Pascal Clarhaut

Originally from the North of France, he studied music at Leers, Roubaix and Tourcoing before moving to Orléans and then to the Conservatoire de Lyon where he unanimously obtained a first prize for trumpet in Pierre Dutot's class. He was then appointed principal cornet and then principal trumpet within the orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg. In 1991, he was appointed principal trumpet at the orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris,

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An internationally renowned artist,

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}}. in parallel with the concerts he gives throughout the world, he is a professor at the Conservatory of Aulnay-sous-Bois and since 2010, at the {{ill|Pôle d'enseignement supérieur de la musique en Seine-Saint-Denis-Île-de-France|fr}}.[http://conservatoire.metzmetropole.fr/scol_disciplines_fiche.php?id_contact=1179 File of his pupil Simon Klein] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107112009/http://conservatoire.metzmetropole.fr/scol_disciplines_fiche.php?id_contact=1179 |date=2017-11-07 }}.[http://www.uzes.fr/agendafile/188388/ File of his pupil Nicolas Planchon] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107060947/http://www.uzes.fr/agendafile/188388/ |date=2017-11-07 }}.

Thanks to "his recognized pedagogical qualities",

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}}. he regularly leads master classes in France and abroad.

Clarhaut mainly plays works by 20th century composers. For example:

• in 1996, he participated in the premiere of composer Gilles Silvestrini's Descant for trumpet, French horn, trombone and string orchestra; with Hervé Joulain (French horn), Jacques Mauger (trombone) and the orchestra of the Flaine festival conducted by Victor Costa. The work will later be recorded under the direction of conductor Laurent Petitgirard.[http://www.petitgirard.com/uk/discographie.html Discography of Laurent Petitgirard] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426091202/http://www.petitgirard.com/uk/discographie.html |date=2016-04-26 }}.
• in 1997, he was the main interpreter with Viviane Loriaut (organ) of the disc Lumière, trompette et orgue, works by several 20th century composers, including the Czech composer Petr Eben and the French Jean Rivier.[https://www.discogs.com/fr/Daniele-Zanettovich-Eric-Schmidt-10-Jean-Rivier-Pascal-Clarhaut-Petr-Eben-Philippe-Raynaud-2-Robert-/release/10974103 Référence du CD Lumière, trompette et orgue]. (reference n°|BMG/RCA CD-47018)
• in 2004, he is one of the recording instrumentalists of Stravinski's L'Histoire du soldat.[https://www.amazon.fr/s/?url=search-alias&field-keywords=B004G99LG0&lang=fr Référence du CD L'Histoire du soldat].
• in 2005, he is one of the instrumentalists of the composer André David's work: Musique de chambre avec clavier; with Marc Sieffert[http://data.bnf.fr/15768163/marc_sieffert/ Marc Sieffert] on BnF(alto saxophone), Christine Marchais[http://www.ecolenormalecortot.com/enseignants/christine-marchais/ Christine Marchais] (École normale Alfred Cortot) (piano), Jean Fessard[http://www.flaneriesreims.com/a-218-jean-fessard-flaneries-musicales-de-reims.html Jean Fessard] on Flâneries musicales de Reims (percussions) and Pierrick Antoine (little organ) CD MA051201[http://andre-david.blogspot.fr/2009/01/jean-jacques-werner.html Website of composer André David].

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• [http://crescendo.72.free.fr/fichiers/soliste.php?solo=clarhaut His biography] on the website of the ensemble musical Crescendo.
• [https://www.discogs.com/fr/artist/6054326-Pascal-Clarhaut Discography] (Discogs)
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyPPjkrVdZ4 Trini - Nantes Philharmonie - Calyps'Atlantique - Pascal Clarhaut] (YouTube)

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