Modern French Viola by Baptiste Juguera, Montpellier, c2019

Since his earliest childhood, Baptiste have been interested in music. He took music lessons at the Conservatoire of Montauban. Baptiste furthered his learning with three years at the school of music of Mirecourt where he played with various chamber ensembles. ​ Baptiste’s passion for wood and its work began very early as his father, a cabinetmaker, took him to his workshop to work. ​ Baptiste graduated in 2011 from France´s National School of Lutherie (Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume) in Mirecourt and moved to Montpellier to continue learning the making of violins, altos and cellos under Frédéric Chaudière. ​ Currently, Baptiste is working full-time for himeself, in his own workshop, which opened in 2012. His instruments are on display in Montpellier, Paris, Washington DC, Seattle, New-York, South-Korea and in Japan.