Biography

François Daudin Clavaud, composer and performer

After starting to play the flute at the Lille Conservatory, François Daudin Clavaud continued his musical studies at the Conservatory of the 10th arrondissement and at the École Normale de Musique in the classes of Ida Ribera, Sophie Cherrier, Patrice Bocquillon and Patrick Gallois.

In 1984, he founded the Trio d'Argent with Michel Boizot and Xavier Saint-Bonnet. The trio quickly became part of the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation and the JMF, before leading an international career that has now lasted for over thirty-five years. The Trio d'Argent, resolutely turned towards contemporary creation, has commissioned about a hundred pieces from different composers of very varied aesthetics : Luc Ferrari, Ton That Tiet, Gualtiero Dazzi, Thierry Pécou, Mario Lavista, José Manuel Lopez Lopez, Bruno Letort…

At the same time, he has given several recitals with the pianist Jeff Cohen and conceived several reading concerts in collaboration with the actress Marie-Christine Barrault.

A complete musician, he leads a career as a composer with a catalog of numerous pieces written for small ensembles or orchestral groups (harmony, symphony orchestra). He is published by Universal and Robert Martin.

His interest in digital arts and improvisation led him to develop a real-time sound processing system that he uses in several of his concerts. This system allows him to create interactions between the instrumental playing, the movement and synthetic images.

In 2021, he created the Ensemble European Legato of which he is the artistic director.