Overview
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.
Biography
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 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, Marina Piccinini, Kaspar Zehnder and Ariel Zuckermann.
He died at the age of 90 in 2016.
Career
- 1948 to 1950: Flautist in orchestras in Winterthur and Zurich
- 1950 to 1959: Solo flautist for the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
- 1952 to 1965: Professor at the Academy for Music in Berlin
- 1965 to 1981: Head of the Master Class at the Freiburg Conservatory
Awards and prizes
- In 1947, at the age of 21, he was awarded the Paris Conservatory’s First Prize for flute
- In 1948 he won the First Prize at Geneva International Music Competition
Selected discography
- 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
Information
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Swiss flautist
Type： Person Male
Period： 1926.1.22 - 2016.1.29
Age： aged 90
Area ：Switzerland
Occupation ：Flute Player
Type： Person Male
Period： 1926.1.22 - 2016.1.29
Age： aged 90
Area ：Switzerland
Occupation ：Flute Player
Artist
Update Time：2020-01-22 20:20 / 4 years, 2 months ago.
