| Biography | Lucas Ounissi began studying the trombone at the Conservatoire of Tours with Thierry Guilbert and Vincent Bouleau. He won several prizes in national and international competitions as a soloist and chamber musician (trombone trio and quartet). In 2016, he entered the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP) in Jorgen Van Rijens and Jean Raffards classes.
He soon developed a taste for contemporary music, performing with the Ensemble intercontemporain in France and abroad (Prague, Helsinki, Porto, Moscow, Berlin, Vienna, Los Angeles, Rome, Huddersifield, Tokyo), before joining the soloists of the Ensemble in March 2024.
In addition to playing this repertoire, Lucas performs with numerous French and foreign orchestras, including the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, the Opéra National de Paris, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, the Orchestre National de France, the Orchestre National dîle de France, the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, the Verbier Chamber Orchestra, the Orchestre National de Lille, the Orchestre National de Bordeau. Lucas also performs as a chamber musician with the Dodécabone ensemble and the Quinterbrass quintet. |