Born in 1965, he began his musical studies under his father’s tutelage, continuing them with Miguel Rodrigo and obtaining his degree in the Conservatorio de Valencia.  Later on he furthers his studies in Germany with Hermann Baumann, with whom he is introduced to the study of the natural horn, being a pioneer of its use as a soloist instrument in Spain.  After winning the only two contests in the world for natural horn (International Contest of Bad-Harzburg and the International American Horn Competition), he is considered as one of the world leading authorities in this instrument, becoming a steady collaborator of the most prestigious international groups. He has just founded together with Emilio Moreno and Isabel Serrano the Orchestra for Original Instruments “El Concierto Español” and he is a member of “Le Concert des Nations” under the direction of Jordi Savall.  He possesses important prizes for modern horn, among which we can mention Toulon, Reims, American International Horn Competition and Porcia.  In the field of Pedagogy, he dictates several courses all over the world, invited by the most prestigious Conservatories and Universities. Worth mentioning are his interventions for the International Horn Society in France, Hungary, Germany, United States, Finland and Japan. In Spain he has been a visiting professor for the Joven Orquesta Nacional de España. Joven Orquesta de Cataluña, Joven Orquesta de Andalucía, and teacher at the International Courses organised by “La Caixa” among others. Presently, he holds the chair for horn in the Conservatorio Superior de Salamanca and next course 2002-2003 he will inaugurate the first chair in Spain for natural horn at the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya.  Javier Bonet is presently a teacher at the Orquesta Nacional de España, a job he shares with that of soloist (both as a soloist with orchestra as in the field of Chamber Music), and the interpretation with original instruments. Since he began his professional activity, he has played in most of the Spanish concert halls, and in several all over the world, worth mentioning are the Philharmonics of Berlin, St. Petersburg and Munich, Mozarteum at Salzburg, Santa Cecilia Academy in Rome, Grosses Saal de la Musik Academie in Vienna, Champs Elysées in Paris, Carnegie Hall, etc. Orchestras as the Sinfónica de Galicia, Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife, Joven Orquesta Nacional de España, Orquesta de Cámara Joaquín Rodrigo, Orquesta del Conservatorio de Valencia, Orquesta de la Región de Murcia, Orquesta de Granada, Orquesta de Córdoba, Cannes Regional Orchestra, Orquesta Nacional de Cámara de Andorra, RTV Orchestra of Lubjana, Salzburger Solisten, Wüttenbergische Kammerorchester Heilbroon, Taipei Symphonic Orchestra, Beijing Opera Orchestra, Haddo House Concert Orchestra, and London Chamber Orchestra have had Javier Bonet as a soloist in their seasons, having played almost all the soloist repertoire for soloist horn, from baroque to present days including various premières with special mention to the first performance in Spain of the Horn Concert by Ligeti.  He has participated as a juror in the International Horn Contest of the ARD in Munich in the 1999 edition, being the first Spanish wind soloist to take part in this prestigious contest in all its history. He has recorded for Astrée Auvidis, Glossa, Sony Classical and has just edited for Verso “A Litany for the 21 Century”, which has received unanimous praise by the specialised critics, he is now preparing a CD with romantic music for horn, oboe and piano.