Profile

Named "Instrumentalist of the Year 1997" at the prestigious Victoires de la Musique award ceremony in Paris, the Swiss-French flutist Emmanuel Pahud is one of today's most exciting and adventurous musicians. He was born in Geneva in January 1970 and started to study music at the age of six. He graduated in 1990 with the Premier Prix from the Conservatoire National Sup&eacuterieur de Musique de Paris, after which he continued his studies with Aurele Nicolet.

He has won first prize in many major International Music Competitions like Kobe in 1989 and Duino in 1988, then won eight out of the twelve special prizes at the Concours de Geneve in 1992. He took the Soloists Prize in the World-wide French-speaking Community Radio Awards, and the European Council's Juventus Prize. He is also a laureate of the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation and of the International Tribune for Musicians of UNESCO.

At the age of 22, Emmanuel Pahud was appointed Principal Flute of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under Claudio Abbado, a post to which he returned in 2002 after an 18-month sabbatical when he taught the Virtuosity Class at the Geneva Conservatoire and he has recently been voted onto the Media Vorstand of the BPO.

Emmanuel appears regularly at leading festivals throughout Europe, the USA and the Far East. He has appeared as soloist with many of the world's leading orchestras including the Berlin Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, Zurich Tonhalle, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Mariinski, Minnesota Symphony, Camerata Salzburg, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Washington National Symphony, NHK Symphony, and Scottish Chamber orchestras. He's collaborated with conductors such as Abbado, Rattle, Zinman, Maazel, Gergiev, Gardiner, Harding, J&aumlrvi, Rostropovich and Perlman.

In 2008-09 Emmanuel will be performing with, amongst others, the Cincinnati Symphony, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Mahler and Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestras as well as recording with the Rotterdam Symphony Orchestra and Yannick Nezet-Seguin and giving performances of the Elliot Carter Concerto with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and Daniel Barenboim. He will also continue to perform three newly commissioned flute concerts by Matthias Pintscher, Michael Jarrell and Marc-Andre Dalbavie, all of which have been recorded for EMI.

He is a dedicated chamber musician and regularly gives recital tours with pianists such as Eric Le Sage, Yefim Bronfman and Helene Grimaud, as well as jazzing with Jacky Terrasson. He will perform recitals with guitarist Christian Rivet and will tour with Trevor Pinnock across the United States, Japan and South East Asia and Europe playing Bach complete flute sonatas which they have recorded together for EMI and will be released later this year.

In 1996 he signed an exclusive contract with EMI Classics, a collaboration which is set to be one of the most significant contributions to recorded flute music. The releases have received unanimous critical acclaim ("I haven't heard a flautist on disc that I like as much as Pahud" - American Record Guide ; "surpassing any previous recordings of the Mozart quartets"- BBC Music Magazine ; "this signals the arrival of a new master flautist" - The Guardian ; "don't miss any of Pahud's recordings!" Diapason ), and have been showered with awards including several TV-Victoires de la Musique, Diapason d'Or, Radio France's "Recording of the Year", Fono-Forum and TV-Echo awards in Germany, "Record Geijutsu" and "Ongaku no Tomo" award from the Japanese record industry

Concert

Date	Sat/26/January/2011 15:30
Venue	BUNKAMURA Orchard hall
62nd NHK Symphony Orchestra Regular Concert 【Performers】 Hansjorg Schellenberger (Conductor) Emmanuel Pahud (Flute) NHK Symphony Orchestra 【Ticket】 S:\7,500 A:\6,000 B\4,500 C:\3,00 【Information】 Bunkamura Ticket Center +81-3-3477-9999

Date	February 14, 2013（Thu） 19:00
Venue	The Symphony Hall
Japan Century Symphony Orchestra The 178th Regular Concert [Performer] Dmitry Sitkovetsky（Conductor） Emanuel Pahud（Violin） Japan Century Symphony Orchestra [Program] F.J.Haydn：Symphony No.103 in E flat major, Hob.I,103 "Mit dem Paukenwirbel" W.A.Mozart：Concerto for Flute and Orchestra No.1 in G major, K.313 I.Stravinsky：Ballet Suite "L'oiseau de feu" （1945 version） [Price] A￥6,000 B￥4,500 C\3,000 D￥1,000 wheelchairs￥3,000 Available from 12/Oct/2012 [Information] Century Ticket Service 06-6868-0591

Discography

Under construction

Press Review

Tue/3/May 19:30-21:10
NHK-FM「Best Of Classic」

Pahud&Pinnock&Manson
Fri/2/July 23：55〜25：50
Kyoiku TV "Geijutsu Gekijo"

Pahud & Pinnock & Manson
Mon/16/August 19:30 - 21:10
NHK-FM "Best of Classic"

Concert Archive

Date	September 30, 2011 (Fri) 19:00
Venue	Hoya Komorebi Hall Main Hall
Emmanuel Pahud “Fantasy - A Night at the Opera” [Performer] Emmanuel Pahud (Flute) Tadayuki Kawahara (Piano) [Program] Krakamp & Briccialdi: Fantasy on Verdi’s “La traviata” Tchaikosky (arr. Braunstein): Lensky’s Aria (Paraphrase from Eugene Onegin) Puccini: Manon Lescaut *Piano Solo Fobbes: Fantasy on Mozart’s “Magic Flute” Noblot: Andantino Faure': Fantaisie, Sicilienne　 Gaubert: Nocturne and Allegro Scherzando Ravel: Habanera Borne: Fantaisie brilante on themes from Bizet’s Carmen [Price] All reserved seats　￥4,000 [Information] Hoya Komorebi Hall　042-421-1919

Date	September 29, 2011 (Thu) 19:00
Venue	Okazaki City Civic Center Concert Hall
Emmanuel Pahud “Fantasy - A Night at the Opera” [Performer] Emmanuel Pahud (Flute) Tadayuki Kawahara (Piano) [Program] Krakamp & Briccialdi: Fantasy on Verdi’s “La traviata” Tchaikosky (arr. Braunstein): Lensky’s Aria (Paraphrase from Eugene Onegin) Puccini: Manon Lescaut *Piano Solo Fobbes: Fantasy on Mozart’s “Magic Flute” Noblot: Andantino Faure': Fantaisie, Sicilienne　 Gaubert: Nocturne and Allegro Scherzando Ravel: Habanera Borne: Fantaisie brilante on themes from Bizet’s Carmen [Price] All reserved seats　￥5,000 Students　￥3,000 [Information] Okazaki City Civic Center　0564-72-5111

Date	September 28, 2011 (Wed) 19:00
Venue	Izumi Hall
Emmanuel Pahud “Fantasy - A Night at the Opera” [Performer] Emmanuel Pahud (Flute) Tadayuki Kawahara (Piano) [Program] Krakamp & Briccialdi: Fantasy on Verdi’s “La traviata” Tchaikosky (arr. Braunstein): Lensky’s Aria (Paraphrase from Eugene Onegin) Puccini: Manon Lescaut *Piano Solo Fobbes: Fantasy on Mozart’s “Magic Flute” Noblot: Andantino Faure': Fantaisie, Sicilienne　 Gaubert: Nocturne and Allegro Scherzando Ravel: Habanera Borne: Fantaisie brilante on themes from Bizet’s Carmen [Price] All reserved seats　￥5,000 Students　￥2,500 [Information] Izumi Hall Ticket Center　06-6944-1188

Date	September 27, 2011 (Tue) 19:00
Venue	Oji Hall
Emmanuel Pahud Flute Recital [Performer] Emmanuel Pahud (Flute) Tadayuki Kawahara (Piano) [Program] Krakamp & Briccialdi: Fantasy on Verdi’s “La traviata” Tchaikosky (arr. Braunstein): Lensky’s Aria (Paraphrase from Eugene Onegin) Puccini: Manon Lescaut *Piano Solo Fobbes: Fantasy on Mozart’s “Magic Flute” Noblot: Andantino Faure': Fantaisie, Sicilienne　 Gaubert: Nocturne and Allegro Scherzando Ravel: Habanera Borne: Fantaisie brilante on themes from Bizet’s Carmen [Price] All reserved seats　￥7,500 Sold Out [Information] Oji Hall Ticket Center　03-3567-9990

Date	September 26, 2011 (Mon) 19:00
Venue	Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall
Emmanuel Pahud “Fantasy - A night at the Opera” [Performer] Emmanuel Pahud (Flute) Tadayuki Kawahara (Piano) [Program] Tchaikosky (arr. Braunstein): Lensky’s Aria (Paraphrase from Eugene Onegin)） Ravel: Habanera Borne: Fantaisie brillante on themes from Bizet’s Carmen Others　 [Price] S￥7,500　A￥6,500　B￥5,000 [Information] Aspen Inc.　03-5467-0081

Date	September 25, 2011 (Sun) 14:00
Venue	Miyama Concert Hall Main Hall
Emmanuel Pahud Flute Recial [Performer] Emmanuel Pahud (Flute) Tadayuki Kawahara (Piano) [Program] Krakamp & Briccialdi: Fantasy on Verdi’s “La traviata” Reichert: Fantaisie Me'lancholique Tchaikosky (arr. Braunstein): Lensky’s Aria (Paraphrase from Eugene Onegin) Taffanel: Fantasy on Weber’s “Der Freischu"tz” Ravel: Habanera Gluck: Menuet & Dance of the Blessed Spirits (from Orphues and Eurydice) Fobbes: Fantasy on Mozart’s “Magic Flute” Bizet: Entr’acte before Act 3 from “Carmen”　 Borne: Fantaisie brillante on themes from Bizet’s Carmen Others　 [Price] All reserved seats ￥4,500 High school students and younger ￥2,000 [Information] Miyama Concert Hall　0995-78-8000

Date	September 24, 2011 (Sat) 15:00
Venue	Kobe Bunka Hall Medium Hall
Emmanuel Pahud Flute Recial [Performer] Emmanuel Pahud (Flute) Tadayuki Kawahara (Piano) [Program] Krakamp & Briccialdi: Fantasy on Verdi’s “La traviata” Reichert: Fantaisie Me'lancholique Tchaikosky (arr. Braunstein): Lensky’s Aria (Paraphrase from Eugene Onegin) Taffanel: Fantasy on Weber’s “Der Freischu"tz” Ravel: Habanera Gluck: Menuet & Dance of the Blessed Spirits (from Orphues and Eurydice) Fobbes: Fantasy on Mozart’s “Magic Flute” Bizet: Entr’acte before Act 3 from “Carmen”　 Borne: Fantaisie brillante on themes from Bizet’s Carmen Others　 [Price] All reserved seats ￥4,000 [Information] Kobe Bunka Hall PlayGuide　078-351-3349

Date	September 22, 2011 (Thu) 19:00
Venue	Concert Hall Shizuoka AOI
Emmanuel Pahud Flute Recital “Fantasy - A Night at the Opera” [Performer] Emmanuel Pahud (Flute) Tadayuki Kawahara (Piano) [Program] Krakamp & Briccialdi: Fantasy on Verdi’s “La traviata” Reichert: Fantaisie Me'lancholique Tchaikosky (arr. Braunstein): Lensky’s Aria (Paraphrase from Eugene Onegin) Taffanel: Fantasy on Weber’s “Der Freischu"tz” Ravel: Habanera Gluck: Menuet & Dance of the Blessed Spirits (from Orphues and Eurydice) Fobbes: Fantasy on Mozart’s “Magic Flute” Bizet: Entr’acte before Act 3 from “Carmen”　 Borne: Fantaisie brillante on themes from Bizet’s Carmen Others　 [Price] All reserved seats ￥4,500 [Information] Concert Hall Shizuoka AOI　054-251-2200

Date	Wed/26/January/2011
Venue	Toppan Hall
Emmanuel Pahud Flute Solo Recital 【Program】 Honegger: Danse de la chevre R.D'Alessandro: Sonatine Op.19 C.P.E.Bach: Sonata in A minor Wq132 B.Dean: Demons (2004) Ibert: Piece Elena Firsova: 2 Inventions (1977) Heinz Holliger: (e)cri(t) (2006) Werner Pirchner: Instead of Memorial (1986) Karg-Elert: Sonata Appasionata in F sharp minor Op.140 【Ticket】 All Seats:\7,000 Students: \3,500 【Information】 Toppan Hall Ticket Center +81-3-5840-2222

Date	Sun/24/10/2010 15:00
Venue	Saino-kuni Saitama Performing Arts Theater
Emmanuel Pahud&Christian Rivet 【Program】 J.S. Bach: Flute Sonata in C major, BWV 1033 Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances Nowak: Spring Minuet for Flute and Guitar Villa-Lobos: Distribucao de flores Bachianas Brasileiras No.5 Aria Modinhas Prelude No.1 (Guitar Solo) Piazzolla: History of the Tango 【Ticket】 Front Seat:\6,000 Valcony seat:\4,500 Students:\2,000 【Information】 Saitama Arts Foundation Ticket Center +81-570-164-939

Date	Sat/23/Oct/2010
Venue	Shirakawa Hall
Emmanuel Pahud&Christian Rivet 【Information】 Concerto Bureau Asai +81-52-763-2634

Date	Fri/22/Oct/2010 19:00
Venue	Oji Hall
Emmanuel Pahud&Christian Rivet 【Program】 J.S. Bach: Flute Sonata in C major, BWV 1033 Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances Nowak: Spring Minuet for Flute and Guitar Tooru Takemitsu: Air (Flute Solo) Toward the Sea All in Twilight (Guitar Solo) Ravi Shankar: L'aube Enchantee 【Information】 Oji Hall Ticket Center +81-3-3567-9990

Date	Wed/20/Oct/2010
Venue	Kioi Hall
Chamber Music in Kioi Vol.27 【Performer】 Emmanuel Pahud (Flute) Raphael Oleg (Violin) Yasunori Kawahara (Contrabass) Ichiro Nodaira (Piano) 【Program】 Mozart: from "The Magic Flute" Bizet: Fantaisie brillante on Bizet's Carmen Debussy: Syrinx Schulhoff: Concertino for Flute, Viola and Double Bass 【Ticket】 S:\6,000 A:\4,000 Student:\2,000 【Information】 Kioi Hall Ticket Center +81-3-3237-0061

Date	Sun/17/Oct/2010 15:00
Venue	Koidego Cultural Hall
Emmanuel Pahud&Christian Rivet 【Program】 J.S. Bach: Flute Sonata in C major, BWV 1033 Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances Nowak: Spring Minuet for Flute and Guitar Villa-Lobos: Distribucao de flores Bachianas Brasileiras No.5 Aria Modinhas Prelude No.1 (Guitar Solo) Piazzolla: History of the Tango 【Information】 Koidego Cultural Hall +81-25-792-8811

Date	Sat/16/Oct/2010 15:00
Venue	Hyogo Performing Arts Center
Emmanuel Pahud&Christian Rivet 【Program】 Michio Miyagi: Haru no Umi Tooru Takemitsu: Air (Flute Solo) Toward the Sea All in Twilight (Guitar Solo) Ravi Shankar: L'aube Enchantee Villa-Lobos: Distribucao de flores Bachianas Brasileiras No.5 Aria Modinhas Prelude No.1 (Guitar Solo) Piazzolla: History of the Tango 【Ticket】 S:\4,000 A:\3,000 C:\2,000 D:\1,000 【Information】 Performing Arts Center Ticket Office +81-798-68-0255

Date	Fri/15/Oct/2010 19:00
Venue	Matsue City general culture center "Plaver Hall"
Emmanuel Pahud&Christian Rivet 【Program】 Villa-Lobos: Distribucao de flores Bachianas Brasileiras No.5 Aria Modinhas Prelude No.1 (Guitar Solo) Piazzolla: History of the Tango Michio Miyagi: Haru no Umi Tooru Takemitsu: Air (Flute Solo) Toward the Sea All in Twilight (Guitar Solo) Ravi Shankar: L'aube Enchantee 【Ticket】 S:\6,000 A:\5,400 B:\4,800 C:\2,400 【Information】 Plover Hall +81-852-27-6000