Clarinetist Pierre Génisson, one of the most renowned representatives of the French wind school, has signed an exclusive contract with Warner Classics/Erato.
The first album of this new collaboration, dedicated to Mozart and recorded with Concerto Köln, adds to an already rich discography unanimously acclaimed by critics (Diapason d’or, Choc de l’année from Classica, ffff from Télérama, “CD of the Week” from The Sunday Times, Gramophone, Clef d’Or from ResMusica…)
Awarded the “Cino del Duca” Prize in 2018 by the Academy of Fine Arts of the Institut de France, he is also the winner of prestigious international competitions such as the Carl Nielsen International Competition, the Jacques Lancelot International Competition in Tokyo, as well as prizes awarded by the Banque Populaire, Safran, and “Musique et Vin au Clos Vougeot” foundations.
Pierre Génisson trained at the National Conservatory of Music in Paris with Michel Arrignon for clarinet, and Claire Désert, Amy Flammer and Jean Sulem for chamber music. After having obtained first prizes unanimously in both disciplines, he went on to perfect his skills at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles with Yehuda Gilad, where he obtained an Artist Diploma.
Equally accomplished on both modern and period instruments, he is regularly invited to perform as a soloist with prestigious orchestras such as the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, the BBC orchestras, the Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal, the Odense Symphony Orchestra, the Sichuan Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Liège, the Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra, the Insula Orchestra… and collaborates in particular with conductors such as Krzysztof Urbanski, Olari Elts, Darrell Ang, Sascha Goetzel, Alexandre Bloch, Laurence Equilbey and Lionel Bringuier.
In addition to his activities as a soloist, Pierre Génisson takes part in numerous musical collaborations with some of the most renowned string quartets (Ebène, Modigliani, Jerusalem, Zemlinsky, Hermès, Van Kuijk, etc.), as well as with soloists such as Maxim Vengerov, Alexander Sitkovetsky, Nemanja Radulovic, Marc Bouchkov, Miguel Da Silva, Lise Berthaud, Jean-Frédéric Neuburger, David Kadouch, Franck Braley, Michel Dalberto, David Bismuth, Bruno Fontaine, soloists of the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Patrick Gallois, Marielle Nordmann, Emmanuel Ceysson, Karine Deshayes or Delphine Haidan.
A fervent defender of contemporary music, he promotes French music abroad and collaborates with many composers, including Tristan Murail, Thierry Escaich, Eric Montalbetti, Karol Beffa and Eric Tanguy, who have dedicated several concertos and chamber music works to him.
Pierre Génisson also devotes part of his time to teaching and transmission, through numerous masterclasses around the world and at the École Normale de Musique de Paris Alfred Cortot, where he is a professor.
Pierre Génisson is an active Ambassador for the Buffet Crampon and Vandoren brands.