Emmanuel Morel joined the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande in 1998, initially as tutti viola and since 2007 as substitute soloist.

After honing his skills with Serge Collot and Colette Lequien, he entered the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris in 1994, studying with Bruno Pasquier and Françoise Gnéri. Three years later he obtained his Diplôme de Formation Supérieure with first-class honours. Alongside his instrumental training, Emmanuel Morel also took a degree in musicology.
He later benefited from the teaching of musicians such as Pierre Boulez, Sir Colin Davis, Bernard Haitink and Mstislav Rostropovitch.

Since 1996, he has been a regular guest with the Orchestre de Paris and the Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Paris.
Chamber music has figured prominently in his musical activity, from sonatas with piano with the Projet Allegria Musique to chamber orchestras. For twenty years he was also the violist with the Quatuor Florestan, which became the Quatuor de Genève in 2011.

A teacher since 1995, he has also served as a juror at the conservatoires of Geneva, Neuchâtel and Lausanne, and was professor of viola (orchestral profession) at the Haute École de Musique in Geneva.