Jérôme Laran began studying the saxophone when he was nine years old. He studied with Claude Delangle at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, and graduated in 2002 with a first prize with unanimity. He then followed with the two-year Cycle de Perfectionnement (advanced cycle) and in 2005 obtained the Aptitude Certificate in saxophone teaching. He has received numerous prizes and awards including the prestigious Révélation Classique (classical discovery) prize from ADAMI in 2004. He was also supported by the Cziffra, Sasakawa, and Meyer foundations, as well as the Mécénat Musical Société Générale.
Jérôme Laran received first prize at the International Saxophone Competition in Luxembourg (2000), and he also excelled in several international competitions such as the A.R.D in Munich, Germany (2001), and the Adolphe Sax Competition in Dinant, Belgium (20002).
Jérôme Laran has given numerous concerts and recitals in Europe, North America and Asia in several of the most prestigious concert halls, including the Cité de la Musique, Salle Pleyel, Salle Gaveau, Auditorium du Musay d'Orsay in Paris, Philharmonie in Berlin and Köln, Victoria Hall in Geneva, Opera City, Partenon Tama, and Bunka Kaikan in Tokyo, as well as in festivals such as the Pablo Casals in Prades, Festival d'Automne in Paris, Les Transclassiques, Voix Nouvelles, Musica, Ars Musica in Brussels and the Tokyo Summer Festival.
As a soloist, Jérôme Laran has performed with the Orchestre National de Chambre de Toulouse, the Itinéraire Ensemble, the Wallonie Royal Chamber Orchestra, the Orchestra des Lauréats du Conservatoire, the Filharmonie Boruslav Martinu of Zlin (Czech Republic), the Radom Chamber Orchestra (Poland), and more recently, with the Collegium Musical de France.
Jérôme Laran has released numerous recordings including three solo albums, and his latest solo release, Impressions d'Automne (Cafua Records, Japan)—devoted to French music—has received great critical acclaim, including a special recommendation by Record Geijutsu in Japan. Additionally, he has appeared in publications including Vandoren Magazine and C.M.F Magazine in France; the Saxophone Journal in the United States; Japan’s Pipers, Band Journal and The Sax magazines; and the Australian Clarinet and Saxophone Journal.
Jérôme Laran serves as Artistic Director for les Rencontres Musicales de Capvern, a summer music festival in the south of France. He’s also in charge of a new collection for the publisher International Music Diffusion Edition.
Jérôme Laran teaches saxophone at the W.A Mozart and P. Dukas in Paris, and frequently gives master class in Europe and Asia.