 ROBERT
LANGEVIN
PRINCIPAL FLUTE, NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
With the start of the 2000-2001
season, Robert Langevin joined the New York Philharmonic as
Principal Flute, in The Lila Acheson Wallace Chair. Most recently,
Mr. Langevin held the Jackman Pfouts Principal Flute Chair of the
Pittsburgh Symphony and was an adjunct professor at Duquesne
University, in Pittsburgh. Prior to his appointment to the
Pittsburgh Symphony, Mr. Langevin served as Associate Principal of
the Montreal Symphony for 13 years, playing on more than 30
recordings. As a member of Musica Camerata Montreal and l』Ensemble
de la Socit de Musique Contemporaine du Qubec, he premiered many
works, including the Canadian premiere of Pierre Boulez』s Le Marteau
sans maître. In addition, Mr. Langevin has performed as soloist with
Quebec』s most distinguished ensembles and has recorded many recitals
and chamber music programs for the Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation. He also served on the faculty of the University of
Montreal for nine years.
Born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Mr. Langevin began studying flute at age
12 and joined the local orchestra three years later. While studying
with Jean-Paul Major at the Montreal Conservatory of Music, he
started working in recording studios, where he accompanied a variety
of artists of different styles. He graduated in 1976 with two first
prizes, one in flute, the other in chamber music. Not long after, he
won the prestigious Prix d』Europe, a national competition open to
all instruments with a first prize of a two-year scholarship to
study in Europe. This enabled him to work with Aurle Nicolet at the
Staatliche Hochschule fr Musik in Freiburg, Germany, where he
graduated in 1979. He then went on to study with Maxence Larrieu, in
Geneva, winning second prize at the Budapest International
Competition in 1980.
Mr. Langevin is currently on the faculties of The Juilliard School,
the Manhattan School of Music, and the Orford International Summer
Festival.
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