The French organist, Frédéric Desenclos, came from a family of musicians. He studied organ with Gaston Litaize and with André Isoir. He won several first prizes, and complemented his musical education by studies music writing and history of music at the C.N.S.M. of Paris as well as harpsichord and chamber music. He was prize-winner at the European Organ Competition of Bolton (UK, 1992) and the International Orgel Konkurrence d'Odense (Denmark, 1994).