Sébastian Jacot
Sébastian Jacot | |
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| Born | August 12, 1987 Geneva, Switzerland |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Flute |
| Member of | Berlin Philharmonic |
| Website | sebastianjacot |
Sébastian Jacot is a Swiss classical flutist. He is one of the principal flutists of the
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
.
Early life
Jacot began playing flute at age 8. He studied under Isabelle Giraud and
Conservatoire de musique de Genève in 2010.[1]
Career
At age 18, Jacot was appointed assistant principal flute of the
Mozart Orchestra under Claudio Abbado, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, the Munich Chamber Orchestra, and the Saito Kinen Orchestra.[2] He was a jury member at the 2021 Cluj International Music Competition
.
In May 2022, Jacot won the position of principal flute with the
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, replacing Mathieu Dufour.[3] Jacot was previously with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra.[4]
Awards
Jacot won the first-place prize at the 2013 Kobe International Flute Competition, the first-place prize and "Best Interpretation of a Contemporary Creation" at the 2014 Carl Nielsen International Flute Competition, and the first-place prize at the 2015 ARD International Music Competition.[5]
Jacot plays one of three cocus wooden Haynes made in 1999, a 14k custom-made golden Parmenon, and a silver Miyasawa.[5]
References
- ^ "Sébastian Jacot". October 21, 2022.
- ^ "SÉBASTIAN JACOT".
- ^ "Sébastian Jacot gewinnt Probespiel für die Stelle der Soloflöte". May 27, 2022.
- ^ Lebrecht, Norman (May 27, 2022). "EXCLUSIVE: BERLIN PHILHARMONIC APPOINTS PRINCIPAL FLUTE".
- ^ a b "Sébastian Jacot flute".
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