Born in France in 1963, he has an important career as a soloist and chamber musician.
He has been principal clarinet of the Orchestre de Paris since 1981, professor at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris since 1995, and visiting professor at the Osaka University of Music and the Royal College of Music in London. He has been a soloist under the direction of conductors such as Daniel Barenboïm, Pierre Boulez, Semyon Bychkov, Paavo Järvi, Carlo-Maria Giulini, Zubin Mehta, Wolfgang Sawallich, Christophe Eschenbach, and Frans Bruggen.
He is a member of the Moraguès Quintet, the Viktoria Mullova Ensemble, and the “Katia and Marielle Labèque” Ensemble. In addition, he is frequently invited to play with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. He has also played chamber music with Sviatoslav Richter, Christian Zacharias, Daniel Barenboïm, Elena Bashkirova, Christophe Eschenbach, Pascal Rogé, Itamar Golan, Stephen Bishop, Oleg Maisenberg, Schlomo Mintz, Joshua Bell, Yuri Bashmet, Gary Hoffman, Nathalia Gutman, and Dame Felicity Lott, among many others.
He regularly performs as a soloist in prestigious halls around the world, such as Wigmore Hall in London, the Musikverein in Vienna, the Konzerthaus in Berlin, the Victoria Hall in Geneva, Carnegie Hall in New York, the Lincoln Center in Washington, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, the Théâtre des Champs Elysées and Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, as well as in prestigious festivals such as those in Salzburg, Lucerne, Montreux, Jerusalem, and La Roque d’Antheron, among others.
He is frequently invited to Asia, the United States, Australia, and the Middle East, as well as throughout Europe, to give classes and tour.
He has a multitude of recordings to his credit, many of which have received international awards.