Karol Beffa, born on 27 October 1973 in Paris, is a French and Swiss composer and pianist.

[1][2] He studied at École normale supérieure, then economics at ENSAE Paris and at Trinity College, Cambridge.

[5] Beffa's works are also part of the repertoire of individual musicians that include Gautier Capuçon, Renaud Capuçon, Emmanuel Ceysson, Bertrand Chamayou, Karine Deshayes, Kristjan Järvi, Paavo Järvi, Victor Julien-Laferrière, Nathan Laube, Marie-Pierre Langlamet, Anneleen Lenaerts [nl], Paul Meyer, Edgar Moreau, Andreas Ottensamer, Akiko Suwanai, the Ébène Quartet, and the Modigliani Quartet.

[clarification needed] Beffa received the Bene Merito honorary badge from Poland in 2013.

[citation needed] He held the prestigious Chair of Artistic Creation at the College de France (2012-2013)[12]