After earning a gold medal in viola in Nathalie Poulet's class and another in chamber music in Pascal Proust's class at the Montreuil Conservatory, Anne pursued advanced studies with Michel Michalakakos in Boulogne. She discovered an early passion for teaching and orchestral playing and obtained her State Diploma after two years of pedagogical training at the CESMD of Poitou-Charentes. She teaches viola at the Montreuil Departmental Conservatory and the Bagnolet Municipal Conservatory (93). An orchestral musician (Colonne, Sinfonia Pop Orchestra) and chamber musician, she also accompanies several pop/rock artists on tour (Mademoiselle K, Florent Dorin, Cecilem). Anne joined the Ensemble DodéKa in 2023.
She is equally drawn to music and theatre and regularly tries to bridge her two passions. A Doctor of Performing Arts from the universities of Caen and Florence, she is also an actress and director of musical shows (eclectic concerts with Ensemble des Possibles, assistant to Benjamin Lazar on opera). Ariane in Naxos by Strauss with the ensemble Le Balcon, A Trip to the Moon Offenbach's work with the Oya Képhalé ensemble, Damn it, and the piano key thief! which is a musical show for children that has been touring since 2016…) It is therefore quite natural that Anne focuses on raising awareness among her students about the stage presence of the musician in her teaching of the viola.
Anne Derex has been playing a viola made by Yann Besson since 2011.
