Raphaël Feuillâtre

Hailed as the new face of classical guitar worldwide, Raphaël Feuillâtre is the winner of the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America competition (United States, 2018) and ADAMI’S Classical Revelation 2021. He is one of the very few guitarists to have signed with the legendary label Deutsche Grammophon, becoming its exclusive artist in 2022. This fruitful collaboration gave birth to the first single entitled Les Barricades Mystérieuses, and most recently in 2023, his debut album Visages baroques, featuring works by Bach and Rameau. Raphaël performs in the world’s most prestigious concert halls and festivals – in spring 2023, he made a remarkable debut at New York’s Carnegie Hall – as well as at the major events in the world of the guitar, such as the Festival International de Guitare in Paris, the Guitarras del Mundo Festival in Argentina, and the International Guitar Festival in Changsha, China. His passion for chamber music has led him to collaborate with some of the world’s leading musicians, including recorder player Lucie Horsch, trumpeter Lucienne Renaudin-Vary, and violinist Maria Dueñas in a joint concert at Deutsche Grammophon’s Yellow Lounge. Born in Djibouti in 1996, Raphaël Feuillâtre was introduced to the guitar by Hacène Addadi in Cholet, before joining Michel Grizard’s class at the Conservatoire de Nantes in 2012. Three years later, he entered the CNSMD Conservatory in Paris in the classes of Roland Dyens and Tristan Manoukian. Throughout this period, he was mentored by Judicaël Perroy, who played an essential role in his artistic development. He went on to forge a fine reputation in the classical guitar world with his successes at the Jose Tomas International Guitar Competition in Villa Petrer (Spain), the Kutna Hora International Guitar Festival (Czech Republic) and the Viseu International Spring Music Festival (Portugal). Keen to contribute to the development of his repertoire, he has arranged numerous works from the repertoire of other instruments – with a particular predilection for the piano and the harpsichord, an attraction reflected in his choice of programmes for his recordings. Driven by a deep desire to pass on his passion for music and the guitar, he teaches at the Pont Supérieur-Bretagne and is co-founder of the Lille Guitar Academy, a summer academy for guitarists. Students from all over the world also receive his guidance in master classes at the San Francisco Conservatory, the Manhattan School in New York and the Haute École de Musique in Geneva. Raphaël Feuillâtre is supported by Savarez, a historic string-manufacturing company founded in 1770. He plays a guitar by Australian luthier Greg Smallman.