Paul Meyer

Paul Meyer is a name I associate with the clarinet at its most refined. A Frenchman from Mulhouse trained at the Paris Conservatoire, he made his reputation early by winning the Young Concert Artists auditions and recording widely on Denon, including collaborations with Jean-Pierre Rampal. What I appreciate is that he didn't stay boxed in as a soloist; he moved into conducting and composing too, and France recognized him as a Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres. To me he's a reminder that the clarinet can carry a whole career when the player has this much musicianship and curiosity behind it.

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Name (English)

Paul Meyer

Name (Japanese)

ポール・メイエ

Reading

ぽーる・めいえ

Born

March 5, 1965 (age 61)

Origin

Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France

Occupation

conductor / clarinetist / composer / musician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Snake

Awards & achievements

• 2012 Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎

• Official sitehttps://www.paulmeyer.fr
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Meyer%20(clarinetist)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A8
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q966136

Tags

• Haut-Rhin
• conductor
• clarinetist
• composer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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