Bertrand Cuiller started the harpsichord at the age of 8 with his mother Jocelyne Cuiller. After the Music Conservatory of Nantes, he joigned the National Superior Music Conservatory of Paris in the class of Christophe Rousset where he obtained the First Price at Unanimity in 2001. He also studied with Pierre Hantai for several years. In 1998, he was awarded from the wellknown International harpsichord Competition of Brugges.

Nowdays, Bertrand Cuiller spend most of his time as a recitalist and as a continuist for a few chamber music ensembles such Les Basses Reunies (Bruno Cocset), La Reveuse (Benjamin Perrot, Florence Bolton) and les Lunaisiens (Jean-Francois Novelli, Arnaud Marzorati).

He has been giving recitals in numerous prestigious festivals and concert series : "les Folles Journees" in Nantes, La Roque d'Antheron, Saintes, Pontoise Festival, Sable Festival, Utrecht, Printemps des arts of Nantes and in Paris : Grand concerts Parisiens, Cite de la Musique etc.

His first solo CD recording, dedicated to the English Virginalists William Byrd, Peter Philips and John Bull, was published in 2006 (label ALPHA) and received major European critical acclaim and most valuable critical rewards suchas "Diapason d'or", "Choc of Monde de la musique", " oker" of Crescendo, 9 from Classica.

As a continuist, he sometimes works with orchestras such as Les Arts Florissants, Le Concert Spirituel, Stradivaria, le Poeme Harmonique.

Also interested in the contemporary repertoire, he created works of composers Jean-Yves Bosseur and Olivier Mellano (La chair des Anges, CD Naive).

Bertrand Cuiller's most regularly partners are actress Louise Moaty, violinist Helene Schmitt, oboe player Guillaume Cuiller, cellists Emmanuel Balssa and Alix Verzier.

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