Vincent Lucas (born in 1967) is a French classical transverse flute player.

International career

Lucas began studying the transverse flute at the age of 8 at the . In 1981 joined the Conservatoire de Paris (CNSMDP) as first appointed. In 1984 he was awarded the Prague International Radio Competition. (Concertino Praga). From 1984, he was a flutist for 5 years with the

Orchestre 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. ...

. Then, from 1989, he was second flutist and solo

piccolo The piccolo ( ; Italian for 'small') is a half-size flute and a member of the woodwind family of musical instruments. Sometimes referred to as a "baby flute" the modern piccolo has similar fingerings as the standard transverse flute, but the so ...

within the Berlin Philharmonic for 6 years. He has been the principal flute soloist of the Orchestre de Paris since 1994. He is a member of the wind quintet of the soloists of the orchestre de Paris. In parallel he is regularly called by different orchestras for replacements. The passage in these various orchestras allowed him to play in concert venues recognized for their prestige:

Musikverein The ( or ; ), commonly shortened to , is a concert hall in Vienna, Austria, which is located in the Innere Stadt district. The building opened in 1870 and is the home of the Vienna Philharmonic orchestra. The acoustics of the building's 'Great ...

of Vienna,

Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London. One of the UK's most treasured and distinctive buildings, it is held in trust for the nation and managed by a registered charity which receives no govern ...

of London, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam,

Suntory Hall The is a concert venue in the central Akasaka district of Tokyo, Japan. Part of the Ark Hills complex, it consists of a main concert hall, widely considered one of the finest in the world for its acoustics — indeed Herbert von Karajan called i ...

of Tokyo,

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 ...

in New-York are but a few examples. Lucas also leads a career as

chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small numb ...

musician.

Educational activities

Lucas has been teaching at the (CRR) as main professor since 1999. He has also been teaching at the Conservatoire de Paris (CNSMDP) since 1995 as assistant professor. Every year he teaches at the Académie internationale d'été de Nice. In addition he gives master classes in France and in the world notably in Germany, England, Denmark, Serbia, Italy, Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, United States. Finally, he is

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professor at the Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo.

Discography

Lucas has made several recordings under the Indesens label: * Saint-Saëns (Intégrale): Les solistes de l'orchestre de Paris. 2010. Best recording of the year at the 2011 Victoires de la Musique. *

Poulenc Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc (; 7 January 189930 January 1963) was a French composer and pianist. His compositions include songs, solo piano works, chamber music, choral pieces, operas, ballets, and orchestral concert music. Among the best-kno ...

: Claire Désert,

Emmanuel Strosser Emmanuel Strosser (born 4 May 1965 in Strasbourg), the son of theatre director Pierre Strosser, is a French classical pianist. Biography Strosser first studied with Hélène Boschi then at the Conservatoire de Paris with Jean-Claude Pennetier a ...

, soloists of the Orchestre de Paris - Complete chamber music with wind instruments. 2010. Choc classica. 4 keys '' Télérama''. * Poulenc, Messiaen,

Gabriel Fauré Gabriel Urbain Fauré (; 12 May 1845 – 4 November 1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th-century composers ...

, Debussy. Vincent Lucas,

. *

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Chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small numb ...

with flute. With Laurent Wagschal.Laurent Wagshal
/ref> * Jean Françaix: ''Le gai Paris'', for trumpet and winds (1974), Divertissements and

sonata Sonata (; Italian: , pl. ''sonate''; from Latin and Italian: ''sonare'' rchaic Italian; replaced in the modern language by ''suonare'' "to sound"), in music, literally means a piece ''played'' as opposed to a cantata (Latin and Italian ''cant ...

s. * Debussy. Multi artistes. Chamber music with wind instruments. * Bach, Poulenc, Debussy, Hindemith. Vincent Lucas ''Alone''. * Karol Beffa. Multi artistes. Chamber music with wind instruments.

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International career

Educational activities

Discography

See also

References

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