Raphaël Sévère

Clarinetist Raphaël Sévère was a prodigy, making appearances worldwide as early as age 11 and enrolling at the National Conservatory of Music and Dance in Paris when he was 14. After winning major prizes as a teen, he went on to an impressive adult career. Sévère was born in Rennes, France, on September 15, 1994. His entire family was musical, and as a child, he studied piano, cello, and violin. Sévère added the clarinet at eight, studying at the Nantes Conservatory. He continued his piano studies, but nevertheless, he made such rapid progress on the clarinet that at 11, he c...