A modern and imaginative saxophonist, Nicolas Prost, also known as Emile Lukas, enjoys blending classical and
contemporary music with improvisation, voice, gesture, and electronics. He tirelessly researches forgotten works from the classical saxophone repertoire.
Under the pseudonym Emile Lukas, he has won pedagogical composition competitions such as Hélianthe and Vedrarias, earning him professional recognition. Deeply involved in the evolution of his instrument, Nicolas Prost has premiered around a hundred works and composed a series of pedagogical pieces — from duos to large sax ensembles — as well as various methods and exercices books.
Nicolas Prost is currently a professor of saxophone and pedagogy at the École Normale de Musique de Paris and the CRR of Saint-Maur, and he is appointed by the French Ministry of Culture to train future educators. A member of the ensembles Variances, BorderJazz, Saxiana, and the Lamoureux Orchestra, he is a frequent guest at festivals around the globe and regularly gives masterclasses and lectures at prestigious international institutions such as the Paris Conservatoire (CNSM) and the Juilliard School in New York.