Mathieu Dufour

Member of the flute jury

Mathieu Dufour, France - member of the flute Jury 2014

At the age of 25, Mathieu Dufour was appointed Principal Flute of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra by Daniel Baremboim. Since then, he has performed numerous times as soloist with the Chicago Symphony under the direction of Baremboim, Boulez, Eschenbach, Robertson or Luisi. His performances in New York, Lucerne and Berlin earned him rave reviews. As chamber musician, he has collaborated with Mitsuko Uchida, Pinchas Zukerman, Julia Fischer and Eric LeSage. He has performed chamber music concerts in New York and at the Lucerne and Davos Festivals, as well as the Domaine Forget in Canada. He is in demand as a recitalist in Japan, the United States, Canada, Europe, Israel, and South America. Born in Paris, Dufour began his studies with Madeleine Chassang, then studied with Maxence Larrieu in Lyon. Prizewinner at numerous competitions (Rampal, Budapest, Kobe), he was appointed at 20 Principal Flute of the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, and three years later, of the Paris National Opera. Dufour is also highly in demand as a teacher. He gives masterclasses and is currently on faculty at DePaul University in Chicago. Recently, he won the audition for the position of principal flute of the Berliner Philharmoniker.