Charlier was born in Albert, Somme and admitted at the age of 10 to the Conservatoire de Paris where he attracted attention from professionals in the field and earned a scholarship from Yehudi Menuhin and Henryk Szeryng in 1976.

He received top prizes at many international competitions including:1st place in Munich at 17, Montreal at 18, the International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition in Helsinki at 19, the two great French competitions Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition (2nd grand prize) and Georges Enesco of the SACEM at 20, the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis (4th prize) at 21, and first place at the Young Concert Artists International Audition in New York in 1989 at the age of 28.He is primarily known as a soloist.
List the competitions that Charlier competed in and where he placed in the format:,
Sure, here is a list of the competitions that Charlier competed in, where he placed, and his age at the time of the competition:

Munich international competition: 1st place, 17
Montreal international competition: 1st place, 17
International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition in Helsinki: 1st place, 19
Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition: 2nd grand prize, 20
Georges Enesco of the SACEM: 1st place, 20
International Violin Competition of Indianapolis: 4th prize, 21
Young Concert Artists International Audition in New York: 1st place, 28