Michel Merlet studied at the Paris Conservatory where he received diplomas in piano, chamber music, counterpoint, fugue, composition, and analysis. He is recipient of the famous Prix de Rome (1966) and the International Discography Award (1965) and numerous other awards and prizes.
Mr. Merlet's works are published by Billaudot, Choudens, EFM, Heugel, Leduc, Transatlantique, and Van de Velde. His works have been conducted by J. Fournet, E. Heidsieck, and M. Tabachnik among many others. In 1985 he traveled to China to teach composition, orchestration, and analysis.
Jury member of the Marguerite Long International Piano Competition, Mr. Merlet has been on the faculty of the Paris Conservatory since 1978 and the École Normale de Musique since 1988.
