Michel Debost

Michel Debost
Born	(1934-01-20) January 20, 1934 (age 91) Paris, France
Genres	Classical
Occupation(s)	Musician, professor
Instrument	Flute

Michel Debost (French: [dəbɔst]; born 20 January 1934), is a French flutist.

Born in Paris, he is one of the well known flutists of the French school.[1] He has studied under Gaston Crunelle and Marcel Moyse.[2]

Debost has won major international competitions. He has received first prize at the International Competition in Geneva, as well as at the Prague Spring Festival and the Moscow Festival Competition, and he was awarded second prize at the International Competition in Munich.[3] He was Principal Flute in the "Orchestre de Paris".[4] He replaced Jean-Pierre Rampal as Professor of flute at the Conservatoire de Paris.[5] Debost has recorded much flute repertoire on LPs and CD.[6] He lives in the United States with his wife Kathleen Chastain who is also a flutist.[7] He taught at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio from 1989-2011.[8]

Notable students of Debost

1. Emmanuel Pahud[9] - international soloist, principal flute Berliner Philharmoniker
2. Leone Buyse[10] - professor at Rice University (ret.)
3. Claire Chase[11] - international soloist, professor at Harvard University[12]
4. Molly Barth[11] - former member of eighth blackbird, professor at Vanderbilt University[13]
5. Brandon Patrick George[14] - member of Imani Winds
6. Eric Lamb[15] - member of International Contemporary Ensemble

Discography

1. CONCERTOS POUR FLUTE - CONCERTO POUR FLUTE & HARPE, Mozart. (Michel Debost Flute, Lily Laskine harp, Orchestre de Chambre de Moscou/Rudolf Barshai)[1]
2. ENTR'ACTE (MUSIC FOR FLUTE AND HARP) Ibert, Berlioz, Faure, Gaubert, Debussy, Ravel[1]
3. FLUTE PANORAMA, NO.1 (Faulisi) Widor, Reinecke, Gaubert, Karg-Elert, Faure[16]
4. FLUTE PANORAMA, NO. 2 (Faulisi) Poulenc, Ibert, Sancan, Dutilleux, Messiaen[16]
5. FLUTE PANORAMA, NO. 3 (Faulisi) Faure, Enesco, Casella, Gaubert, Ganne, Gaubert, Taffanel, Perilhou, Busser[16]
6. FLUTE PANORAMA, NO. 4[16]
7. TELEMANN, SIX SONATAS, OP. 2 Sonatas for 2 flutes, with James Galway, cassette only[1]

Bibliography

• Michel Debost, The Simple Flute: From A to Z, (translated from French), Oxford University Press, 2002, 282 pages

Notes

1. "Michel Debost". www2.oberlin.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
2. theinstrumenta (2021-02-17). "Michel Debost, Flutist, Teacher, Recording Artist". The Instrumentalist. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
3. "Michel Debost - NFA Lifetime Achievement Award". Default. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
4. "Michel Debost". www2.oberlin.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
5. Emmanuel Pahud and Stéphane Rety
6. Amazon search on 'Michel Debost'
7. theinstrumenta (2021-02-17). "Michel Debost, Flutist, Teacher, Recording Artist". The Instrumentalist. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
8. Oberlin Conservatory magazine Archived 2013-01-09 at the Wayback Machine, 2011
9. "Emmanuel Pahud". www.berliner-philharmoniker.de. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
10. "Intonation with Leon Buyse | tonebase Flute". tonebase. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
11. "Oberlin Conservatory Spring 2002". www2.oberlin.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
12. "Claire Chase – Harvard University Department of Music". music.fas.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
13. "Biography". Vanderbilt University. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
14. "Brandon Patrick George • Orchestra of St. Luke's". Orchestra of St. Luke's. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
15. "Eric Lamb". www.chambersoloistsdetroit.org. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
16. "Spotify – Web Player". Spotify. Retrieved 2024-10-25.

External links

• Profile at Oberlin College website