Nicolas Prost is a modern and imaginative saxophonist who enjoys blending classical and contemporary music with improvisation, voice, gesture, and electronics. His artistic path is marked by a commitment to developing the concert repertoire. He collaborates with composers such as Thierry Pécou, Gabriel Yared, Nicolas Bacri, Philippe Hersant, Thierry Escaich, Karol Beffa, and Guillaume Connesson, premiering over a hundred new works.
With his crossover project Border Jazz, in collaboration with pianist Sébastien Paindestre, the duo has been the dedicatee of compositions by Ibrahim Maalouf, Wayne Shorter, Branford Marsalis, Chris Potter, James Carter, John Patitucci, Laurent de Wilde, Bob Mintzer, among others.
In addition, Nicolas Prost is deeply involved in research on forgotten works for classical saxophone—a rich heritage now published in his Adolphe Sax Album series (Éditions Lemoine). He is the author of several books including Le saxophone à la française (Éditions Delatour), Marcel Mule, étude biographique (Éditions Lemoine), and New Essential Repertoire for Saxophonists (IMD Editions). His work on saxophone repertoire also includes writing forewords for the saxophone collection at Hal Leonard.
A professor at the Saint-Maur Conservatory (CRR), Nicolas Prost gives masterclasses and lectures at prestigious international institutions such as the Paris Conservatoire (CNSMDP) and the Juilliard School in New York. He directs the Saxiana collection at Billaudot Editions, co-authored the book Saxophone et pédagogie, à vous de jouer (Delatour Editions), and has composed a series of pedagogical works, including 18 Advanced Etudes (Resolute Editions) and the method Saxophone Go! (Billaudot Editions).
A laureate of the Paris Conservatoire and winner of seven international chamber music competitions, Nicolas Prost is also a member of Ensemble Variances and the Saxiana ensemble, which have taken him to all corners of the globe. As a soloist, he has performed with the Mexico Philharmonic, European Camerata of London, Bangkok Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Strasbourg Philharmonic, Toulouse Capitole Orchestra, Orchestre Lamoureux, Orchestre Régional du Limousin, Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté, and more.