Australian-French saxophonist and composer Joshua Hyde is internationally recognised for a practice that moves fluidly between solo performance, collaborative creation and interdisciplinary work. His repertoire spans historical transcriptions to the most demanding contemporary music, with a particular focus on projects that redefine the role of the performer in new music contexts. Hyde appears internationally as a soloist and chamber musician, working closely with leading composers and ensembles across Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. A member of the Australian ensemble Elision since 2016 and a long-standing collaborator with Musikfabrik, he is also regularly invited by ensembles including Ensemble Intercontemporain, Klangforum Wien and Ensemble Nadar. Alongside his work as an interpreter of contemporary repertoire, Hyde maintains a strong profile as a creator-performer. His projects frequently integrate electronics, improvisation and visual elements, and explore the relationship between physical gesture, space and sound. He is a founding member of the Paris-based ensemble soundinitiative, serving as co-artistic director from 2011 to 2021, where he developed performance formats combining movement, staging and new approaches to collective authorship.
Improvisation forms a central strand of his artistic identity. Hyde performs in a range of collaborative settings including the electro-acoustic trio Replicant, the acoustic trio Vitrio, and the hybrid duo scapegoat with percussionist Noam Bierstone, whose work bridges composed and emergent performance practices. His collaborations with composers have resulted in numerous premieres and recordings for labels including Kairos, NMC and Wergo, and his performances have been recognised with major distinctions including First Prize and Audience Prize at the International Jean-Marie Londeix Competition and the Kranichsteiner Musikpreis at the Darmstadt Summer Courses.
Hyde studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris and holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts in composition from the Sydney Conservatorium. His artistic formation bridges instrumental performance, improvisation and composition, informing a practice that situates the saxophone within a broader ecosystem of contemporary creation. He is currently Professor of Saxophone and Contemporary Chamber Music at the Haute École de Musique de Genève and is regularly invited to give masterclasses and residencies at leading institutions worldwide.