Born into a family of musicians, he began playing the cello at the age of 6 with Erwan Fauré. He was admitted to the Paris Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse, first to the music theory program (specialized solfège and harmony), and then to the cello and chamber music classes taught by Jean-Marie Gamard and Roland Pidoux. After winning several first prizes, he furthered his studies in Moscow with Natalia Chakovskaya. He also participated in master classes with masters such as William Pleeth and Wolfgang Boettcher, Principal Cellist of the Berliner Philharmoniker. Developing a passion for orchestral and opera repertoire at a very early age, he joined the Paris National Opera Orchestra at the age of 20. He was appointed Principal Cellist two years later. He went on to meet and work under the baton of conductors such as Myung-Whun Chung, Sir Georg Solti, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Valery Gergiev, Pierre Boulez, and George Prêtre…
This passion led to him being invited to the Vienna State Opera to perform with members of the Vienna State Opera Philharmonic Orchestra in productions such as *Tannhäuser*. His versatility has also allowed him to explore other musical genres. He has recorded film scores with Michel Legrand, Vladimir Cosma, and Pierre Adenot, and has performed in concert with Diana Krall and Lalo Schiffrin.
He performs as principal cellist in concerts with the Orchestre National de France under the baton of Riccardo Muti and Kurt Masur.
Invited by the London Symphony Orchestra as Principal Soloist, he has performed at the Barbican in London, the Berlin Philharmonie, and in Spain. Appointed by Maestro Valery Gergiev, he is a member of the World Orchestra for Peace and has performed at venues including the Proms in London and the Salzburg Festival. As a soloist, he has notably performed Richard Strauss’s *Don Quixote* at the Opera. He is also dedicated to chamber music. He performs with his brother Eric and partners such as Sarah Nemtanu, Cédric Tiberghen, and Pierre Lénert. At the same time, he serves as an assistant professor to Jérome Pernoo at the Paris Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse. He plays a 1863 Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume cello.