Dieter Flury

Last updated
Dieter Flury
Born (1952-07-08) July 8, 1952 (age 71)
Küsnacht, Zürich, Switzerland
GenresClassical
Instrument(s)Flute
Formerly of Vienna Philharmonic

Dieter Flury (born July 8, 1952) is a Swiss classical flutist who was the principal flute of the Vienna Philharmonic from 1981 to 2017. [1] He also served as the orchestra's managing director from 2005 to 2014. [2]

Contents

Early life

Flury studied with Hans Meyer and André Jaunet at the Zurich University of Music, where he graduated in 1976. [3] He also completed a mathematics degree at the same time at ETH Zurich. [4]

Career

Flury joined the Vienna State Opera Orchestra in September 1977 and the Vienna Philharmonic in 1981 as the principal flute. He was succeeded by Silvia Careddu in 2017. [5]

He has been a full-time professor at the University of Fine Arts in Graz, Austria since 1996. [6] [7]

Controversy

Flury has sparked controversy over comments that accepting women and/or people of color into the Vienna Philharmonic takes away from the musical tradition of the orchestra and that musicians outside of Europe do not have the same standards. In 1996, he commented: [8] [9]

From the beginning, we have spoken of the special Viennese qualities.... The way we make music here is... something that has a lot to do with the soul. The soul does not let itself be separated from the cultural roots that we have here in central Europe. And it also doesn't allow itself to be separated from gender... Therefore, I am convinced that it is worthwhile to accept this racist and sexist irritation, because something produced by a superficial understanding of human rights would not have the same standards.

He also told Westdeutscher Rundfunk that accepting women would be "gambling with the emotional unity that this organism currently has". [10]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Orchestra</span> Large instrumental ensemble

An orchestra is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vienna Philharmonic</span> Orchestra based in Vienna, Austria

Vienna Philharmonic is an orchestra that was founded in 1842 and is considered to be one of the finest in the world.

Julius Baker was one of the foremost American orchestral flute players. During the course of five decades he concertized with several of America's premier orchestral ensembles including the Chicago Symphony and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Emmanuel Pahud</span> Franco-Swiss flautist (born 1970)

Emmanuel Pahud is a Franco-Swiss flautist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Symphony No. 9 (Mahler)</span> Symphony by Gustav Mahler

The Symphony No. 9 by Gustav Mahler was written between 1908 and 1909, and was the last symphony that he completed. A typical performance takes about 75 to 90 minutes. A survey of conductors voted Mahler's Symphony No. 9 the fourth greatest symphony of all time in a ballot conducted by BBC Music Magazine in 2016. As in the case of his earlier Das Lied von der Erde, Mahler did not live to see his Symphony No. 9 performed.

Karlheinz Zöller was a German flutist, and solo fluteplayer in the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra between 1960–1969 and 1976–1993.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charles Dutoit</span> Swiss conductor

Charles Édouard Dutoit is a Swiss conductor. He is currently the principal guest conductor for the Saint Petersburg Philharmonia and co-director of the MISA Festival in Shanghai.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Franz Welser-Möst</span> Austrian conductor (born 1960)

Franz Leopold Maria Möst, known professionally as Franz Welser-Möst, is an Austrian conductor. He is currently music director of the Cleveland Orchestra.

Bülent Evcil is a Turkish solo flutist and is the winner of the Royal Belgium Encouragement Medal of Art. He received the second place award in the Best Overall Performer Award at the 4th James Galway International Flute Seminar in Dublin. James Galway, the famous flute virtuoso, introduced him as being one of the best flutists of his respective generation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">René Pape</span> German operatic bass singer

René Pape is a German operatic bass. Pape has received two Grammys, was named "Vocalist of the Year" by Musical America in 2002, "Artist of the Year" by the German opera critics in 2006, and won an ECHO award in 2009.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Malin Hartelius</span> Swedish soprano

Malin Hartelius is a Swedish soprano who performs regularly with conductors such as Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Ton Koopman, Riccardo Chailly, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Peter Schreier, Herbert Blomstedt, and Frans Brüggen. She has collaborated with orchestras like the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Tonhalle Orchester Zurich, the San Francisco Symphony, and the Concentus Musicus Wien.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ransom Wilson</span> American flutist and conductor (born 1951)

Ransom Wilson is an American flutist, conductor, and educator.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Georges Barrère</span> French flutist

Georges Barrère was a French flutist.

Marina Piccinini is an Italian American virtuoso flautist. She is noted for her performances of compositions by Mozart and Bach, and has performed with many of the world's top orchestras and conductors.

Daniel Ottensamer is an Austrian clarinetist and the principal clarinet of the Vienna Philharmonic.

Andreas Blau is a German classical flutist. He is a former principal flutist of the Berlin Philharmonic.

Wolfgang Schulz was an Austrian concert flutist and university lecturer. He was principal flutist of the Vienna Philharmonic and professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.

Günter Voglmayr was an Austrian classical flutist.

Mathieu Dufour is a French classical flutist. He is a former principal flutist of the Berlin Philharmonic.

Sébastian Jacot is a Swiss classical flutist. He is one of the principal flutists of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.

References

  1. ↑ "Solo flutist of Vienna Philharmonic, Dieter Flury, visits for performance and master class at IU". February 7, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Center stage: The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra". December 26, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Wiener Philharmoniker".
  4. ↑ "DIETER FLURY" . Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  5. ↑ Lebrecht, Norman (September 15, 2016). "VIENNA PHILHARMONIC GRABS 1ST FLUTE FROM RIVAL ORCH" . Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Pour-cent culturel Migros: concours de musique instrumentale 2019". December 5, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Dieter Flury" . Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  8. ↑ Jackes, Francesca (March 4, 2010). "All white on the night: Why does the world-famous Vienna Philharmonic feature so few women and ethnic minorities?". Independent.co.uk . Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  9. ↑ Lebrecht, Norman (December 30, 2015). "VIENNA PHIL'S FIERCEST CRITIC ADMITS 'NOTABLE PROGRESS'" . Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  10. ↑ Westdeutscher Rundfunk Radio 5, "Musikalische Misogynie", 13 February 1996, transcribed by Regina Himmelbauer; translation by William Osborne
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.