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Robert Langevin is a Canadian flautist. He has been principal flautist of the New York Philharmonic since 2000 and is a former principal flautist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
- Can You Share 5 Career highlights?
- Tell Us About Your Education and Your Mentors.
- What Pivotal Moments Were Essential to You in Creating The Artist That You Are?
- What Do You Like Best About Performing? Teaching?
- What Is Your Schedule Like For The Next Six months?
- Tell Us About Your Personal and Professional Goals.
- What Advice Would You Offer to A Young Flutist Just Starting out?
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As far as career highlights, one could say that studying with the teachers below was a highlight as well as winning my first orchestra job in Montreal; one always wonders if one will be able to win an audition... Another highlight was taking part in the Canadian premiere of Pierre Boulez' "Le marteau sans maître" in 1985, celebrating his 60th birth...
I studied at the Montreal Conservatory with Jean-Paul Major for 6 years. Upon graduation, I went to study with Aurèle Nicolet for 2 years in Freiburg, Germany and then for a semester with Maxence Larrieu at the Geneva Conservatory in Switzerland. I also studied with him for 3 summers at the Nice Academy. In addition, I attended two summer classes i...
The pivotal moments were certainly studying with the gentlemen named above; without them I wouldn't be the player I am now. You can also say that some of the great conductors I have had the chance to work with in the three orchestras I have been in have certainly inspired and guided me as well as some of the extraordinary soloists we have had the p...
What I like best about performing is that every night one has to re-create what is written on the page and adding one's vision of what the composer might have meant while respecting his style. When making a program for a recital or a chamber music concert, I like to find pieces that may be unjustly unknown but which I feel deserve to be heard; it i...
Our summer season is usually busy with travel. We do a residency in Shanghai, China for 10 days where we perform and also teach masterclasses at the Orchestra Academy. We also end the season with another 10 day residency at the Bravo Vail Festival in Colorado. In between these two we have a 12 day break where I go teach t the Orford Summer Festival...
My goals are to keep doing what i enjoy as long as I am able to play at a level commensurate to the needs of the position. I still enjoy practicing and try to get better in certain areas, it's a never ending pursuit...
Sometimes parents ask if their children should pursue a career in music. My answer is: "only if they can't imagine doing anything else and providing they are ready to put in the hours required to succeed" because there is a lot of competition and relatively few jobs. Of course, it can be a very rewarding profession but people need to realize that i...
On Sunday April 8ththe New York Flute Club presented principal flutist of the NY Philharmonic Robert Langevin in recital. Langevin had graciously agreed to perform the concert when French flutist Maxence Larrieu was unable to perform. The beautiful concert included the Sonata in C-sharp Minor (1904) by Mel Bonis, the Griffes Poem (1918), Debussy’s ...
Robert Langevin is a renown Canadian flutist and principal flautist of the New York Philharmonic for over 20 years. Born in Quebec, he studied flute with Jean-Paul Major at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal .
Hailed by the New York Times for his “dazzling performance” and “beautiful solo playing”, Robert Langevin is considered one of the most brilliant flutists of his generation.
Robert Langevin, holder of The Lila Acheson Wallace Chair, joined the New York Philharmonic as Principal Flute at the start of the 2000–01 season. In May 2001, he made his solo debut with the Orchestra in the North American premiere of Siegfried Matthus’s Concerto for Flute and Harp with Philharmonic Principal Harp Nancy Allen and then ...
Jan 6, 2020 · Flute Center of New York presents Flute Unscripted with Caity Massoud, featuring Robert Langevin. Robert Langevin is the Principal Flutist of the New York Philharmonic.
- 42 min
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- Flute Unscripted
Robert Langevin is a Canadian flautist. He has been principal flautist of the New York Philharmonic since 2000 and is a former principal flautist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. He was...
