Gwénaëlle Ratouit is a versatile clarinettist active as a chamber and orchestral musician in Montreal. Today, her curiosity leads her to perform in a variety of projects combining classical and contemporary music in Europe and Canada.
After several years of musical studies in France, where she perfected her skills with soloists from the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, including Richard Rimbert, Gwénaëlle developed her musical personality and refined her playing alongside Martin Carpentier at the Université de Montréal, where she obtained her Master's degree in Interpretation. She also holds a French teaching diploma and a Bachelor's degree in Musicology.
Winner of several prizes and bursaries, she has won the Premier Prix Julie Sirois organized by the Nouvel Ensemble Moderne in 2021 and 2022.
Playing small and bass clarinets, Gwénaëlle is a permanent member of contemporary music ensembles such as Nouvel Ensemble Moderne and Paramirabo. She is also a member of the reed quintet 5ilience. She can be found in the classical repertoire with the Ad Hoc wind octet. She has taken part in numerous recordings for emerging artists and film music composers in Quebec. She also performs as a supernumerary with symphony orchestras and wind ensembles in France and Canada.
Highly committed to the transmission of knowledge, she currently teaches clarinet and bass clarinet in secondary schools.
