Clarinet

The clarinet class at the Haute école de musique de Genève (HEM) offers a particularly stimulating learning environment.

In addition to the teaching provided by the permanent professor, a renowned soloist and chamber musician as well as an experienced teacher, students in the HEM clarinet class benefit from the input of internationally renowned artists, who are regularly invited to give masterclasses.

The HEM’s clarinet classes offers a particularly stimulating learning environment, which makes the most of their cultural diversity. The atmosphere is one that favours human contact and new friendships. Besides the individual classes, there is a large number and variety of opportunities to play in a group: orchestra sessions, chamber music, multi-disciplinary projects. Simulations of orchestra contests are also regularly held. Thanks to the resources at our Centre de musique électroacoustique (CME), they can also experiment with avant-garde styles of music through amplification, the use of effect pedals, etc.

The close ties that the HEM maintains with the region’s professional ensembles offer our students numerous opportunities to play in renowned ensembles such as the Orchestre de la Suisse romande (OSR), the Orchestre de Chambre de Genève (OCG) or the Ensemble de musique contemporaine Contrechamps. The richness of the music scene in French-speaking Switzerland, the music-loving public and the numerous patrons mean that there are ample opportunities for engagement, to enrich their practice and develop their network of contacts.

Teachers

Romain Guyot

Professor of clarinet

Romain Guyot won the prestigious Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York in 1996. Noticed at the age of seventeen by Claudio Abbado while playing in the European Union Youth Orchestra, he served as principal clarinet of the Opéra National de Paris (1991-2001) and later with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra (2003-2006). In 2008, he was chosen as the new principal clarinet for the renowned Chamber Orchestra of Europe (COE). Romain Guyot is an artistic advisor for Buffet Crampon and Rico International. Since 2009, he has been a professor at the Haute école de musique de Genève. Learn more about Romain Guyot.

Antoine Marguier

Professor of Bass Clarinet / Woodwind Chamber Music / Orchestral Excerpts in Section or Group (Winds) / Orchestral Sight-Reading

Graduating in clarinet and chamber music from the CNSM de Lyon, Antoine Marguier began his career under the direction of Claudio Abbado with the Orchestre des Jeunes de l’Union Européenne and the Gustav Mahler Jugend Orchester. At the age of 22, he was appointed as the solo bass clarinet at the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, a position he held for 16 years. His passion for ensemble music and his desire to pass on his knowledge led him to join the HEM at the age of 27, first as a professor of bass clarinet, then of chamber music and orchestral excerpts, and as a conductor, notably during a tour in China. As part of the school's international collaborations, he has given masterclasses at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music in Singapore, Seoul National University, the Conservatoire Central de Pékin, and the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. Among his mentors and teachers are renowned conductors such as David Zinman, Roberto Benzi, James Levine, and Kurt Masur. Alongside his international activity as a guest conductor, he has held positions as resident conductor of the Orchestre National de Lyon, music director of the Orchestre du Conservatoire de musique de Genève, and the Seoul International Community Orchestra. In Geneva, where he resides, he is the founder and conductor of the Compagnie du Rossignol and the Orchestre des Nations, through which he has had the opportunity to accompany great musical personalities such as Renée Fleming, Khatia Buniatishvili, Maxim Vengerov, Gautier Capuçon, Alexandra Conunova, Barbara Hannigan, Miloš Karadaglić, and Pretty Yende. Also in Geneva, Antoine is a member of the Club Diplomatique and the Cercle des Entrepreneurs. Learn more about Antoine Marguier.