Michèle Auclair was born into a family with sense for arts and culture.
Her first teacher was Line Talluel and later, at the Conservatoire de Paris, Jules Boucherit, Boris Kamensky and Jacques Thibaud.
From 1956, she collaborated with the pianist Jacqueline Bonneau with their concert debut a year later.
In 1967, she was appointed violin professor at the Paris Conservatoire together with Pierre Doukan.
In 1995, she was awarded the Légion d'honneur for her contributions in the field of music.