Gaston Blanquart
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| Born | 2 June 1877 Raismes (Nord) |
| Died | 1 December 1962 (aged 85) |
| Occupation(s) | Flautist Pedagogue |
| Spouse | Fernande Dauphin |
Gaston Blanquart (2 June 1877 – 1 December 1962) was a French classical flautist as well as a music pedagogue.
Biography
Coming from a modest family, Gaston Blanquart began studying the flute at the École nationale de
In 1900 he was hired by
Very regularly Gaston Blanquart performed as a soloist. He met a huge success in the Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune by Claude Debussy.[2]
He married in 1900 with the cellist Fernande Dauphin. The couple had two children: Edmond and Marcelle future harpist, soloist of the Concerts Poulet and Concerts Colonne but also future mother of Arlette Sweetman.
A friend of many great soloists and composers - we know that
A great friend of Pierre Monteux, the latter engaged him in the orchestra of the Ballets Russes which he directed. He participated in several very important premieres by Igor Stravinsky: Petrushka in June 1911 at the Châtelet, The Nightingale in May 1914 and The Rite of Spring given at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées 29 May 1913. It was the occasion of one of the most enormous chahuts of all time but also a cultural shock that was to radically transform the vision of the future of intellectuals and artists. He had long dreamed of being part of the Opéra Orchestra, where he was appointed in 1923.
In December 1927, he participated in the
Gaston Blanquart had a passion for pedagogy and had many pupils throughout his life, both in private and at the Schola Cantorum de Paris and at the Institut Berlioz. He welcomed many amateurs, including teachers Alexandre Minkowski and Louis Leprince-Ringuet. The atmosphere was very special rue de Miromesnil:[4] Father, mother and daughter gave all three lessons all day long.
At the time of retirement, the last show in which Gaston Blanquart participated was the
In November 1953, he was promoted to the rank of Chevalier of the
All of his life he would help the most fragile. During the First World War he was taken prisoner at the very outset of hostilities and was interned at the Minden camp in Westphalia. He spent four years with twelve thousand other prisoners, and showed them an altruism uncommon in such circumstances. "It seemed that Gaston Blanquart imposed on all by his art, his calm reflection and also by a sort of kindness which was emanating from his personality. Unfortunately, there were not many men like him," wrote Maurice Carton, one of his companions in captivity.
Blanquart was very involved in associative life and social action, he helped young musicians as well as the elder ones. In November 1962 he suffered a malaise, he oscillated several days between life and death. He died in his sleep on 1 December 1962.
References
- Gaston Blanquart « Un saint homme » by Bernard Duplaix (La Traversière n°11/45, p.42 to 50).
- ^ Diplôme du Premier prix de flûte de Gaston Blanquart
- ^ "He made a name for himself in the Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune where his only presence ensured the concert a full house." Claude Dorgeuille, L'école française de flûte, 1860-1950, Éditions Coderg, 1983, (p. 127)
- ^ "Biographie von Gaston Blanquart (1877-1962): Biographie, Noten, CDS, Links und Literatur".
- ISBN 978-2020046176
- ^ Genehisto.com
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