-confidence, and the spirit of cooperation.
A place of excellence and sharing
The education of talent shapes passionate and supportive musicians.
The Rondo Di Cello ensemble, made up of our most advanced students, performs regularly in France and abroad and reflects the high level and vitality of our teaching approach..
The team
Chantal Darietto Latil
Founder, Director, Cello Professor, and Orchestra Conducting
Cello teacher, international trainer, artistic director
First Prize in Cello and Chamber Music at the Conservatory of Marseille, Chantal Darietto-Latil also trains with great masters such as Reine Flachot and collaborates for several years with Alain Fléau. Passionate about Suzuki pedagogy, she obtains the International Diploma Level 5 and then becomes an International Teacher Trainer, training teachers across Europe.
She founded her own cello school, "The Education of Musical Talent," and directs the ensemble of young cellists Rondo di Cello, created in 1987 to introduce the joy of ensemble music centered around the cello. This ensemble performs regularly in France and internationally, wins awards, and collaborates with contemporary composers.
Chantal is also a pedagogical tutor at Cefedem-Sud, a Suzuki master teacher, and gives numerous master classes internationally. Invited to share her teaching at prestigious conferences and concerts, notably at the World Cello Encounter in Japan, she has performed under the direction of Mstislav Rostropovich.
His journey combines teaching, artistic direction, and performance, while placing the cello at the heart of an open and creative approach to music.
Virginie Bertazzon
Cello Teacher
Cellist & educator
Born into a family of musicians, Virginie Bertazzon began playing the cello at the age of 3 using the Suzuki method, and with Chantal Darietto Latil. She continued her training in Cannes, Lyon, and Marseille, where she met her teachers, including Philippe Cauchefer and Patrick Gabard, and where she obtained several diplomas, culminating in a diploma of advanced study. She also attended numerous master classes with masters such as Xavier Gagnepain, Maud Tortelier, Yvan Chiffoleau, and Anner Bylsma.
Holder of the State Diploma in Teaching and a certified Suzuki method teacher level 5, she has been teaching the cello for nearly 20 years and has been a supervising teacher for the "Orchestre à l'école" program in Aubagne since 2013.
She is simultaneously involved in eclectic musical projects: performances with dancers and actors, festivals (including the Avignon Festival), and she plays as the solo cellist of the ensemble Bande Originale.
Virginie thus explores the cello in various realms, between teaching, creation, and performance.
Jean-Claude Latil
Orchestral conducting
Conductor, oboist & educator
Former student of the Conservatory of Marseille and the National Superior Conservatory of Paris, Jean-Claude Latil received the Gold Medal and First Prize in Orchestra Conducting in Toulon, as well as first prizes in oboe and chamber music.
He was a member of prestigious orchestras such as the Orchestre de Paris, the Pasdeloup and Lamoureux Orchestras, the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, and the Orchestre de l'Opéra de Marseille, under the direction of conductors like Pierre Boulez, Seiji Ozawa, Bernard Haitink, and Mstislav Rostropovich.
Founder and director of the Phocaean Instrumental Ensemble, and choir conductor of the Philharmonia Vocal Ensemble, he also conducts numerous orchestras in France and internationally and specializes in the major lyrical and choral works of Mozart, Beethoven, Vivaldi, Fauré, and Haydn.
A passionate educator, holder of the C.A. in Chamber Music, he teaches chamber music and orchestral conducting at the Conservatory of Marseille and is the co-solo oboist at the Marseille Opera. Jean Claude Latil shares the direction of the Rondo di Cello ensemble with Chantal, for which he makes numerous arrangements.
Éléonore Begueria
Cello Teacher
Cellist & educator
Éléonore Begueria discovers the cello at the age of 6 and trains at the Conservatory of Marseille, where she receives several awards.
After studying at the Haute École de Musique in Lausanne, she obtained a Master's in pedagogy in the class of Marcio Carneiro, assistant to André Navarra, and developed a true passion for teaching.
Since 2015, she has been teaching musical awakening and sharing her sensitivity with young children and their parents, between Lyon, Lausanne, Évian, and Marseille.
Curious and open-minded, she collaborates with numerous artists and ensembles — from the National Ballet of Marseille to Alice Torrent — exploring diverse musical universes across Europe.