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| birth_name = Aurèle Nicolet |
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| years_active = 1948–2016 |
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His pupils include [[Emmanuel Pahud]], [[Carlos Bruneel]], [[Michael Faust]], [[Pedro Eustache]], [[Thierry Fischer]], [[Irena Grafenauer]], [[Huáscar Barradas]], [[Kristiyan Koev]], [[Jadwiga Kotnowska]], [[Robert Langevin]], [[Tom Ottar Andreassen]], [[Marina Piccinini]], [[Kaspar Zehnder]] and [[Ariel Zuckermann]]. |
His pupils include [[Emmanuel Pahud]], [[Carlos Bruneel]], [[Michael Faust]], [[Pedro Eustache]], [[Thierry Fischer]], [[Irena Grafenauer]], [[Huáscar Barradas]], [[Kristiyan Koev]], [[Jadwiga Kotnowska]], [[Robert Langevin]], [[Tom Ottar Andreassen]], [[Marina Piccinini]], [[Kaspar Zehnder]] and [[Ariel Zuckermann]]. |
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He died at the age of 90 in 2016<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.srf.ch/kultur/musik/der-klang-seiner-floete-war-warm-und-trug-eine-botschaft |title=Der Klang seiner Flöte war warm und trug eine Botschaft |last1=Kreis |first1=Mariel |date=29 January 2016 |website= SRF: Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen |publisher= |access-date=30 January 2016}}</ref> in [[Freiburg im Breisgau]], [[Germany]].<ref>Johannes Adam: [http://www.badische-zeitung.de/klassik-2/aur-le-nicolet-grandseigneur-der-floete--116948168.html ''Aurèle Nicolet: Grandseigneur der Flöte.''] Nachruf in: Badische Zeitung vom 2. Februar 2016.</ref><ref>[http://floete.net/fa/user_upload/FA-1-2016-small.pdf ''Hommage ä Aurèle Nicolet.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160517215755/http://floete.net/fa/user_upload/FA-1-2016-small.pdf |date=2016-05-17 }} |
He died at the age of 90 in 2016<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.srf.ch/kultur/musik/der-klang-seiner-floete-war-warm-und-trug-eine-botschaft |title=Der Klang seiner Flöte war warm und trug eine Botschaft |last1=Kreis |first1=Mariel |date=29 January 2016 |website= SRF: Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen |publisher= |access-date=30 January 2016}}</ref> in [[Freiburg im Breisgau]], [[Germany]].<ref>Johannes Adam: [http://www.badische-zeitung.de/klassik-2/aur-le-nicolet-grandseigneur-der-floete--116948168.html ''Aurèle Nicolet: Grandseigneur der Flöte.''] Nachruf in: Badische Zeitung vom 2. Februar 2016.</ref><ref>[http://floete.net/fa/user_upload/FA-1-2016-small.pdf ''Hommage ä Aurèle Nicolet.''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160517215755/http://floete.net/fa/user_upload/FA-1-2016-small.pdf |date=2016-05-17 }} In: Flöte aktuell 1/2016, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Flöte (PDF).</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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He was a flautist in orchestras in [[Winterthur]] and [[Zurich]] from 1948 to 1950. |
He was a flautist in orchestras in [[Winterthur]] and [[Zurich]] from 1948 to 1950. |
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He was solo flautist for the [[Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra]] from 1950 to 1959. |
He was solo flautist for the [[Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra]] from 1950 to 1959. |
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He was a professor |
He was a professor in the [[Berlin Hochschule für Musik|Academy for Music in Berlin]] from 1952 to 1965. |
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He was head of the Master Class at |
He was head of the Master Class at [[Freiburg Conservatory]] from 1965 to 1981. |
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==Awards and prizes== |
==Awards and prizes== |
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In 1947, at the age of 21, he was awarded |
In 1947, at the age of 21, he was awarded First Prize for flute from [[Conservatoire de Paris|Paris Conservatory]]. |
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In 1948 he won |
In 1948 he won First Prize at [[Geneva International Music Competition]]. |
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==Selected discography== |
==Selected discography== |
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[[Category:People from Neuchâtel]] |
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[[Category:Swiss classical flautists]] |
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[[Category:Players of the Berlin Philharmonic]] |
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[[Category:20th-century classical musicians]] |
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Latest revision as of 00:42, 4 October 2023
Aurèle Nicolet | |
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Born | Neuchâtel, Switzerland | 22 January 1926
Died | 29 January 2016 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany | (aged 90)
Genres | Classical |
Occupation(s) | Flautist |
Instrument(s) | Flute |
Years active | 1948–2016 |
Website | Aurèle Nicolet |
Aurèle Nicolet (22 January 1926 – 29 January 2016) was a Swiss flautist. He was considered one of the world's best flute players of the late twentieth century.
He performed in various international concerts. A number of composers wrote music especially for him, including Josef Tal, Toru Takemitsu, György Ligeti, Krzysztof Meyer, and Edison Denisov.
His pupils include Emmanuel Pahud, Carlos Bruneel, Michael Faust, Pedro Eustache, Thierry Fischer, Irena Grafenauer, Huáscar Barradas, Kristiyan Koev, Jadwiga Kotnowska, Robert Langevin, Tom Ottar Andreassen, Marina Piccinini, Kaspar Zehnder and Ariel Zuckermann.
He died at the age of 90 in 2016[1] in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.[2][3]
Career[edit]
He was a flautist in orchestras in Winterthur and Zurich from 1948 to 1950. He was solo flautist for the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra from 1950 to 1959. He was a professor in the Academy for Music in Berlin from 1952 to 1965. He was head of the Master Class at Freiburg Conservatory from 1965 to 1981.
Awards and prizes[edit]
In 1947, at the age of 21, he was awarded First Prize for flute from Paris Conservatory.
In 1948 he won First Prize at Geneva International Music Competition.
Selected discography[edit]
- Bach: The Complete Sonatas for Flute
- Luigi Boccherini/Joseph Martin Kraus: Flute Quintets
- François-Joseph Gossec: 6 Flute Quartets
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: 4 Flute Quartets
- Anton Reicha: 3 Quartets, Op. 98
- Louis Spohr: Concertante No. 2; Mozart: Concerto for Flute and Harp; Oboe Concertos
- Antonio Vivaldi: Flute Concertos Op. 10, 1-6
- Antonio Vivaldi: 6 Flute Concertos Op. 10
References[edit]
- ^ Kreis, Mariel (29 January 2016). "Der Klang seiner Flöte war warm und trug eine Botschaft". SRF: Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ Johannes Adam: Aurèle Nicolet: Grandseigneur der Flöte. Nachruf in: Badische Zeitung vom 2. Februar 2016.
- ^ Hommage ä Aurèle Nicolet. Archived 2016-05-17 at the Wayback Machine In: Flöte aktuell 1/2016, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Flöte (PDF).