Mathieu Dufour

Mathieu Dufour is a French flutist who is the principal flutist of the Berlin Philharmonic.

Mathieu Dufour
Born1972 (age 48–49)
Paris, France
GenresClassical
InstrumentsFlute
Associated actsChicago Symphony
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Berlin Philharmonic

Early life

Dufour began playing flute at the age of 8. He studied under Madeleine Chassang and Maxence Larrieu at the Lyon Conservatory in Lyon, France.[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 National Opera in 1996.[2] He plays on a Yamaha YFL-997 flute.[3]

Dufour was appointed principal flute of the Chicago Symphony 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 would later return 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]

References
  1. https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/en/orchestra/musician/mathieu-dufour/
  2. http://www.concoursgeneve.ch/sections/mathieu_dufour
  3. http://www.yamaha.com/artists/mathieudufour.html
  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.
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