Raised in a family of musicians, Clara began studying the bassoon at age six at the Conservatoire de Bordeaux. At seventeen, she entered the class of Carlo Colombo at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Lyon, earning her master’s degree with special mention. She continued her studies with Dag Jensen in Munich, completing a second master’s in contemporary music. Clara held the solo bassoon position with the Copenhagen Philharmonic for two years before joining the Iceland Symphony Orchestra in the same role. She has also performed with major European orchestras including the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Gewandhaus Leipzig, and l’Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon. Clara has received awards such as “Meilleur Talent” at the Concours Talents Classique 2018, a Golden Medal at the Manhattan Competition 2019, and 2nd prize at the Gillet-Fox Competition 2022. She is a Püchner artist and plays a Superior model bassoon with a dark finish.