Joë Christophe

Prize-winner at several international competitions, Joë Christophe confirmed his artistic individuality in 2019 by winning First Prize and six special prizes at the ARD International Music Competition in Munich, which launched his international career. He graduated from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris the following year with the highest honours.

As a soloist with major orchestras (Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, SWR Stuttgart, Münchner Rundfunkorchester…) and as a chamber musician at numerous festivals, he has performed in leading concert halls around the world such as Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Tokyo Opera City Hall, Philharmonie de Paris…

Featured on Stars von Morgen, presented by Rolando Villazón, in 2020, Joë Christophe took part in the Debüt im Deutschlandfunk Kultur series in Berlin in 2021. In France, he was nominated in the Instrumental Soloist Revelation category of the Victoires de la Musique Classique in 2023.

Highly regarded by his peers, he is regularly invited to give masterclasses in France and abroad, including Belgium, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Mexico, China, the United States, Japan and South Korea.

Deeply committed to orchestral life, Joë is invited as principal clarinet by orchestras such as the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam, the Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris, the Orchestre de Paris, the Orchestre National de France and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, under conductors including Klaus Mäkelä, Simone Young, Sir Simon Rattle and Susanna Mälkki.

Joë Christophe is an ambassador for the wind instrument maker Henri Selmer Paris.