Paul Meyer first studied in Alsace, then in the Conservatoire Supérieur de Musique de Paris and in the " Musikhochschule " of Basle. He made his first concert as soloist with the Symphonic Orchestra of the Rhine at the age of thirteen. He begun its soloist carrier after having won, with seventeen, the Eurovision Competition of Young French Musicians, and two years later, he won the prestigious Young Concert Artists Competition de New York.
Paul Meyer has gained international soloist renown. He regularly plays with the most famous soloists: Maria Joao Pirès, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Mstislav Rostropovich, Tabea Zimmermann, Youri Bashmet, François-René, Duchable, Yo-Yo Ma... He took part to numerous international festivals as Lockenhaus, Montreux, Evian, Gstaadt, Schubertiades de Feldkirch, Schleswig-Holstein... He played in the United States, in Asia, and in Australia and played with most of the European orchestras conducted by Günther Herbig, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Yehudi Menuhin, Kent Nagano, David Zinman, Dennis Russel Davies... Paul Meyer interpretes several contemporary works of composers such as Penderecki, Berio and Kühr who dedicated him concertos. His passion for chamber music allowed him to play quartets such as Emerson, Hagen, Cherubini, Melos and Cleveland.
Paul Meyer is more and more interested to be an orchestral conductor. He for instance has conducted the Chamber Orchestra of Munich, the English Chamber Orchestra and the Symphonic orchestra of Taipei.
Paul Meyer recorded about fifteen CDs by Denon, Erato, Sony, and EMI and BMG RCA Red Seal. His recordings have won several awards as Diapason d'Or, Choc du Monde de la Musique, Stern des Monats (Fono Forum), Prix de la révélation musicale...