Clarinettist and saxophonist with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, André Moisan is recognized for the purity and clarity of his playing, the richness of his tone, and the eclecticism of his repertoire. For several decades, he has maintained an active career as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral performer, moving seamlessly between classical music, jazz, and contemporary creation.
He studied with Robert Crowley in Montreal, Victor Sawa in Kitchener, Larry Combs in Chicago, and Karl Leister in Berlin, and began learning the clarinet at the age of ten with his father, Gilles Moisan, who was a member of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal for 46 years.
Since 1999, André Moisan has held the positions of principal saxophone and bass clarinet with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal.
Alongside his performing career, he has been dedicated to teaching as a professor at the Faculty of Music of the Université de Montréal since 1989.
His discography as a soloist and chamber musician includes more than seventy recordings, among them thirteen solo and chamber music albums released on the ATMA Classique label, all of which have been acclaimed by the international press
André Moisan is an artist with Buffet Crampon Paris and Vandoren.
