Principal bassoon of the Paris Opera and professor at the Paris Conservatoire (CNSMDP), where he succeeded his teacher Maurice Allard, Gilbert Audin embodies the French bassoon school throughout the world. First Prize winner of the Geneva (1980) and Toulon (1982) competitions, he is a founding member of Les Vents Français alongside Emmanuel Pahud, Paul Meyer, François Leleux and Éric Le Sage. His discography encompasses the concertos of Mozart, Françaix and Landowski as well as the complete chamber music of Poulenc.