Artist · Oboe
Charles Raoult-Graïc
Biography
Charles Raoult-Graïc
Born in Brittany, France, Charles began studying the oboe at the age of eight at the Conservatory of Saint-Brieuc with Boris Pamouktchiev.
He continued his training with Daniel Arrignon in Rueil- Malmaison until 2014.
A year later, he was admitted as top candidate to the Haute École des Arts du Rhin in Strasbourg, where he studied with Christian Schmitt, Sébastien Giot, and Pierre Carette (English horn). Driven by his passion for Italian culture and orchestral repertoire, he attended the Accademia of Teatro alla Scala from 2017 to 2019 under Fabien Thouand, as well as summer courses at the Accademia Chigiana (2020) and the Soloist Course of the Accademia Filarmonica di Bologna with Francesco Di Rosa (2020). He also studied with Luca Stocco and Miriam Pastor Burgos (English horn) at the Adriatic Woodwind Festival in 2023.
Charles has performed as oboist and English horn player with many orchestras, including the Rome Opera House Orchestra, the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Arena di Verona Orchestra, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano, I Pomeriggi Musicali, Music for Human Rights Orchestra, Teatro alla Scala Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini Philharmonic, Cannes National Orchestra, Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, Orchestra Sinfonica of Sanremo, Cherubini Orchestra, Teatro alla Scala Academy Orchestra, and Vittorio
Calamani Orchestra.
He has played under renowned conductors such as Myung-Whun Chung, Iván Fischer, Sir Antonio Pappano, Charles Dutoit, Michele Mariotti, Tomáš Netopil, Juraj Valčuha, Zubin Mehta, Fabio Luisi, and Daniele Gatti.