Close this window Guillaume Combet Violin Guillaume Combet was born in Chatellerault, France and studied with world renowned artist Gerard Poulet for nine years. He also studied with Sylvie Gazeau and Jean Moulliere at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique de Paris where he graduated with First Prizes in Violin and Chamber Music. Mr. Combet received an Advanced Certificate from the Juilliard School, studying with William Lincer, Joel Smirnoff and Robert Mann. Mr. Combet has been concertmaster of the Chicago Civic Orchestra under Maestro Barenboim and Maestro Boulez, soloist and assistant concertmaster of the Chicago String Ensemble, has performed with the Chicago and Boston Symphonies, and as principal second violin with the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra under Maestro Ozawa. Mr. Combet has performed solo with the Orchestre Symphonique de Tours, toured throughout Europe with Les Virtuoses de France and traveled internationally as the first violinist of the West End String Quartet, better known as Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues. In addition to an active performing career in the Chicago area, Mr. Combet also teaches violin at the Merit Music Program in downtown Chicago.