Alexandre Collard is the first prize winner of the 2018 Prague Spring International Competition and is regarded as one of the most accomplished musicians of his generation. In 2022, he was appointed principal horn of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France following 11 years with the Orchestre National de Lille. He is also a regular soloist. His talent has led to invitations from distinguished chamber music festivals, and he founded the Ensemble Polygones, with whom he recorded Camille Pépin’s Chamber Music in 2018. Since 2020, he has been teaching at the Douai CRR. His disc ‘Aquarelles’, recorded with pianist Nicolas Royez on the Paraty label, was released in February 2021. Alexandre plays the Paxman 20M centenary horn.