Katia Beaugeais is an award-winning French-Australian saxophonist and composer based in Sydney, and an ABC Classic, Selmer Paris and Vandoren Paris artist. Her music has been performed across Europe, the Americas, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. In 2021 she completed a PhD in composition on the dual role of the composer-performer at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and that year released her debut solo album, Breath by Breath, featuring her saxophone music and extended techniques, with airplay on ABC Classic and BBC Radio 3. Her saxophone-orchestra tribute Elise Hall – We Thank You! premiered in Paris in November 2024 and received its UK premiere with Kyle Horch and the Royal College of Music Saxophone Orchestra in 2025. Earlier honours include the 2010 ISCM/IAMIC International Young Composer Award.
