Jean-Pierre Eustace

Introduction

Born with Caen (Apple-brandy) in 1930 from one from family from musician. He marries Genevieve Dinand, piano teacher and concert performer.

First price of flute at 12 years with the Academy of its birthplace. Then National Academy of Music of Paris raises where it has as a Master, Marcel Moyse and Roger Cortet.

Receipt first in its class, it obtains a first medal of musical theory and in 1952 one 1st price of flute.

It will be successively, Professor of flute to the Academy of Rheims, Professor of flute and musical theory to the National Academy of Music of Grenoble.

In 1960, it enters within the Orchestra of the National theater of the Opera of Paris, as flutist, after a brilliance contest and in 1963 is named on contest 1st flute solo.

It was directed by the largest leaders of planet, was côtoyé and often equalized musicians and soloists of reputation, but always while shining by a discretion and a advanced professionalism.

The international artists Carolyn Carlson, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Lily Laskine, Mado Robin, Bourvil, Mady Mesplé, Maria Fixed, Jacques Loussier and grinds leaders, with which it could play never made him lose the wire of its passion, namely, the music.

Quotations

“When the large flutists are quoted, that it is of day before yesterday (Moyse, Roy, Gaubert, Caratgé, Crunelle, Dufrêne) or of yesterday (Rampal, Bourdin, Marion, Debost, Lardé, Larrieu), it would be necessary that people take the practice to add Jean-Pierre Eustace to it. ”

2002 - Christian Merlin, critical musical with the Barber (with its pleasant authorization)

Some key dates

1950 - Raise Conservatoire National of Music of Paris where it has as Masters, Marcel Moyse, Roger Cortet, Reçu 1st in the class of Marcel Moyse.

1952 - Professor of flute to the Academy of Rheims and flutist to the theater of this city.

1953 - Named on contest professor of flute and musical theory to the National Academy of Music of Grenoble.

1954 - The 1st medal with the International Contest of Geneva obtains unanimously, after having taken part in the finale, with the Orchestra of the French-speaking Switzerland.

1958 - Unanimously gain the second price of flute to the International Concours of Geneva.

1960 - Enter within the Orchestra of the National theater of the Opera, as flutist.

1962 - Named on contest 2nd flute solo with the Opera at the beginning of Jean-Pierre Rampal.

1963 - Is named on contest 1st flute solo of the National theater of the Opera to replace Lucien Lavailllotte

1966 - Interpret with Lilly Laskine, the Concerto for flute and toothing-stone of Mozart.

1970 - Alain Lombard proposes the place of " to him; principal flûte" to the orchestra of Miami (Florida), but the American trade union is opposed to it.

1972 - Becomes member of the French company of Musicology.

1973 - Palais Garnier - June

Participle with Carolyn Carlson with the choreographic creation of “Density 21.5” of Edgard Varèse for flute alone and thereafter, will make of it a recording with the Office of broadcasting French television

1989 - Take part in the exceptional evening of inauguration of the Opéra Bastille on July 14th.

Distinctions

Knight of the Order of Arts and the Letters in connection with its musicologic research tasks. promotion 2003

Writings, publications

single Creation in the world of the Chronological table of the flutists and the Leaders of the Opera of 1671 to 1980.
Creation of the history of the solo violins of the Opera since 1671 and the violoncellists since the XVIIIe century
Variations for flute on a topic of Paganini
It takes an active part in 2006 in the assistance on the drafting of a Large book on the Opera of Paris (Garnier)

Private collection

Jean-Pierre Eustace is also collector. Indeed it has 2 exceptional flutes.

the first is a flute out of wooden of Louis Drouet (Time of Street Jump, with case of time towards 1816 - 1817) - number 240 is engraved out of the four parts of the instrument. There exists very little of specimens of Drouet flutes to 8 keys in the world.

the second is an Ivory flute manufactured in years 1880~90 and comprises 13 enamelled keys of form conical. Its overall length is of 723 millimetres and present 4 parts. This flute having belonged to the Tsar of all Russies, Nicolas II, was given to him in 1972 by one of his/her friends flutist of Philharmonic of Leningrad.

Discography

Léo Delibes : Coppélia

Release Dates: 06/27/2000 - Label: EMI CLASSICS - Catalog No: 73731

Sylvia & Coppelia * Release Dates: 09/29/1992 - Label: EMI CLASSICS - Catalog No: 67208

Edgar Varèse : density 21.5 (Opera Garnier 1973) Carolyn Carlson Dances.

Carmen with the Opera of Paris (flutist solo)

Antonio Vivaldi

six concerti for flute and cords, opus 10 - 1960
Collegium Musicum of Paris - direction Roland Douatte
Jean-Pierre Eustace, Flute, Anne-Marie Beckensteiner, harpsichord

Michel Corrette

Concertos of Christmas

Tell the Beautiful one with wood sleeping

text called by Gerard Philippe, Flute Jean-Pierre Eustace

Opera of Lucia di Lammermoor

Flute solo on the air of the madness with Mady Mesplé

External bonds

Official site of Jean-Pierre Eustace

External sources

the Orchestral Main thing Flutists
/ジュネーヴ国際音楽コンクール International Contest of Musical execution since 1939
Grétry Links
American Site of traditional reference Andante

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