Michel Debost
Michel Debost with Isabelle and her student Jessica Pearce
Michel & Cathy Debost perform in Dijon, France (1979)
Michel Debost
Michel Debost
Professor of Flute and Performance -- Oberlin Conservatory of
Music
Education:
French Baccalaureat with honors in experimental science, 1952; graduation
from Conservatoire National Paris, with prizes in flute and chamber music, 1954.
Honors and Awards:
Winner of all major competitions (Moscow 1957, Prague 1960, Geneva 1961,
Munich 1960 and 1964)
Performances:
Annual solo tours of U.S since 1962.
Professional Affiliations:
Principal flute: Orchestre de Paris (1960-90) under music directors Munch,
Karajan, Solti, and Barenboim. Principal flute: Orchestre de la Societe des
Concerts du Conservatoire, 1962-1967. Succeeded Jean-Pierre Rampal as Professor,
Paris Conservatoire (1982-1990).
Published Works:
Consulting Editor and monthly column, Flute Talk (The Instrumentalist ) .
Published Une Simple Flute in France, October 1996. English version to be
released in 1999 by Oxford University Press.
Recordings:
Solo and chamber music repertoire on album and compact disc for EMI, Angel,
Flute Traversiere, DGG, and other labels.