Florent Héau


Florent Héau is a French classical clarinetist. In addition to his concert work and recordings, he gives courses, mainly at the.
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Biography

Héau studied clarinet at the Conservatoire de Paris in Michel Arrignon's class. He obtained a First Prize before continuing his training in the advanced cycle.
In 1991 he won the first Grand Prix of the International Music Competition of Toulon. His duo with the pianist Patrick Zygmanowski won the first prizes at the Paris International Chamber Music Competitions.
After an orchestral activity, Héau devotes himself to his concert activity with chamber musicians such as Marielle Nordmann, Gérard Caussé, Roland Pidoux, Régis Pasquier, Patrice Fontanarosa, and string quartets, and as soloist with in particular the European Camerata, the, the Orchestre de chambre de Paris, the, the Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, the chamber orchestra of the Polskie Radio and the Pražský komorní orchestr.
Héau performs in numerous French festivals and in different countries. In 1997, Thierry Escaich entrusted him with the creation of the Chant des ténèbres at the. In 2009, Héau was asked to give works by Ibarrondo, Bacri and Beffa in world creation.
In 2011, he premiered Philippe Hersant's Concerto pour clarinette.
Héau is also one of the founding members of the musical theatre company "Les Bons Becs", in which he plays the clarinet, but also the sound blade and the tap dance. Since 1996, the show Tempête sur les anches, musical and poetic joke for clarinets and percussion, has been performed in France but also in many countries. In 2007, "Les Bons Becs" created a new show: Les Bons Becs en voyage de notes. The show was played in France, but also in Spain and South Korea.
Héau was assistant professor of Michel Arrignon at the Conservatoire de Paris from 1999 to 2003, and is currently professor of clarinet at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Paris and at the Haute Ecole de Musique de Lausanne. He is regularly invited to Europe and Asia to give master classes.

Discography