André Jaunet (May 17, 1911–December 13, 1988) was a
flutist in the same genre as
Marcel Moyse. In later years well known as a very vivid teacher, living and teaching in
Zurich,
Switzerland. Among others he taught
Peter-Lukas Graf and
Aurèle Nicolet.
Biography
André Jaunet was born on May 17, 1911 in
Corné, France. He died on December 13, 1988 in
Zürich, Switzerland.
Education
From 1924 to 1927, Jaunet studied with Etienne Moncelet in Angers, and from 1927 to 1929 completed his studies with Marcel Moyse in Paris. From 1929 to 1931 he studied at the
Paris Conservatory under Philippe Gaubert.
Career
After occupying the principal flute positions of the
Opera de Lille (France), in the Stadtorchester Winterthur (Switzerland), and the
Bern Symphony Orchestra (Switzerland), Jaunet moved to Zürich, Switzerland, where he was principal flutist in the
Tonhalle Orchestra from 1938 to 1978. He taught at the Conservatory and Musikhochschule (now Zürcher Hochschule der Künste) from 1938 to 1981. In 1973 he accepted a year-long guest professorship at the
Hochschule für Musik Freiburg (Germany). In 1977, he was a guest professor at the
University of Toronto (Canada) for one year. He participated as a juror in many competitions outside Switzerland. Jaunet held summer courses in
Banff (Canada), Japan, Sweden, Holland and, near the end of his life (between 1982 and 1988), gave annual masterclasses in the Swiss cities of
Thun and
Obersaxen.
Teaching
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