Mathieu Dufour

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Mathieu Dufour
Born (1973-12-28) 28 December 1973 (age 50)
Paris, France
GenresClassical
Instrument(s)Flute
Formerly of Chicago Symphony
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Berlin Philharmonic

Mathieu Dufour (born 28 December 1973 in Paris) is a French classical flutist. He is a former principal flutist of the Berlin Philharmonic.

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Early life

Dufour began playing the flute at the age of 8. He studied under Madeleine Chassang and Maxence Larrieu at the Lyon Conservatory. [1]

Career

Dufour was appointed principal flute of the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse in 1993, and then held the same position with the Paris Opera in 1996. [2] He plays on a Yamaha YFL-997 flute. [3]

Dufour was appointed principal flute of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1999 by Daniel Barenboim. [4] He briefly left in September 2009 to play principal flute with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, though later stated he had joined them on a one-year trial basis and was able to hold positions with both orchestras. [5] He returned to Chicago in January 2010. [6] He joined the Berlin Philharmonic as principal flute in August 2015, replacing the retiring Andreas Blau and sharing the role with Emmanuel Pahud. [7] He left the orchestra in December 2021 at his own request for personal reasons, [8] and was succeeded in May 2022 by Sébastian Jacot. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Mathieu Dufour, Principal Flute | Berliner Philharmoniker".
  2. ↑ "Mathieu Dufour | Concours de Genève".
  3. ↑ "Yamaha Corporation of America".
  4. ↑ von Rhein, John (October 1, 2014). "Dufour to leave CSO for Berlin" . Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  5. ↑ Ng, David (January 8, 2010). "Flutist Mathieu Dufour apologizes to L.A. Phil, slams Chicago Sun-Times article [Updated]" . Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  6. ↑ Ng, David (January 6, 2010). "Principal flutist Mathieu Dufour leaves L.A. Phil [updated]" . Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  7. ↑ Johnson, Lawrence (May 15, 2014). "Dufour wins Berlin Philharmonic audition: Will he leave the CSO—again?" . Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  8. ↑ Lebrecht, Norman (December 31, 2021). "EXCLUSIVE: PRINCIPAL FLUTE QUITS THE BERLIN PHILHARMONIC".
  9. ↑ https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/news/detail/sebastian-jacot-gewinnt-probespiel-fuer-die-stelle-der-solofloete/
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