Emmanuel Pahud (born 27 January 1970) is a Franco-Swiss
flautist
The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...
.
He was born in
Geneva, Switzerland
Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevra ; rm, Genevra is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaki ...
. His father is of French and Swiss background and his mother is French. The Berlin-based flutist
[Patrick Lam]
Emmanuel Pahud – The showcase behind a début
''ConcertoNet'', 16 May 2008. Retrieved on 20 April 2009 is most known for his
baroque
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and classical
flute repertoire
This is a list of compositions for flute (particularly the Western concert flute).
Solo flute
* C. P. E. Bach:
** Sonata in A minor (1763)
* J.S. Bach:
**Partita in A minor for solo flute ( 1718)
* Luciano Berio:
** ''Sequenza I'' (1958)
* Cla ...
.
Pahud was born into a nonmusical family.
[Profile: Emmanuel Pahud](_blank)
, ''Muso'', October 2005. Retrieved on 2 April 2009, meanwhile no longer available
As a young boy living in Italy, Pahud was captivated by the sounds of the flute.
From the age of four to the age of 22, he was tutored and mentored by flutists such as François Binet,
Carlos Bruneel
Carlos Bruneel is a Belgian flautist. He has played throughout Europe, America and Japan.
He studied at the Conservatory of Antwerp with Jan Van Reeth. In 1982 he carried off the Belgium Tenuto Contest. He continued studying in London with Jonat ...
and Aurele Nicolet.
[Joseph Stevenson]
Artist: Emmanuel Pahud
''All Music Guide
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''. Retrieved on 1 April 2009
Classically trained at the
Conservatoire de Paris
The Conservatoire de Paris (), also known as the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue ...
, he leapt into the international orchestral and solo music scene when he joined the
Berlin Philharmonic
The Berlin Philharmonic (german: Berliner Philharmoniker, links=no, italic=no) is a German orchestra based in Berlin. It is one of the most popular, acclaimed and well-respected orchestras in the world.
History
The Berlin Philharmonic was fo ...
Orchestra in 1992.
His versatility in music styles over the years has "signalled the arrival of a new master flautist" (
The Guardian
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).
[Biography](_blank)
'' EMI Classics/Virgin Classics''. Retrieved on 18 April 2009 He plays in diverse music genres, whether baroque,
jazz
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,
contemporary
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,
classical,
orchestral
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There are typically four main sections of instruments:
* bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, ce ...
, or
chamber music
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.
Biography
Early life
Travelling has been a big part of Emmanuel Pahud's life from birth. His father worked for a US company, and the family moved repeatedly during his childhood.
[Joyce Morgan]
"Flautist's dream calling"
''The Age
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'', 16 July 2003. Retrieved on 19 April 2009 However, this would only shape Pahud's international outlook for his future.
Only six weeks after Pahud was born, his parents moved to
Baghdad
Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the Sassanid Persian capital of Ctesiphon ...
for one year. They moved again when he was one to Paris, where Emmanuel's younger brother was born. In 1972, they then moved to
Madrid
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for two years, and in 1974, finally settled in Rome for four years. The Swiss-French Binet family, whose four children played musical instruments, lived in the same apartment building in Rome. The father (François) was a flautist who studied in
Zurich and Paris but stopped performing in later years. At the age of four, Pahud first heard the flute. As the eldest son Philippe played
Mozart's Flute Concerto No. 1,
it set the course to a remarkable chapter of Pahud's life.
He recalls:
I could hear the flute
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, the violin, the cello, the piano. I don't know why I chose the flute but maybe it was because the eldest son was playing it, so he was the one playing at the best level at that time – or because the father was also a flute player, so there was a kind of authority there. Anyhow, I said to my parents, "I want to play the flute, I want to play the Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his ra ...
concerto that guy next door is practicing."
That Christmas, after receiving his first flute, Pahud began his first year of lessons with Philippe (who was only 15 years old) and the next three years with Phillipe's father, François.
Sir James Galway
Sir James Galway (born 8 December 1939) is an Irish virtuoso flute player from Belfast, nicknamed "The Man with the Golden Flute". He established an international career as a solo flute player. In 2005, he received the Brit Award for Outstand ...
Interview with Emmanuel Pahud
, ''thegalwaynetwork''. Retrieved on 18 April 2009
In 1978, at the age of eight, the Pahud family moved to
Brussels
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, Belgium. Emmanuel then began studying at the ''Music Academy of
Uccle
Uccle () or Ukkel () is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch). It is generally considered an affluent area of the city a ...
'' in Southern Brussels.
[Interview with Emmanuel Pahud- pages 1–3, 5, 8, 11 (en français)](_blank)
''La Traversière''. Retrieved on 30 June 2009 There he studied with Michel Moinil from 1979 to 1985.
As he became more determined and focused on playing the flute at a higher level, Pahud began to study from 1984 to 1987
with Carlos Bruneel, the then and current principal flautist of the
Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie
The Royal Theatre of La Monnaie (french: Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, italic=no, ; nl, Koninklijke Muntschouwburg, italic=no; both translating as the "Royal Theatre of the Mint") is an opera house in central Brussels, Belgium. The National O ...
opera house in Brussels. In 1985, Pahud won the National Competition of Belgium (''le concours National de Belgique'')
[ClassiqueNews.Com interview with Emmanuel Pahud (en français)](_blank)
, ''ClassiqueNews.Com''. Retrieved on 11 July 2009 and in the same year, he played his first concert with the
National Orchestra of Belgium
The Belgian National Orchestra ( nl, Nationaal Orkest van België, french: Orchestre National de Belgique) is a Belgian orchestra, based in Brussels. Its principal concert venue is the Brussels Centre for Fine Arts (Bozar). The orchestra also gi ...
, performing the piece that inspired him 11 years earlier: Mozart Concerto K.313 in G Major.
Pahud remained in Brussels until receiving his A-Level at the age of 17 and went off to finish his schooling in Paris. With the strong support of his family, he also received lessons with other of Europe's finest players, including
Peter-Lukas Graf
Peter-Lukas Graf (5 January 1929) is a Swiss flautist born in Zürich, Switzerland. He was a pupil of André Jaunet, and later attended the Paris Conservatoire, where he won first prize with Marcel Moyse and Roger Cortot. Besides playing the f ...
in
Basel
, french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese
, neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...
.
Studies and early accomplishments
Pahud attended the
Conservatoire de Paris
The Conservatoire de Paris (), also known as the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue ...
(''Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris'') in France, studying with
Michel Debost, Alain Marion, Pierre Artaud, and
Christian Lardé
Christian Lardé (3 February 1930 –16 November 2012)
Biography
Lardé was awarded the first prize of flute and chamber music at the Conservatoire de Paris.
In 1951, he obtained the 2nd prize of the Geneva International Music Competition. . Whilst studying, he won two major competitions, one in
Duino
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1988 and the other in
Kobe
Kobe ( , ; officially , ) is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture Japan. With a population around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Tokyo and Yokohama. It is located in Kansai region, whic ...
[Kobe 2nd International Flute Competition](_blank)
, ''Kobe
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City Office''. Retrieved on 19 April 2009 in 1989. In 1988, Emmanuel also won the 2nd Prize at the International Scheveningen Music Competition in
Scheveningen
Scheveningen is one of the eight districts of The Hague, Netherlands, as well as a subdistrict (''wijk'') of that city. Scheveningen is a modern seaside resort with a long, sandy beach, an esplanade, a pier, and a lighthouse. The beach is po ...
, Netherlands.
Winning these competitions put Pahud in the forefront to become principal flautist in the Basel Radio Symphony, under the direction of
Nello Santi
Nello Santi (22 September 1931 – 6 February 2020) was an Italian conductor. He was associated with the Opernhaus Zürich for six decades, and was a regular conductor at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. He was focused on Italian reperto ...
which he obtained the position in 1989 whilst finishing his studies in Paris. He resigned from the orchestra in 1992.
Pahud also held the principal flautist position at the
Munich Philharmonic
The Munich Philharmonic (german: Münchner Philharmoniker, links=no) is a German symphony orchestra located in the city of Munich. It is one of Munich's four principal orchestras, along with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Munich Rad ...
under
Sergiu Celibidache
Sergiu Celibidache (; 14 August 1996) was a Romanian conductor, composer, musical theorist, and teacher. Educated in his native Romania, and later in Paris and Berlin, Celibidache's career in music spanned over five decades, including tenures as ...
.
Pahud graduated at the age of 20 from the Conservatoire in 1990, obtaining the First Prize (Premier Prix). He then continued to advance his studies for the next two years in style and interpretation with one of France's greatest flautists, Swiss-bor
Aurèle Nicolet who turned out to be his neighbour.
[Berlin Philharmoniker: Emmanuel Pahud Principal Flautist](_blank)
, ''Berlin Philharmoniker
The Berlin Philharmonic (german: Berliner Philharmoniker, links=no, italic=no) is a German orchestra based in Berlin. It is one of the most popular, acclaimed and well-respected orchestras in the world.
History
The Berlin Philharmonic was fo ...
''. Retrieved on 25 April 2009 In 1992, Nicolet prepared Pahud in an extensive 10-day rehearsal for both the
Geneva International Music Competition
The Geneva International Music Competition () is one of the world's leading international music competitions, founded in 1939. In 1957, it was one of the founding members of the World Federation of International Music Competition (WFIMC), whose he ...
, or le Concours International de Genève in September of that year and the audition for principal flautist of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) in October.
He attributes achieving both the first prize at le Concours International de Genève and being appointed for the position at the age of 22 by BPO's conductor,
Claudio Abbado
Claudio Abbado (; 26 June 1933 – 20 January 2014) was an Italian conductor who was one of the leading conductors of his generation. He served as music director of the La Scala opera house in Milan, principal conductor of the London Symphony ...
,
to his experience with Nicolet.
Career
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Being appointed as principal flutist at the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) signalled Pahud's entrance into the international spotlight. He entered the orchestra during its rejuvenation period as the post-war generation of players began to retire.
Over 40 per cent, including Pahud's position was up for audition, or on trial. His predecessor was
Karlheinz Zöller
Karlheinz Zöller (24 August 1928 – 29 July 2005) was a German flutist, and solo fluteplayer in the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra between 1960–1969 and 1976–1993.
Early life and education
Karlheinz Zöller was born in Höhr-Grenzhausen (near ...
(1960–69, 1976–93).
Apart from Pahud, other previous international flutists held the same principal flutist position such as Aurèle Nicolet (1950–59)
[Zoran Minderovic]
Artist: Aurèle Nicolet
''All Music Guide
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...
''. Retrieved on 30 April 2009 and
Sir James Galway
Sir James Galway (born 8 December 1939) is an Irish virtuoso flute player from Belfast, nicknamed "The Man with the Golden Flute". He established an international career as a solo flute player. In 2005, he received the Brit Award for Outstand ...
(1969–75).
Pahud wrote of his experience playing with the orchestra:
There was a way of phrasing and wave that goes throughout the orchestra, coming from the bass and shaping the phrase with amazing beauty and intensity. The dynamic range of the orchestra was phenomenal. The art of playing with the Berlin Phil is very different compared to other Orchestras, where we work as equals with our individual voice.
Pahud at 22 was the youngest player in the Berlin Philharmonic, a position to which he returned in 2002 under
Sir Simon Rattle
Sir Simon Denis Rattle (born 19 January 1955) is a British-German conductor. He rose to international prominence during the 1980s and 1990s, while music director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (1980–1998). Rattle was principal ...
after taking an 18-month
sabbatical
A sabbatical (from the Hebrew: (i.e., Sabbath); in Latin ; Greek: ) is a rest or break from work.
The concept of the sabbatical is based on the Biblical practice of ''shmita'' (sabbatical year), which is related to agriculture. According to ...
in 2000
in order to teach the Virtuosity Class at the
Conservatoire de Musique de Genève
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for one year and to perform in concerts worldwide. He was surprised on how emotional it was to leave the BPO. He recalls his emotions beginning a couple of hours before playing his last concert and only leaving him once he rejoined BPO in 2002.
The versatility and authority of current conductor Sir Simon Rattle,
says Pahud, gives the orchestra a unique working partnership and a capacity to be more adventurous in its exploration of repertoire.
[Classical glamour with style](_blank)
, ''Fine Music'' (magazine)
2MBS-FM 102.5
August 2005 (reprinted on NSW HSC Online). Retrieved on 19 April 2009 He also sees Rattle as an intellect; "he knows the orchestra and he achieves what he wants by taking into account the ''vision'' of the musicians.
In addition, Pahud also observed that whilst the former conductor
Herbert von Karajan
Herbert von Karajan (; born Heribert Ritter von Karajan; 5 April 1908 – 16 July 1989) was an Austrian conductor. He was principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic for 34 years. During the Nazi era, he debuted at the Salzburg Festival, wit ...
"produced a big string sound with a great legato. The ''Rattle sound'' is a very transparent and constructed sound, with much more articulation to achieve definition in the sound." In baroque and classical music, this represents the influence of period performance.
The Berlin Philharmonic these days considers themselves a very individualist and soloistic "large ensemble."
In 2007, Pahud was voted onto the Media Vorstand (or the Member of the Media Board) of the BPO.
He shares the principal flute position with
Mathieu Dufour.
International appearances
Pahud's workload has more than tripled since the early days of his international career in 1992. At that time he was doing about 50 concerts a year – but with the success of his solo career and continued involvement with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, that number has spiralled to around 160:
90 solo or chamber music and 75 orchestral concerts in an average year – roughly twice the number of performances that most musicians would consider a heavy work-load.
[Shirley Apthorp]
"Arts: An indefatigable flautist with an experimental nature"
''The Financial Times Ltd'', 17 May 2006. Retrieved on 30 April 2009 Pahud says that it's a balance he has had all his life and what prevents him from being isolated in one
genre
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or repertoire of music, or what he calls "a musical corner".
In 1993, Pahud began accepting international concert performances soon after settling into his position in Berlin. He has appeared as soloist with internationally renowned orchestras in addition to the Berlin Philharmonic: the
Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra The is a Japanese symphony orchestra administratively based in Tokyo. The orchestra primarily performs concerts in Tokyo at the Suntory Hall, but also gives concerts at the Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall. The orchestra also performs in Yokohama a ...
, the
London Symphony Orchestra
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, the
Tonhalle Orchester Zürich Tonhalle is a German word meaning "tone hall", a concert hall. It may refer to:
*Tonhalle Düsseldorf
*Tonhalle Orchester Zürich
*Tonhalle, Zürich
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, the
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
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History
Er ...
, the
Geneva Camerata
The Geneva Camerata (GECA), is an orchestra composed of forty international musicians of the young generation. Based in Geneva, it performs music of all periods and styles, from early baroque music to Contemporary classical music, contemporary musi ...
the
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
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, and the Danish Radio Symphony also known as the
Danish National Symphony Orchestra
The Danish National Symphony Orchestra (Danish: ''DR Symfoniorkestret''; English abbreviation "DNSO"), is a Danish orchestra based in Copenhagen. The DNSO is the principal orchestra of DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation). The DRSO is based at th ...
.
He also appears regularly at leading festivals throughout Europe, the United States and the Far East.
[Vancouver Recital Society]
Emmanuel Pahud, flute & Hélène Grimaud, piano
, ''Vancouver Recital Society'', Retrieved on 30 April 2009 His more famous international concerto appearances and collaborations of the past few seasons (2005–2008) included the Berlin Philharmonic, the
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
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, the
London Philharmonic Orchestra
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, the
Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra The Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra (french: Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, OPMC) is the main orchestra in the Principality of Monaco. The orchestra gives concerts primarily in the Auditorium Rainier III, but also performs at the Salle ...
, the
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (german: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, BRSO) is a German radio orchestra. Based in Munich, Germany, it is one of the city's four orchestras. The BRSO is one of two full-size symphony orchestr ...
, the
NHK Symphony Orchestra
The is a Japanese broadcast orchestra based in Tokyo. The orchestra gives concerts in several venues, including the NHK Hall, Suntory Hall, and the Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall.
History
The orchestra began as the ''New Symphony Orchestra'' o ...
, the Berliner Barock-Solisten, the
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
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, the
Orchestre National de Belgique
The Belgian National Orchestra ( nl, Nationaal Orkest van België, french: Orchestre National de Belgique) is a Belgian orchestra, based in Brussels. Its principal concert venue is the Brussels Centre for Fine Arts (Bozar). The orchestra also gi ...
, the
Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France
The Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France is a French radio orchestra, affiliated with Radio France. The orchestra performs principally at the auditorium of the Maison de la Radio in Paris, along with several concerts at the Philharmonie de Pa ...
and a US tour with the
Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra
The Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and National Orchestra of Catalonia ( ca, Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya, OBC; ) is a symphony orchestra based in Barcelona, Spain. Since April 1999, the Orchestra has had its headquart ...
(including a
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall ( ) is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It is at 881 Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh Avenue, occupying the east side of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street (Manhattan), 56th and 57th Street (Manhatta ...
debut).
Another famous concerto collaboration took place in 2005–2006 with the
Australian Chamber Orchestra
The Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) was founded by cellist John Painter in 1975.Verghis, Sharon"Bach with more bite pays off" ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 2 September 2005. Richard Tognetti was appointed Lead Violin in 1989 and subsequently appo ...
in reviving the Vivaldi Flute Concertos.
Pahud is also a dedicated chamber musician and has recently made international appearances throughout Europe, North America and Japan in recital with pianists
Éric Le Sage
Éric Le Sage (born 15 June 1964 in Aix-en-Provence) is a contemporary French classical pianist.
Biography
After he finished his studies at the Conservatoire de Paris, Le Sage went to London to improve by Maria Curcio.
Éric Le Sage is bes ...
and
Stephen Kovacevich
Stephen Kovacevich (born October 17, 1940) is an American classical pianist and conductor. He is particularly celebrated for his recordings of works by Beethoven, Bartók and Schubert, and is known for technical skill, clarity of playing and an ...
as well as in a flute and
string quartet
The term string quartet can refer to either a type of musical composition or a group of four people who play them. Many composers from the mid-18th century onwards wrote string quartets. The associated musical ensemble consists of two violinists ...
formation with
Christoph Poppen
Christoph Poppen (born 9 March 1956) is a German conductor, violinist and academic teacher.
Career
Poppen was born in Münster. As a violinist, he was awarded first prize in the Kocian Violin Competition age 14. He studied the violin with Kur ...
(violin), Hariolf Schichtig (
viola
The viola ( , also , ) is a string instrument that is bow (music), bowed, plucked, or played with varying techniques. Slightly larger than a violin, it has a lower and deeper sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the middle or alto voice of ...
) and
Jean-Guihen Queyras
Jean-Guihen Queyras is a French cellist. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on 11 March 1967, and moved with his parents to Algeria when he was 5 years old; the family moved to France 3 years later. He is a professor at the Musikhochschule F ...
(cello)
with whom he recorded his 1999 record ''Mozart Flute Quartets''.
In 1993, he co-founded ''Le festival de l'Empéri''
[Festival international de musique de Salon de Provence (en français)](_blank)
''Musique à L'Empéri''. Retrieved on 28 May 2009 in
Salon-de-Provence
Salon-de-Provence (, ; oc, label= Provençal Occitan, Selon de Provença/Seloun de Provènço, ), commonly known as Salon, is a commune located about northwest of Marseille in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d' ...
, France, along with his regular chamber music partners pianist Éric Le Sage (close friend and confidant) and
Paul Meyer.
[Chamber Works](_blank)
'' EMI Classics/Virgin Classics''. Retrieved on 30 April 2009 In a French interview, Pahud describes the success of the festival as a project "filled with enthusiasm and fun"
where the public has "recognised our work, our fellow artists, musicians and actors and have the desire to come back regularly."
He also describes the festival as a "musical laboratory" which avoids the programming of works that the public are used to hearing in concert halls. It is about "daring to combine performers, works (music), create new collaborations and by taking risks.
Pahud has made several recordings and performed internationally with pianist Éric Le Sage throughout his career.
[Emmanuel Pahud Discography](_blank)
EMI Classics/Virgin Classics. Retrieved on 1 April 2009 In 2008 he performed for the first time at the
Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival, where he played in the world premier of
Elliott Carter
Elliott Cook Carter Jr. (December 11, 1908 – November 5, 2012) was an American modernist composer. One of the most respected composers of the second half of the 20th century, he combined elements of European modernism and American "ultra- ...
's Flute Concerto, conducted by
Daniel Barenboim
Daniel Barenboim (; in he, דניאל בארנבוים, born 15 November 1942) is an Argentine-born classical pianist and conductor based in Berlin. He has been since 1992 General Music Director of the Berlin State Opera and "Staatskapellmeist ...
. He returned to the Festival on 2009 to play in a series of concerts.
Musical styles and recordings
Pahud describes his versatility over the years in music, as transforming himself into a chameleon who tries to match the colour of the music, or the idea he has of it, to what the composer had in mind. But his discography and career have also been built on encounters—both professionally and in human relationships.
[Matthew Connolly]
"Centrecourt player: Why Emmanuel Pahud is the flute's big hitter"
''The Times
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'', 23 July 2004. Retrieved on 19 April 2009 He expresses in playing like a chameleon, "I try to change style, colour and
phrasing, the way I breathe and articulate to suit the piece I am playing. I do not represent any particular national style."
Pahud seems himself as a performer/actor rather than a composer/creator.
For the Dalbavie Record (2008) Pahud dedicated himself to commissioning new works and to new flute concertos, performing them for the first time on stage. Three composers were selected:
Marc-André Dalbavie
Marc-André Dalbavie (born 10 February 1961 at Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) is a French composer.Anne Sédès, "Marc-André Dalbavie", ''The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'' He had his first music lessons at age 6.Michael Jarrell
Michael Jarrell (born 8 October 1958) is a Swiss composer and academic teacher, whose operas, such as ''Cassandre'', have been performed internationally.
Life
Born in Geneva, Jarrell studied at the Geneva Conservatoire, and later with Klaus Hu ...
(Swiss), and
Matthias Pintscher
Matthias Pintscher (born 29 January 1971) is a German composer and conductor. As a youth, he studied the violin and conducting.
Life and career
Pintscher was born in Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia. He began his music studies with Giselher Klebe in ...
(German) reflecting Pahud as a French and Swiss citizen living in Germany for over 15 years.
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'' EMI Classics/Virgin Classics''. Retrieved on 30 April 2009 Whilst working with German Composer, Matthias Pintscher, Pahud sought to explore a new level and style of playing the flute. He recalls:
We spent some time talking about the effects and about the special way of using the instrument. The most interesting thing is how you interconnect these various effects rom an instrumentthat is one of the oldest on earth. Whether you blow on it, in it, or you use it as a trumpet or a recorder, you can have a lot of different sounds on such an instrument. But that's nothing new about it, the new thing is how you can ''combine'' them and how you can get them to ''interconnect'' so that it becomes one musical statement, one phrase.
In March 2008 Pahud performed the world première of another work commissioned by Frank Michael Beyer, who composed ''Meridian'', a Concerto for Flute & String Ensemble.
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''Boosey & Hawkes''. Retrieved on 10 July 2009 Other world premières include music composed by
Elliott Carter
Elliott Cook Carter Jr. (December 11, 1908 – November 5, 2012) was an American modernist composer. One of the most respected composers of the second half of the 20th century, he combined elements of European modernism and American "ultra- ...
: Concerto for Flute & Ensemble, which Pahud premièred in September 2008 in Jerusalem.
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''Boosey & Hawkes''. Retrieved on 10 July 2009 It was joint commissioned by the BPO, Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival and Boston Symphony Orchestra.
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''Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
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History
The Berlin Philharmonic was fo ...
''. Retrieved on 10 July 2009 Pahud will world première the Flute Concerto by
Luca Lombardi in 2010, commissioned by the
Kansas City Symphony
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.
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''. Retrieved on 10 July 2009
Though he is an enthusiastic consumer and commissioner of new music, Pahud sounds most excited when relishing the old repertoire. "Mastery of an instrument helps you to sense new barriers. This is where you keep music moving,"
and he acknowledges his various experiences with newer flute compositions as benefiting the way he performs his traditional repertoire.
Pahud sees the future of interpretation (of music) will always be a blend of "tradition and novelty."
But to him, this concept is not a novelty in itself. Many composers have evolved from traditions such as
Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard w ...
for
Fortepiano
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and
Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical ...
for the
Hammerklavier.
Pahud sees the term "tradition" as often being used to disguise the past, a lack of evolution or in denial of progress. But to him, the meaning of tradition is something ''evolving''.
He adds, "Artists such as
Wilhelm Furtwängler
Gustav Heinrich Ernst Martin Wilhelm Furtwängler ( , , ; 25 January 188630 November 1954) was a German conductor and composer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest symphonic and operatic conductors of the 20th century. He was a major ...
, Herbert von Karajan, Claudio Abbado and Simon Rattle (conductors of BPO) were or are in line with tradition and make it evolve. In complete unconsciousness they feed from the past to define the future. That is one of the secrets of these great artists."
In most interviews, Pahud describes music/musical styles in terms of "''
phrasing''" or a
Phrase
In syntax and grammar, a phrase is a group of words or singular word acting as a grammatical unit. For instance, the English expression "the very happy squirrel" is a noun phrase which contains the adjective phrase "very happy". Phrases can consi ...
. In musical terms, this refers to "a musical unit, often a component of a melody. The phrase may be regarded as a dependent division of music, such as a single line of poetry; it does not have a sense of completion in itself. Usually two or more phrases balance each other."
[Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary:''Phrase'']
Search Word: ''Phrase''
, ''Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary'', Retrieved on 30 April 2009 It is like a grammatical construction with words to stress.
Musical phrasing
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is also expressed in terms of how the music is executed. In terms of style of the Dalbavie concerto itself, Pahud reflects how the flute finds a resonance within the orchestra whilst maintaining its virtuosic, colourful and sensual
phrasing.
In interpreting the poetic style of Jarrell, where the imagination of both the composer and of the audience are "immensely present," Pahud describes, "This is something to me I like a lot in music is exactly what you cannot express with words but that it's all there in the essence of the music."
On reflecting the style of the famous flutist
Jean-Pierre Rampal
Jean-Pierre Louis Rampal (7 January 1922 – 20 May 2000) was a French flautist. He has been personally "credited with returning to the flute the popularity as a solo classical instrument it had not held since the 18th century."
Biography
Ea ...
, "
ampalbrought something new and unusual in terms of sound, class and grandeur of the expressive aspect of the flute. He was able to perform admirable phrases that never seemed to end, or how the breathing faded into the musical flow; and his ability to make the sound of the flute seem to extend endlessly, infinitely."
Pahud's debut into the world of jazz came through meeting and collaborating with jazz pianist
Jacky Terrasson
Jacky Terrasson (born November 27, 1965) is a French jazz pianist and composer.
Background
Terrasson's mother is African-American from Georgia, and his father is French. From his parents he heard classical music as a child. He began piano lesson ...
. He admires and derives inspiration from jazz flutists such as
James Newton
James W. Newton (born May 1, 1953) is an American jazz and classical flutist.
Biography
He was born in Los Angeles, California, United States. From his earliest years, James Newton grew up immersed in the sounds of African-American music, inclu ...
,
James Moody,
Herbie Mann
Herbert Jay Solomon (April 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003), known by his stage name Herbie Mann, was an American jazz flute player and important early practitioner of world music. Early in his career, he also played tenor saxophone and clarinet (incl ...
, and
.
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''All Media Guide, LLC'', Retrieved on 30 April 2009 He has explored jazz further through performing big band music with friends and colleagues from the Berlin Philharmonic and local jazz musicians. Pahud's collaboration with Jacky Terrasson resulted in a duo CD titled
"Into the Blue," with performances including original takes on
Bolero
Bolero is a genre of song which originated in eastern Cuba in the late 19th century as part of the trova tradition. Unrelated to the older Spanish dance of the same name, bolero is characterized by sophisticated lyrics dealing with love. It has ...
,
Apres un Reve, and the
Bolling Suite among others. Other personnel on the project include
Sean Smith(bass) and
Ali Jackson (drums). Other examples of his vast interests in innovative musical genres include so-called "one-time projects" (as Pahud calls them); most recently in 2006, it included a collaboration project with the NHK Symphony Orchestra of a recorded original soundtrack for the NHK Taiga series ''Komyo ga Tsuji'' (Jp: 功名が辻).
For the many that come to see Pahud perform, either jazz or classical, it is not only about entertaining. Pahud reflects on his audiences being able to learn about music at his performances; it is about reacting at different levels and ranges of emotions. To Pahud, it is about interacting, connecting and enabling the audience to think about what is happening as the music is being played. He wants to open opportunities in developing curiosity to discover more about music as a way of ''giving back'' to the audience.
In 1996 he signed an exclusive contract with EMI Classics, the only flutist in the world to have a solo recording contract with a major record company. Pahud promises to be one of the most significant contributors to the catalogue of recorded flute music today.
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''Global Radio 2008''. Retrieved on 30 April 2009 Nowadays much of his time is taken up with recording. He extended his contract with EMI for a further six years.
Recording adds a welcome diversity to Pahud's schedule:
I like to work for the mic – it brings a certain close-up on your playing. You have to take care of lots of things that you do not necessarily have to take care of when you are performing in a live concert hall. You don't have the emotional or the visual support, and you have to be exciting nevertheless. So at the same time you have to take greater care of the detail and bring a greater intensity to the music.
Pahud has recorded and/or collaborated a total of 24 discs for EMI.
Instrument
Pahud's first flute was a silver-plated
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** Yamaha Music Foundation, an organization estab ...
. His parents later bought him two
Muramatsu Flutes Muramatsu Flute is a flute manufacturer founded by Koichi Muramatsu. It is probably the oldest Japanese flute company, having manufactured the instrument since 1923. Their handmade flutes are made from sterling silver; 9K, 14K, 18K, and 24K gold; as ...
, one half hand-made and the other fully hand-made.
Pahud previously played on a 14-karat golden flute which he bought from
Brannen Brothers Brannen Brothers Flutemakers, Inc is a manufacturer of custom flutes, located in Woburn, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1978, Brannen Brothers makes each flute by hand. In 2007, the company was sold by its founders to a trio of managers.
...
in
Boston
Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
, Massachusetts, in 1989
with money he won from competitions.
Two weeks later he bought a head joint (the part into which the player blows) from
Dana Sheridan Dana Sheridan is an American flute maker and master craftsman known for his handcrafted flutes and especially his flute headjoints. Additionally, his flutes are noted for their "old-world craftsmanship and precise work." Originally from the United S ...
, another Boston flute manufacturer.
Pahud chose the Brannen flute body because it is one of the only flute makers that produce a decent Cooper scale,
based on the scales developed by
Albert Cooper. He describes his instrument:
This is the most flexible instrument I have tried so far. It enables me to transpose into music what I'm thinking and what I'm feeling. But, although the instrument is important, the player is the most important. All the work must be done before the mouth even makes contact with the instrument. It all happens by the way you hold your muscles, control your lungs, use the different cavities in the head and the upper body to let the sound resonate more or less.
Pahud now plays a solid 14-karat Haynes flute with a pinless mechanism, having previously played a solid 14-karat Brannen-Cooper flute with a Sheridan head joint from 1989 to 2012.
Personal life
Pahud has two sons, Grégoire and Tristan, from a former marriage.
Repertoire
''Flute and Symphony Orchestra''
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''Mark Stephen Buhl Artist Management''. Retrieved on 15 April 2009
*
Lennox Berkeley
Sir Lennox Randal Francis Berkeley (12 May 190326 December 1989) was an English composer.
Biography
Berkeley was born on 12 May 1903 in Oxford, England, the younger child and only son of Aline Carla (1863–1935), daughter of Sir James Char ...
: Concerto op. 36
*
Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein ( ; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time, he was the first America ...
:
Halil for Flute & Orchestra
*
Ferruccio Busoni
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: Divertimento
*
Aram Khatchaturian
Aram Ilyich Khachaturian (; rus, Арам Ильич Хачатурян, , ɐˈram ɨˈlʲjitɕ xətɕɪtʊˈrʲan, Ru-Aram Ilyich Khachaturian.ogg; hy, Արամ Խաչատրյան, ''Aram Xačʿatryan''; 1 May 1978) was a Soviet and Armenian ...
: Concerto
*
György Ligeti
György Sándor Ligeti (; ; 28 May 1923 – 12 June 2006) was a Hungarian-Austrian composer of contemporary classical music. He has been described as "one of the most important avant-garde composers in the latter half of the twentieth century" ...
: Double Concerto for Flute & Oboe
*
Lorin Maazel
Lorin Varencove Maazel (, March 6, 1930 – July 13, 2014) was an American conductor, violinist and composer. He began conducting at the age of eight and by 1953 had decided to pursue a career in music. He had established a reputation in th ...
: Music for Flute and Orchestra
*
Carl Nielsen
Carl August Nielsen (; 9 June 1865 – 3 October 1931) was a Danish composer, conductor and violinist, widely recognized as his country's most prominent composer.
Brought up by poor yet musically talented parents on the island of Funen, he ...
: Concerto
*
Carl Reinecke
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Biography
Reinecke was born in what is today the Hamburg district of Altona; technically he was born a Dane, as ...
: Concerto in D major op. 283
*
Jacques Ibert
Jacques François Antoine Marie Ibert (15 August 1890 – 5 February 1962) was a French composer of classical music. Having studied music from an early age, he studied at the Paris Conservatoire and won its top prize, the Prix de Rome at his first ...
: Concerto
''Flute and Chamber Orchestra''
*
Theobald Boehm
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Theobald Böhm (or Boehm) (9 April 1794 – 25 November 1881) was a German inventor and musician, who perfected the modern Western concert flute and improved ...
: Concerto in G major, op. 1
*
Domenico Cimarosa
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: Concerto in G major for 2 flutes
*
Franz Danzi
Franz Ignaz Danzi (15 June 1763 – 13 April 1826) was a German cellist, composer and conductor, the son of the Italian cellist Innocenz Danzi (1730–1798) and brother of the noted singer Franzeska Danzi. Danzi lived at a significant time in t ...
: Sinfonia Concertante for Flute & Clarinet
*
François Devienne
François Devienne (; 31 January 1759 – 5 September 1803) was a French composer and professor for flute at the Paris Conservatory.
Career
Devienne was born in Joinville, as the youngest of fourteen children of a saddlemaker. After receiving h ...
: Concerto no. 2 in D major, and No. 7 in E minor
*
Sofia Gubaidulina
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: Music for Flute, Strings and Percussions
*
Michael Haydn
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Life
Michael Haydn was born in 1737 in the Austrian village of Rohrau, near the Hungarian border. ...
: Concerto in D major
*
Arthur Honegger
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: Double Concerto for Flute & Oboe
*
Bernhard Molique
Bernhard Molique (''Wilhelm Bernhard Molique;'' 7 October 180210 May 1869) was a German violinist and composer.
Biography
He was born in Nuremberg. His father was a musician and the boy studied various instruments, but finally devoted himself to ...
Concerto in E minor
*
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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: Concerto in G major K313, Concerto in D major K314, Concerto for flute and harp K299, Andante in C major K315, Rondo in D major K184
*
Carl Nielsen
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Brought up by poor yet musically talented parents on the island of Funen, he ...
: Concerto
*
Jacques Ibert
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: Concerto
*
Jean Rivier
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The son of Henri Rivier, a co-inventor of Armenian paper, he composed over two hundred works, including musi ...
: Concerto
*
Erwin Schulhoff
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: Double Concerto for Flute & Piano
*
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: Concerto in D major
*
Salvatore Sciarrino
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: Rondo
*
Louis Spohr
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: Concerto no. 8 in a minor op. 47
*
Carl Stamitz
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: Concerto in G major
*
Mario Zafred: Concerto
''Flute and Strings''
*
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
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: Concertos in D minor (H426), G major (H445), A major (H438) and B flat major (H435)
*
Johann Sebastian Bach
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: Concerto in A minor BWV 1056, Suite no. 2 in B minor BWV 1067, Brandenburg Concertos nos 4 and 5, Triple concerto BWV 1044
*
Luigi Boccherini
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: Concerto in D major op. 27
*
André Grétry
André Ernest Modeste Grétry (; baptised 11 February 1741; died 24 September 1813) was a
composer from the Prince-Bishopric of Liège (present-day Belgium), who worked from 1767 onwards in France and took French nationality. He is most famous ...
: Concerto in C major
*
Joseph Haydn
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Concerto in D major
*
André Jolivet
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: Concerto
*
Jean-Marie Leclair
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: Concerto in C major no.3 op. 7
*
Saverio Mercadante
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: Concerto in E minor
*
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
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: Concertos in G major and D major
*
Ignaz Pleyel
Ignace Joseph Pleyel (; ; 18 June 1757 – 14 November 1831) was an Austrian-born French composer, music publisher and piano builder of the Classical period.
Life Early years
He was born in in Lower Austria, the son of a schoolmaster named Ma ...
: Concerto in C major
*
Johann Joachim Quantz
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: Concertos in G major, D major, C minor, E minor
*
Georg Philipp Telemann
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: Concertos in F major and G major
*
Antonio Vivaldi
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: Concerti: Four Seasons, Piccolo concerto
Awards and recognition
*2009: Awarded the ''French Order of Arts and Literature (Ordre des Arts et des Lettres)'' presented by Ambassador Bernard de Montferrand for contribution to French music.
[Berlin Philharmonike]
Award for Contribution to French Music (article in German (Deutsch))
''Berlin Philharmoniker''. Retrieved on 11 July 2009
*2006: Lucerne Festival honoured him with the highest distinction of ''"Artiste Étoile"''.
*February 1998: ''"Instrumentalist of the Year 1997"'' at the prestigious Victoires de la Musique award ceremony in Paris.
*1998–99: Pahud's second EMI disc, ''Paris'' (1998) containing French flute music, in collaboration with Le Sage, won the
Diapason d'Or
The Diapason d'Or (French for "Golden Tuning Fork") is a recommendation of outstanding (mostly) classical music recordings given by reviewers of '' Diapason'' magazine in France, broadly equivalent to "Editor's Choice", "Disc of the Month" in the ...
award.
*1997–98: Pahud's first EMI disc, ''Mozart Flute Concertos and the Concerto for Flute and Harp'' (1997) won the ''Diapason "CD of the Year" award'', the ''Radio France listeners' poll'' as favourite recording of the year, the ''Japanese Geijutsu Award'', and a ''Fono-Forum award''.
*October 1992: Hand-picked by Claudio Abbado to be principal flautist of Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
*September 1992: Pahud won eight out of the twelve special prizes at the ''Concours de Genève''.
[The Kennedy Center: Biography of Emmanuel Pahud]
, ''John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (formally known as the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, and commonly referred to as the Kennedy Center) is the United States National Cultural Center, located on the Potom ...
''. Retrieved on 28 April 2009
*1989: Won first prize at the ''Kobe International Flute Competition''.
*1988: Won first prize at the ''Duino International Music Competition''.
*1988: Won second prize at the ''International Scheveningen Music Competition''.
*1985: Won first prize at the National Competition of Belgium (''le concours National de Belgique'')
*''Soloists Prize'' in the Worldwide French-speaking Community Radio Awards.
*Awarded a total of four ''TV-Echo awards'' in Germany.
*''"Ongaku no Tomo" award'' from the Japanese record industry.
*Awarded ''European Council's Juventus Prize''.
*Pahud is also a ''laureate'' of the
Yehudi Menuhin
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* Yehudi Menuhin (1916–1999), violinist and conductor
** Yehudi Menuhin School, a music school in Surrey, England
** Who's Yehoodi?, a catchphrase referring to the v ...
Foundation and of the International Tribune for Musicians of UNESCO.
Discography
On
EMI Classics
EMI Classics was a record label founded by Thorn EMI in 1990 to reduce the need to create country-specific packaging and catalogues for internationally distributed classical music releases. After Thorn EMI demerged in 1996, its recorded musi ...
*''The Flute King'' (2011)
*''Fantasy: A Night at the Opera'' (2010)
*''Opium- Mélodies françaises'' (2009)
*''Bach Flute & Harpsichord Sonatas (2008)
*''Dalbavie: Flute Concerto'' (2008)
*''
Brahms
Johannes Brahms (; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid-Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He is sometimes grouped with ...
: Sonatas Op.120, No.1 & No.2 and Reinecke Sonata Op.167'' (2007)
*''Nielsen: Clarinet & Flute Concertos,
Wind Quintet
A wind quintet, also known as a woodwind quintet, is a group of five wind players (most commonly flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn and bassoon).
Unlike the string quartet (of 4 string instruments) with its homogeneous blend of sound color, the in ...
'' with Sabine Meyer, BPO (2007)
*''Vivaldi: Flute Concertos'' with Australian Chamber Orchestra (2006)
*''
Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn ( , ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions to musical form have led ...
: Flute Concertos etc.'' (2005)
*''French Connection: Chamber Works'' (2005)
*''Beau Soir'' with Mariko Anraku (2004)
*''Le Carnaval des animaux'' (2004)
*''
Khachaturian/
Ibert
Jacques François Antoine Marie Ibert (15 August 1890 – 5 February 1962) was a French composer of classical music. Having studied music from an early age, he studied at the Paris Conservatoire and won its top prize, the Prix de Rome at his first ...
Flute Concertos'' with Tonhalle-Orchestra Zürich (2003)
*''
Into the Blue'' with
Jacky Terrasson
Jacky Terrasson (born November 27, 1965) is a French jazz pianist and composer.
Background
Terrasson's mother is African-American from Georgia, and his father is French. From his parents he heard classical music as a child. He began piano lesson ...
(2003)
*''Telemann Concertos'' (2003)
*''Gubaidulina:
The Canticle of the Sun- Music for Flute, Strings and Percussion'' (2001)
*''Mozart: Flute/Flute & Harp & Clarinet Concerti'' with Sabine Meyer (2001)
*''Bach:
Brandenburg Concerto
The ''Brandenburg Concertos'' by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 1046–1051), are a collection of six instrumental works presented by Bach to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, MacDonogh, Giles. ''Frederick the Great: A Life in Dee ...
No.5 etc.'' with Berliner Barock Solisten (2001)
*''
Debussy
(Achille) Claude Debussy (; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the ...
/
Ravel
Joseph Maurice Ravel (7 March 1875 – 28 December 1937) was a French composer, pianist and conductor. He is often associated with Impressionism in music, Impressionism along with his elder contemporary Claude Debussy, although both composer ...
/
Prokofiev
Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev; alternative transliterations of his name include ''Sergey'' or ''Serge'', and ''Prokofief'', ''Prokofieff'', or ''Prokofyev''., group=n (27 April .S. 15 April1891 – 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer ...
'' (2000)
*''Mozart: Quartets for Flute, Violin, Viola & Cello'' (1999)
*''Haydn: Flute Concertos'' with Haydn Ensemble Berlin (1998)
*''Cantos y Danzas'' with
Manuel Barrueco
Manuel Barrueco (born December 16, 1952) is a Cuban classical guitarist. During three decades of concert performances he has performed and recorded across the United States and has been involved in many successful collaborations. In addition, he ...
(1998)
*''Paris- French Flute Music'' with Eric Le Sage (1998)
*''Mozart: Flute Concertos'' with BPO (1997)
On
Auvidis Valois[ Emmanuel Pahud Discography](_blank)
Mark Stephen Buhl Artist Management. Retrieved on 15 April 2009
*''Weber: Sonatas for flute and piano'' with Eric Le Sage (1995)
*''
Schubert
Franz Peter Schubert (; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast ''oeuvre'', including more than 600 secular vocal wor ...
: Introduction and Variations D.802, Sonata D.821, Sonatine D.385'' with Eric Le Sage (1994)
*''
Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical ...
: Sonata in B flat major, Sonata in F major op. 17, Serenade in D op.41'' with Eric Le Sage (1993)
On
Musiques Suisses
*''Flötenmusik'' (1995)
References
External links
*
Emmanuel Pahud Artist's Pageon Askonas Holt Management
Emmanuel Pahud Biographyon EMI Classics.
on fluteconnection.net.
Emmanuel Pahud Artist Profileon Berliner Philharmoniker
*Audio and video
(not G Major as it states on the website).
Emmanuel Pahud Performing: Mozart Flute Concerto No.1 K.313 – 1st Mov(The piece that inspired him to play the flute).
Emmanuel Pahud playing Vivaldi concerto in D "il gardellino" – Allegro(with the Australian Chamber Orchestra).
Emmanuel Pahud performing a live recording of the Jazz rendition of Vivaldi: Été (Summer) with Jacky Terrasson(''Into the Blue'' record, 2003.)
Emmanuel Pahud plays Syrinx for flute soloby
Claude Debussy
(Achille) Claude Debussy (; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the ...
in this video by
Louisiana Channel
Louisiana Channel is a non-profit web-TV channel based at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebaek, Denmark.
By the end of the first year, 28 November 2013, Louisiana Channel had published 130 videos featuring international artists, film m ...
, filmed in 2011.
Emmanuel Pahud plays Lenski's Aria from Eugene Oneginby
Peter Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , group=n ( ; 7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) was a Russian composer of the Romantic period. He was the first Russian composer whose music would make a lasting impression internationally. He wrote some of the most popu ...
in this video by
Louisiana Channel
Louisiana Channel is a non-profit web-TV channel based at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebaek, Denmark.
By the end of the first year, 28 November 2013, Louisiana Channel had published 130 videos featuring international artists, film m ...
, filmed in 2011.
Emmanuel Pahud plays allegro from Sonata in A minor by Carl Phillip Emmanuel Bachin this video by
Louisiana Channel
Louisiana Channel is a non-profit web-TV channel based at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebaek, Denmark.
By the end of the first year, 28 November 2013, Louisiana Channel had published 130 videos featuring international artists, film m ...
, filmed in 2011.
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1970 births
EMI Classics and Virgin Classics artists
French classical flautists
Living people
Musicians from Geneva
Players of the Berlin Philharmonic
Swiss classical flautists
Winners of the Geneva International Music Competition