The French clarinetist Michel Lethiec has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician with the most eminent performers and the most famous orchestras. Devoted to contemporary music, he has given premières of numerous pieces and concertos by composers such as Penderecki, Corigliano, Denisov, Maratka, Ballif, Landowski, Decoust, Fourchotte, Scolai, Narita, Brotons, Giraud, Lee and others. He has recorded for Lyrinx, Naxos, Arion, RCA, Bis Talent and Actes Sud, with two Grands Prix du Disque, and, as world premières, the three concertos by Penderecki (Arion), as well as a CD devoted to the chamber music of the same composer (Naxos 8.557052), and Luminarium by Maratka (Arion). Other recordings include his Porgy and Bess Suite for clarinet and or...