Florent Charpentier

Florent Charpentier (born 1982) is a French clarinetist.

Charpentier began playing clarinet at age 8 under Philippe Moinet. He then received a diploma in chamber music in 2002. He also participated in a tour of Spain with the Orchestre de Paris. He was appointed head of the wind department at the Asnières-sur-Seine Conservatory in 2007.

Charpentier was the winner of the 2008 Prague Spring International Music Festival. He was the first Frenchman to receive this honor in 28 years. He also was a laureate of the 2009 Pablo Casals Festival of Prades. He is an artist of the World Clarinet Alliance. He performed in Concert Déclic for Radio France, and was broadcast nationally.

Charpentier plays a Buffet Crampon clarinet and a Selmer bass clarinet, with Vandoren mouthpieces.