Christian Merlin (born 2 March 1964) is a French contemporary music critic and musicologist.
Christian Merlin, who holds an agrégation in German and a doctorate in literature, is a musicologist and a lecturer at the Charles de Gaulle University – Lille III. A music critic at Le Figaro [1] and the magazine Diapason , he contributes to programmes on France Musique such as Le Casque et l'enclume and Classic Club. He is also the author or editor of several issues of L'Avant-Scène Opéra , as well as of a book devoted to the symphony orchestra, documented by long years of acquaintance with instrumentalists and conductors. [2]