Philippe Bernold

Primo vincitore del “Jean-Pierre Rampal International Flute Competition” nel 1987, Philippe Bernold, uno dei più brillanti rappresentanti della scuola flautistica francese, rimane il primo flautista francese ad aggiudicarsi questo prestigioso titolo. Nato nel 1960, ha studiato con Alain Marion al Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, dove ha ottenuto il Premier Prix nel 1982. Si è esibito come solista con importanti compagini, tra cui l’Orchestre de Paris, l’Orchestre National de Lyon, l’Orchestra dell’Opéra de Lyon, la Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, la Hallé Orchestra di Manchester, la Prague Chamber Orchestra, l’Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale Polacca e Sinfonia Varsovia. La discografia di Philippe Bernold comprende oltre 20 CD, registrati e pubblicati da etichette quali Harmonia Mundi, EMI, Universal, Naïve, Naxos e Lyrinx. Bernold affianca alla sua intensa carriera internazionale di flautista un’ampia attività come direttore d’orchestra. Ha studiato direzione con René Matter, allievo di Fritz Münch. È professore di musica da camera al Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris e professore di flauto al Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Lyon. Ogni anno insegna nell’ambito dell’Académie Internationale d’Été de Nice e presso l’Académie de Musique Française de Kyoto.

The first winner of the Jean-Pierre Rampal International Flute Competition in 1987, Philippe Bernold, one of the most distinguished representatives of the French flute school, remains the first French flautist to have won this prestigious title. Born in 1960, he studied with Alain Marion at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, where he was awarded the Premier Prix in 1982. He has appeared as a soloist with leading ensembles including the Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre National de Lyon, Opéra de Lyon Orchestra, Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra in Manchester, Prague Chamber Orchestra, Polish National Symphony Orchestra and Sinfonia Varsovia. Philippe Bernold’s discography includes more than 20 CDs, recorded and released by labels including Harmonia Mundi, EMI, Universal, Naïve, Naxos and Lyrinx. Alongside his extensive international career as a flautist, Bernold has developed a significant career as a conductor. He studied conducting with René Matter, a pupil of Fritz Münch. He is Professor of Chamber Music at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris and Professor of Flute at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Lyon. Each year, he teaches at the Académie Internationale d’Été de Nice and at the Académie de Musique Française de Kyoto.