After winning the 1st prize of harp and the 1st prize of chamber music at the Conservatoire de Paris, Marie-Claire Jamet was harp solo of the National Orchestra of Radio France, then soloist of the Ensemble Inter-Contemporain directed by Pierre Boulez.
Marie-Claire Jamet has given more than 2000 concerts in the United States, Europe, Japan, India, Russia, Canada, Australia, etc.
[1] From 1959 to 1978, she also headed the "Marie-Claire Jamet quintet",[2] composed of a flute, a string trio and a harp.
Christian Lardé, José Sanchez, Jacques Dejean, Colette Lequien [fr] and Pierre Degenne[3] were parts of this renown quintet that left many recordings.
Marie-Claire Jamet was made a chevalier of the Légion d'honneur 16 March 1995, then an officer 13 July 2012.