Mathieu Dufour is a French flutist. He is a former principal flutist of 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 ...

Early life

Dufour began playing the piano at the age of 8. He studied under Madeleine Chassang and

Maxence Larrieu Maxence Larrieu (born 27 October 1934 in Marseille) is a French classical flautist. Career He studied flute from age 10 at the Marseille Conservatory of Music with Joseph Rampal, who was the father of Jean-Pierre Rampal Jean-Pierre Louis ...

at the Lyon Conservatory.

Career

Dufour was appointed principal flute of the

Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse The Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse is a French orchestra based in Toulouse. It acts as both a symphony orchestra whose main residence is Toulouse's Halle aux Grains, and the permanent orchestra of the Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse. ...

in 1993, and then held the same position with the

Paris Opera The Paris Opera (, ) is the primary opera and ballet company of France. It was founded in 1669 by Louis XIV as the , and shortly thereafter was placed under the leadership of Jean-Baptiste Lully and officially renamed the , but continued to be ...

in 1996. He plays on a Yamaha YFL-997 flute. Dufour was appointed principal flute of the

Chicago Symphony Orchestra The Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) was founded by Theodore Thomas in 1891. The ensemble makes its home at Orchestra Hall in Chicago and plays a summer season at the Ravinia Festival. The music director is Riccardo Muti, who began his tenure ...

in 1999 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 briefly left in September 2009 to play principal flute with the

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, though later stated he had joined them on a one-year trial basis and was able to hold positions with both orchestras. He returned to Chicago in January 2010. He joined the Berlin Philharmonic as principal flute in August 2015, replacing the retiring

Andreas Blau Andreas Blau is a German flutist. He is a former principal flutist of the Berlin Philharmonic. Early life Blau's father was a violinist with the Berlin Philharmonic, joining the orchestra in 1948, a year before Andreas was born. Blau auditioned f ...

and sharing the role with

Emmanuel Pahud Emmanuel Pahud (born 27 January 1970) is a Franco-Swiss flautist. He was born in Geneva, Switzerland. His father is of French and Swiss background and his mother is French. The Berlin-based flutistPatrick LamEmmanuel Pahud – The showcase behi ...

. He left the orchestra in December 2021 at his own request for personal reasons, and was succeeded in May 2022 by

Sébastian Jacot Sébastian Jacot is a Swiss classical flutist. He is one of the principal flutists of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Early life Jacot began playing flute at age 8. He studied under Isabelle Giraud and Jacques Zoon, graduating from the Conser ...

.https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/news/detail/sebastian-jacot-gewinnt-probespiel-fuer-die-stelle-der-solofloete/

References

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