André Cazalet began studying music at an early age, and was awarded two first prizes from the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique in Paris. After performing as a soloist for Pierre Boulez's Ensemble InterContemporain, he joined the Orchestre de Paris as solo horn in 1980, a position from which he recently retired. His active solo career has led to performances conducted by Christoph Eschenbach, Paavo Järvi, Semyon Bychkov, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Peter Eotvos, John Nelson, Michel Plasson, Antonio Papano, and Walter Weller.
A highly sought-after chamber musician, he has performed alongside Daniel Barenboim, the Talich Quartet, Pascal Rogé, Gérard Caussé, Maurice Bourgue, Katia et Marielle Labèque, Jean Pierre Rampal, Emmanuel Pahud, Schlomo Mintz, Christoph Eschenbach, Pierre Laurent Aimard, Christian Tetziaff, Boris Berezovsky, and Julian Rachlin.
His repertoire stretches from the 18th century to the present day, and he has collaborated with numerous contemporary composers. He is the dedicatee for several works for horn. Having taught at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris since 1985, he has been invited to teach at some of the world's greatest establishments: the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, the Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg State Conservatory, the universities in Vienna and Tokyo, Hamburg's Musikhochschule, in Freiburg, Munich and beyond.
His discography includes concerti by Haydn and Leopold Mozart, while his album featuring trios by Brahms and Ligeti for piano, violin and horn and was awarded the Grand Prix du Disque. Nominated for the Victoires de la Musique in 2011, André Cazalet is a Chevalier of the French Order of the Arts and Letters.
André Cazalet was given a Punto Award in 2024.
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