Antoine Cambruzzi (Clarinet)
Alexis Peyraud (Oboe)
Audrey Crouzet (English horn)
Félix Bacik (Trombone)
Émilien Courait (Tuba)

The Quintette Phénix is an unheard-of ensemble with a novel orchestration, combining the playful virtuosity of the clarinet, the racy charm of the oboe and English horn, the sonic versatility of the trombone and the round, deep bass of the tuba. This musical utopia was born in 2016 at the Conservatoire Supérieur de Paris, when 5 young musicians set themselves the goal of decompartmentalizing and refreshing the practice of chamber music. The role of 21st-century musicians is to open up to new genres, new audiences and new music. This is why they have decided to form an innovative group of musicians, free from the divisions between noble or popular instruments, woodwinds and brass, original or transcribed repertoires, learned, traditional or contemporary music… Crossbreeding is the key word here.

The ensemble’s musicians combine talent and curiosity: between them have won a large number of international prizes. The Quintette Phénix is resolutely turned towards the future; it is already the dedicatee of a number of works and collaborates with the composers of our time. Its repertoire also includes masterpieces of past centuries, boldly arranged, and a fresh look at the possibilities of the instruments that make it up. Phénix can play anything, and doesn’t hold back.

Quintette Phénix recently played at the Philharmonie de Paris and the Seine Musicale, and is regularly invited to perform as part of the “Jeunes Talents” festival, notably at the Petit Palais and the Archives Nationales.