He has performed with the Toronto and Montreal Symphony Orchestras, but is most known for his solo chamber music recitals and recordings.
[1] Raymond studied with Leon Fleisher,[2] Marc Durand, John Perry, Lise Boucher and Antoine Reboulot.
[better source needed] In 1990, Raymond won first prize in the 18-25-year-old category of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra International Competition,[5] as well as first prize in the Canadian International Stepping Stone Competition.
[6] In 1991 he won the grand prize in CBC Radio's National Competition for Young Performers.
From 2001 until 2009, Raymond was an associate professor with the music department at McGill University in Montreal, QC.