Cesar Carcopino was born in Monaco in 1979. After studying the piano, he took up percussion with Isabelle Cornelis and Nicolas Martynciow at the Hector Berlioz Music Academy in Paris. After receiving his DEM (Diploma of Music Studies) in Chamber Music and Orchestra as a percussionist, he began an advanced cycle at the Boulogne CRR (Regional Music Conservatory) with Christophe Brédeloup, then with Frederic Macarez at the Paris CRR, and received a DEMS (Advanced Music Diploma) summa cum laude with the unanimous agreement of the board of examiners.

His diverse musical background gave him the opportunity to play and work with different personalities, e.g. Gilbert Amy, Xavier Gagnepain, Daniel Kavka, Eric Serra, Yann Maresz, David Liebman and with ensembles like the Picardy Chamber Music Orchestra, Itinéraire, 2E2M and others.

He also works as a studio musician or on stage in jazz, variety, popular music, etc. He won an award in 2009 from the Ensemble Music Challenge of FNAPEC, with the Argillos Percussion Group.

In 2009, he created the Ensemble Acouphène, and has remained its artistic director since then.

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