Michel Debost
{{infobox musical artist
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1934|1|20}}
|birth_place = Paris, France
|background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
|occupation = Musician, professor
|instrument = Flute
|genre = Classical
|associated_acts = Orchestre de Paris
}}
Michel Debost ({{IPA|fr|dəbɔst|lang}}; born 20 January 1934), is a French flutist.
Born in Paris, he is one of the well known flutists of the French school.{{Cite web |title=Michel Debost |url=https://www2.oberlin.edu/faculty/mdebost/id.html |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=www2.oberlin.edu}} He has studied under Gaston Crunelle and Marcel Moyse.{{Cite web |last=theinstrumenta |date=2021-02-17 |title=Michel Debost, Flutist, Teacher, Recording Artist |url=https://theinstrumentalist.com/february-2021-flute-talk/michel-debost-flutist-teacher-recording-artist/ |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=The Instrumentalist |language=en-US}}
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.{{Cite web |title=Michel Debost - NFA Lifetime Achievement Award |url=https://www.nfaonline.org/about/about-the-nfa/achievement-awards/michel-debost |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=Default |language=en}} He was Principal Flute in the "Orchestre de Paris".{{Cite web |title=Michel Debost |url=https://www2.oberlin.edu/faculty/mdebost/id.html |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=www2.oberlin.edu}} He replaced Jean-Pierre Rampal as Professor of flute at the Conservatoire de Paris.[http://emmanuelpahud.net/biography.html Emmanuel Pahud] and [http://www.stephanerety.com/fr/biografie.html Stéphane Rety] Debost has recorded much flute repertoire on LPs and CD.[https://www.amazon.com/Michel-Debost/dp/B000S9ZSK0 Amazon search on 'Michel Debost' ] He lives in the United States with his wife Kathleen Chastain who is also a flutist.{{Cite web |last=theinstrumenta |date=2021-02-17 |title=Michel Debost, Flutist, Teacher, Recording Artist |url=https://theinstrumentalist.com/february-2021-flute-talk/michel-debost-flutist-teacher-recording-artist/ |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=The Instrumentalist |language=en-US}} He taught at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio from 1989-2011.[https://oncampus.oberlin.edu/source/articles/2011/05/25/michel-debost-retires Oberlin Conservatory magazine] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130109092639/https://oncampus.oberlin.edu/source/articles/2011/05/25/michel-debost-retires |date=2013-01-09 }}, 2011
Notable students of Debost
- Emmanuel Pahud{{Cite web |title=Emmanuel Pahud |url=https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/en/about-us/orchestra/musicians/emmanuel-pahud/ |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=www.berliner-philharmoniker.de |language=en}} - international soloist, principal flute Berliner Philharmoniker
- Leone Buyse{{Cite web |title=Intonation with Leon Buyse {{!}} tonebase Flute |url=https://www.tonebase.co/flute-course/intonation-with-leon-buyse |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=tonebase |language=en}} - professor at Rice University (ret.)
- Claire Chase{{Cite web |title=Oberlin Conservatory Spring 2002 |url=https://www2.oberlin.edu/con/connews/2002/feature3.html |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=www2.oberlin.edu}} - international soloist, professor at Harvard University{{Cite web |title=Claire Chase – Harvard University Department of Music |url=https://music.fas.harvard.edu/people/faculty/claire-chase/ |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=music.fas.harvard.edu |language=en-US}}
- [https://blair.vanderbilt.edu/bio/?pid=molly-barth Molly Barth] - former member of eighth blackbird, professor at Vanderbilt University{{Cite web |title=Biography |url=https://blair.vanderbilt.edu/bio/?pid=molly-barth |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=Vanderbilt University |language=en-US}}
- Brandon Patrick George{{Cite web |title=Brandon Patrick George • Orchestra of St. Luke's |url=https://oslmusic.org/bios/brandon-patrick-george/ |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=Orchestra of St. Luke's |language=en-US}} - member of Imani Winds
- Eric Lamb{{Cite web |title=Eric Lamb |url=https://www.chambersoloistsdetroit.org/eric-lamb/ |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=www.chambersoloistsdetroit.org}} - member of International Contemporary Ensemble
Discography
- CONCERTOS POUR FLUTE - CONCERTO POUR FLUTE & HARPE, Mozart. (Michel Debost Flute, Lily Laskine harp, Orchestre de Chambre de Moscou/Rudolf Barshai)
- ENTR'ACTE (MUSIC FOR FLUTE AND HARP) Ibert, Berlioz, Faure, Gaubert, Debussy, Ravel
- FLUTE PANORAMA, NO.1 (Faulisi) Widor, Reinecke, Gaubert, Karg-Elert, Faure{{Cite web |title=Spotify – Web Player |url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/3y3Tq5ZW9SFtIMon8jHjkG/discography/all |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=Spotify |language=en}}
- FLUTE PANORAMA, NO. 2 (Faulisi) Poulenc, Ibert, Sancan, Dutilleux, Messiaen
- FLUTE PANORAMA, NO. 3 (Faulisi) Faure, Enesco, Casella, Gaubert, Ganne, Gaubert, Taffanel, Perilhou, Busser
- FLUTE PANORAMA, NO. 4
- TELEMANN, SIX SONATAS, OP. 2 Sonatas for 2 flutes, with James Galway, cassette only
Bibliography
- Michel Debost, The Simple Flute: From A to Z, (translated from French), Oxford University Press, 2002, 282 pages
Notes
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External links
- [http://www.oberlin.edu/faculty/mdebost/ Profile at Oberlin College website]
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Category:French classical flautists