Born in Reims on the 20th of April 1967, Philippe DEVAUX began studying the piano at three and a half years' old. At the age of nine, he was admitted to the National Conservatory of Reims in the class of Maitre Jean-Claude ENGLEBERT and obtained a First Prize for Piano at the age of seventeen. At the same time, he also began studying business and economics.

In October 1991, he became a Prize-winner of the CZIFFRA Foundation and worked, from 1992 to 1993, with Georges CZIFFRA. From October 1992 to March 1999, he worked under the guidance of the pianist and composer Milosz MAGIN. In April 1995, he won the International Milosz Magin Piano Competition and obtained the First Grand Prix.

Since that date, he has performed regularly as a soloist :

• Abroad, with concert recitals in: Poznan and Warsaw (Poland), Lasi and Bucharest (Romania), Istanbul (Turkey) and New York
• And in France: Salle GAVEAU (Paris), Saint Merri Church (Paris), Reims Theater, UNESCO (Paris) and The Maline (île de Ré)

His repertoire ranges from Scarlatti to Magin with a tendency for the romantic period and Chopin. He is a born improviser.