Nathanaël Carré was born in 1989 in France. Lyon, Paris and Freiburg are the cities where Nathanaël got his musical instruction with renowned professors.

 

The flutists Mihi Kim, Felix Renggli, Davide Formisano as well as the pianists and musicologists Isabelle Duhat and Tibor Szasz, helped him to develop his musical interpretation and flutistic skills. He also studied conducting in Stuttgart with Christof Löser and James Tuggle.

 

Nathanaël has been successful in many national and international competitions, among others: several times 1st Prize at the Clé d’Or competition in Lyon both in piano and flute, 1st Prize and 'Best performance of a contemporary work' at the Jeunes Espoirs Competition, 2nd Prize at the “Domenico Cimarosa” International Flute Competition in Italia, and the 1st Prize “Carl Seemann” in Freiburg, Germany.

 

He performs regularly as soloist and in chamber music concerts with a highly varied repertoire. Nathanaël gives Masterclasses and prepare young flutists for orchestral auditions.

 

In 2015 he founded the Ensemble Nuanz with musicians of the Staatsorchester Stuttgart, with whom he recorded his highly praised debut CD “Palette”.

He is also a member of the Württemberg Wind Quintet.

 

At the age of 22 Nathanaël Carré obtained his current position of Principal Flute in the Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra.

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