Nicolas Duchamp is an internationally acclaimed performer and respected teacher, in the tradition of the Paris Conservatory French school of flute playing, of which Philippe Gaubert was a most notorious example.
He has served for many years as principal flutist for the National Opera Comique in Paris and toured extensively in his native France as well as Europe, Japan and North America.
With his ‘’warm tone, distinctive charm and creative poetic eloquence”, Mr. Duchamp has performed as soloist with many of France’s leading chamber music ensembles and orchestras, including Paris Opera Bastille, Nice Opera, Strasbourg National Opera, Lamoureux Orchestra, Metz Orchestra and the Bordeaux National Opera, with conductors such as Seiji Ozawa, Georges Prêtre, Myung-Whun Chung, Philip Walsh, Brian Schembri, Yutaka Sado, Laurent Petit Girard, and Philipp Morehead.
He has performed internationally in solo recitals, chamber music ensembles and as orchestra soloist in prestigious concert halls including Salle Pleyel, Cité des Arts, Salle Gaveau and Salle Cortot in Paris, Claude Champagne Hall in Montreal, the Zitadelle Spandau in Berlin, Olympia Hall in Munich, Spivey Hall in Atlanta and Weill Recital Hall in New York.
Duchamp’s active international career takes him regularly throughout Europe, North America and to Japan.
CLASS with Mr. DUCHAMP
An opportunity to learn more about the colorful, expressive art of French flute playing as taught by PHILIPPE GAUBERT. Nicolas Duchamp, through his mentors, is a direct descendant of Gaubert’s School. Emphasis will be on French articulation, sound production, tone quality. He studied with Jean Pierre Rampal, Stephane Boudot, Maurice Pruvot, Georges Alirol, Catherine Cantin, Michel Debost and Maxence Larrieu.
In 2009, The family of Philippe Gaubert (1874-1941) formally commissioned Mr. Duchamp to celebrate Gaubert’s contribution to the French art of flute playing in a worldwid tour. Duchamp created the concert and film homage, GAUBERT VIVANT! which he presented in a US tour including Carnegie Hall in New York, and Spivey Hall in Atlanta where he recorded an historic performance on the famous Gaubert flute Louis Lot N° 1986 for American public Radio's “Performance Today" for over 5 million listeners.
This personal connection makes Duchamp a unique representative of the French flute school in the flute word. Several international flute magazines favorably reviewed Mr. Duchamp and his performances: Flute talk (USA), Traversiere Magazine (France), Flute (UK), NY Flute Club News Letter (USA), France- Amerique (USA).
He has served for many years as principal flutist for the National Opera Comique in Paris and toured extensively in his native France as well as Europe, Japan and North America.
With his ‘’warm tone, distinctive charm and creative poetic eloquence”, Mr. Duchamp has performed as soloist with many of France’s leading chamber music ensembles and orchestras, including Paris Opera Bastille, Nice Opera, Strasbourg National Opera, Lamoureux Orchestra, Metz Orchestra and the Bordeaux National Opera, with conductors such as Seiji Ozawa, Georges Prêtre, Myung-Whun Chung, Philip Walsh, Brian Schembri, Yutaka Sado, Laurent Petit Girard, and Philipp Morehead.
He has performed internationally in solo recitals, chamber music ensembles and as orchestra soloist in prestigious concert halls including Salle Pleyel, Cité des Arts, Salle Gaveau and Salle Cortot in Paris, Claude Champagne Hall in Montreal, the Zitadelle Spandau in Berlin, Olympia Hall in Munich, Spivey Hall in Atlanta and Weill Recital Hall in New York.
Duchamp’s active international career takes him regularly throughout Europe, North America and to Japan.
CLASS with Mr. DUCHAMP
An opportunity to learn more about the colorful, expressive art of French flute playing as taught by PHILIPPE GAUBERT. Nicolas Duchamp, through his mentors, is a direct descendant of Gaubert’s School. Emphasis will be on French articulation, sound production, tone quality. He studied with Jean Pierre Rampal, Stephane Boudot, Maurice Pruvot, Georges Alirol, Catherine Cantin, Michel Debost and Maxence Larrieu.
In 2009, The family of Philippe Gaubert (1874-1941) formally commissioned Mr. Duchamp to celebrate Gaubert’s contribution to the French art of flute playing in a worldwid tour. Duchamp created the concert and film homage, GAUBERT VIVANT! which he presented in a US tour including Carnegie Hall in New York, and Spivey Hall in Atlanta where he recorded an historic performance on the famous Gaubert flute Louis Lot N° 1986 for American public Radio's “Performance Today" for over 5 million listeners.
This personal connection makes Duchamp a unique representative of the French flute school in the flute word. Several international flute magazines favorably reviewed Mr. Duchamp and his performances: Flute talk (USA), Traversiere Magazine (France), Flute (UK), NY Flute Club News Letter (USA), France- Amerique (USA).