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Blazing, control and generosity are three terms that often come up about this group, today recognized as one of the most prestigious saxophone quartets in the world. After more than twenty years, his career has led him to give more than 1,000 concerts, from the Salle Pleyel to La Folle Journée de Nantes, from the Eiffel Tower to Mont-Saint-Michel, and in more than twenty countries. Renowned for its versatility, the quartet turns both the classical repertoire and contemporary creation (Escaich, Doss, Martinon, Lynch, Geiss, Decruck). The ensemble has released eight albums, including Symphonic Stories (Mirare, 2025), recorded with Marie-Josèphe Jude, Jean-Frédéric Neuburger, and Charles Heisser.
Founded in 2004 in Nantes, the quartet studied with Paul Meyer, Éric Le Sage, Maurice Bourgue, Claire Désert, Christian Lauba, and Thierry Escaich. Winning unanimously in 2007 the First Prize of the European Competition “Musiques d’Ensemble” and named “Ensemble of the Year” at the Victoires de la Musique Classique in 2020, the ensemble has become the most broadcast saxophone quartet in France. Collaboring with major orchestras (Gewandhaus Leipzig, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Sinfonia Varsovia, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra…) and artists such as Gordan Nikolic, Éric Le Sage, Frank Braley, Paul Meyer, Manu Dibango, Didier Lockwood, Zaza Fournier, and Yaël Naïm.
Since 2018 he has been Ambassador for the Fondation du Souffle (which is committed to the fight against respiratory diseases) and devotes important artistic events to this cause. In 2024, it became Ambassador for Yanagisawa and now performs on custom-made instruments.
The quartet is supported by D’Addario, the Fondation de France, the SPEDIDAM, the Centre national de la Musique, the French Ministry of Culture and the French Institut, and by Frédérique Bizeul, the repairs shop in Nantes.
