Raphaël Pichon was a member of the Maîtrise des petits chanteurs de Versailles (children's choir)[1] during his childhood.
First of all a countertenor, he sang under the direction of Ton Koopman, Jordi Savall, Gustav Leonhardt, Laurence Equilbey, Paul Agnew, Jean Tubéry, Vincent Dumestre, Bruno Boterf, Michel Laplénie and Sébastien d'Hérin.
[2] In 2006, during his studies at the Paris Conservatory, Raphaël Pichon created the choir and orchestral ensemble Pygmalion,[3] dedicated to the repertoire on period instruments.
An album of mass compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach (Missæ Breves, BWV 234 and 235) in 2008, was awarded a golden Diapason, and an Editor's Choice of the British magazine Gramophone.
[6] In September 2012, their third album, Missa, a recording of the first version of the Mass in B minor by Bach was rewarded by the magazine Télérama.