Born in
Caen, Coin studied with Jacques Ripoche. At the
Conservatoire de Paris, he studied cello with
André Navarra and graduated in 1974. From 1976, he studied on a scholarship in Vienna. He was influenced by
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, among others. From 1978, he studied viola da gamba with
Jordi Savall at the
Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. He worked first mainly as a soloist. In 1984, he founded the
Mosaïques Ensemble and in 1987 the string quartet
Quatuor Mosaïques with Erich Höbarth, Andrea Bischof and Anita Mitterer, all players members of the
Concentus Musicus Wien. The quartet has performed mostly works of the
classical period on period instruments, with a focus on less known works. After a 2012 concert in New York, their playing was reviewed as "balancing period instruments and historically informed performance practice with contemporary interpretive impulses like no other". Since 1991, Coin has been director of the
Ensemble Baroque de Limoges, for performances of cantatas, oratorio and operas of the 17th and 18th century on period instruments. Since 1988, Coin has been a teacher for Baroque cello and viola da gamba at the
Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris and at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. He has organised workshops on the building and playing of historic instruments. In 1991 he played as part of the sound-track to the French film
Tous les Matins du Monde. == Selected recordings ==