Gérard Métrailler won Second Prize at the Geneva International Competition in 1987, Second Prize at the Maurice-André Competition in Paris in 1988 and a Bronze Medal at the Bordeaux International Festival of Young Soloists in 1990.

He is currently trumpet player with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, member of the Compagnie du Rossignol, trumpet professor at the Haute École de musique de Genève and professor at the NEOJIBA Academy in Salvador de Bahia Brazil.

He also gives masterclasses in Japan, Germany, Italy, France, Spain and Belgium.