Biography of André Jaunet (1911-1988)

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17.05.1911

Born in Corné

1920

First lessons on the violin

1922

Changes to the flute

Studies with Moncelet in Anger, Moyse and Gaubert at the Paris conservatory

1931

First price of the conservatory

1932

Solo flutist of the opera in Lille

1934

Solo flutist of the municipal orchestra in Winterthur

1936

Solo flutist of the symphonic orchestra Bern

1938

Soloflutist of the Tonhalle Orchestra in Zurich

1939

First price at the international music competition in Geneve, playing the Ballade by Martin

1945

The conductor of the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Volkmar Andreae, with whos son a harpenist, he used to perform, dedicates his Quartett op. 43 to Jaunet.

1962

Golden Hans-Georg-Nägeli medaille of the city of Zurich

1966

Ritter der Ehrenlegion

1980

Médaille d'honneur of the city Angers

Among his students were for example Graf, Meisen, Nicolet, Gérard, Aitken und Ziegler

13.12.1988

Dies in Zurich

Further information/Sources:

Literature von/über André Jaunet

Adorján, András: Lexikon der Flöte
Flöteninstrumente und ihre Baugeschichte - Spielpraxis - Komponisten und ihre Werke - Interpreten
1. edition Laaber: Laaber-Verlag,
2009. - ISBN: 978-3-89007-545-7
Jaunet, André: Stilistische Betrachtungen zur Flötenliteratur - Réflexions musicales
1. edition Bern: Schweizer Flöten Gesellschaft,
1991. - ISBN: 3-7262-0190-4
Lorenzo, Leonardo de: My Complete Story of the flute
The instrument - the performer - the music
9. edition Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press,
- ISBN: 0-89672-285-6
Müller, Regula: Gespräche mit Flötisten I
2. edition Bern: Salm Verlag,
1985. - ISBN: 3-7262-0003-7

Last edit 19.07.2013