Michel Becquet (born 4 February 1954 Limoges) is a French trombonist and professor at the Conservatoire de Lyon.
After several years of studies at the Limoges Conservatory, aged 15 he entered the Conservatoire de Paris where he quickly obtained his diploma.
[2] He went on to win all the international contests open to his instrument (Geneva, Munich, Prague and Toulon).
[3] In 1989 he left the Paris Opera for the Hochschule für Musik (Cologne) where he spent time teaching and composing.
In 1990 Gilbert Amy invited him to become Head of Brass at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique where he directed the 18-strong ensemble Cuivres Français.