Raphaël Sévère

Raphaël Sévère born 15 September 1994 in Rennes, is a French clarinettist and composer.

After gaining a nomination as ‘Solo Instrumental Discovery’ at the Victoires de la Musique Classique[2] when aged fifteen, he went on to win the prestigious Young Concerts Artists International Auditions in New York[3] in November 2013, where he was awarded First Prize and eight special prizes.

At 14, he was admitted to the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique of Paris where he obtained in June 2013 the master of arts degree with high honors.

He performed at Berlin Philharmonie,[10] Théâtre des Champs Elysées,[11] Auditorium du Louvre,[12] KKL Lucerne, New York Alice Tully Hall, Seoul Arts Center.

In the field of chamber music, he performed with Pražák Quartet, Modigliani Quartet, Ébène Quartet, Trio Wanderer, Trio Karenine, Martha Argerich, Boris Berezovsky, Jean-Frédéric Neuburger, Adam Laloum, Gidon Kremer, Renaud Capuçon, David Grimal, Alexander Sitkovetsky, Gérard Caussé, Antoine Tamestit, Gary Hoffman, Xavier Phillips.