Bernard Soustrot

Bernard Soustrot (born 3 September 1954) is a French classical trumpeter.

Born in Lyon, Soustrot entered the Conservatoire de Lyon at the age of 9, in classes of trumpet and cornet; four years later, he obtained a gold medal of trumpet, cornet and solfeggio.

He began his career in 1975 as a solo trumpeter in the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Sergiu Celibidache, then in 1976 at the Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France under the direction of Gilbert Amy.

1981 marks the beginning of his career as an international soloist, often associated with a pipe organ.

He was a professor at the Conservatoire de Boulogne-Billancourt [fr] and that of Perpignan from 1998 to 2016.