Jean Raffard

Trombonist. After studying violin, harmony and Tromboneat the conservatory of Orleans, his hometown, he entered in 1984 at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris in the class of Gilles Millière and obtained in 1987 a first prize in Trombone unanimously, followed by a first prize in chamber music and will be admitted in 1990 in the advanced cycle. In addition, he won international prizes at the Prague competitions in 1992, Toulon and Munich in 1995.Successively appointed solo Trombone of: the Republican Guard Orchestra, the Lyon Opera Orchestra, the Lyon National Orchestra, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, he now holds the position of super-soloist at the Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris. Holder of the Certificate of Aptitude since 1992, he is professor at the Conservatoire National de Région de Boulogne Billancourt and assistant professor at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris. In addition, he is collection director at Billaudot editions. Jean Raffard plays on an Antoine Courtois Trombone model, model 410 GM.