Jean-Baptiste Robin studied at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique in Paris where he received seven Premier Prix diplomas (organ, harmony, counterpoint, 16th Century composition, 20th century composition, orchestration, Basso continuo) and two postgraduate diplomas with honours, in theory and in organ performance.

He studied organ with Marie-Claire Alain (two years in the CNR Superieur of Paris), Olivier Latry, Michel Bouvard (Paris) and Louis Robilliard (Lyon). He also studied composition with Marc-Andre Dalbavie and in the class of George Benjamin at King's College, London.

While still only twenty-three, Jean-Baptiste Robin was appointed organist of the famous historic François-Henry Clicquot Organ in Cathedral of St Peter in Poitiers, and in 2010 he was appointed Organist at the Royal Chapel in palace of Versailles.

He is professor of Organ and composition at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional in Versailles.

Jean-Baptiste Robin has a career as an organist and as a composer.

As an organist he has given recitals at numerous countries in Europe, in twenty states in North America and in Japan. In Europe he has performed in famous international organ festivals including Toulouse-les-orgues, Roquevaire, Masevaux, Saint-Bertrand de Comminges, Saint-Riquier, Haarlem, Silbermann festival in Freiberg, Mendelssohn festival in Coblenz, Monaco, Internationaler Orgelfestival im Schloss, International Orgelsummer in Potsdam-Sans Souci, Porto, etc.
In U.S.A., he performed for the National Convention of the AGO in Washington in 2010. He has given master classes on French organ music for the American Guild of Organists, at the International Summer Academy in Haarlem (Holland), the Sapporo Organ Academy (JP), the Hochschule of Tübingen and Rottenburg (Germany), Conservatory of Music of Cincinnati and each year at the Academy in la Chaise-Dieu and the Poitiers Summer Academy.

His recordings, which include the complete works of Felix Mendelssohn, Louis Marchand (Triton label), François Couperin and his own works (published by Naxos), have been hailed by the specialied press and awarded highest distinctions in France (Golden Diapason of the Year, Choc by the Monde de la Musique, Recommandé by Classica and Répertoire).

As a composer Jean-Baptiste Robin is the author of fifteen works ranging from solo instrument to full orchestra. He is winner of the Lagardère Foundation, the Academy of Fine Arts and George Price Enesco from SACEM. His works respond to commsissions from the Ensemble intercontemporain, Radio France, the Philharmonia Orchestra and were performed by many conductors including Pierre Boulez.

His works are published by Gérard Billaudot Editeur.

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