Florent Charpentier
Encyclopedia
Florent Charpentier is a French
clarinetist.
Charpentier began playing clarinet
at age 8 under Philippe Moinet. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris
under Michel Arrignon
and Pascal Moraguès, graduating in 2000. He then received a diploma in chamber music
in 2002. He then enrolled in the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique de Lyon
, graduating in 2006. Vandoren
invited him to perform at Clarfest in 2007. He has performed with the World Youth Orchestra (soloing on the Mozart Clarinet Concerto in Tel Aviv
), the National Orchestra of Lyon, and l'Orchestre de L'Opéra de Lyon (soloing on Gerald Finzi
's Concerto). He also participated in a tour of Spain with the Orchestre de Paris. He was appointed head of the wind department at the Asnières-sur-Seine Conservatory in 2007.
Charpentier was the winner of the 2008 Prague Spring International Music Festival. He was the first Frenchman to receive this honor in 28 years. As the laureate, he premiered a new composition, "Sylinx" by Czech composer Kryštof Mařatka, at the 2009 festival. He also was a laureate of the 2009 Pablo Casals de Prades. He is an artist of the World Clarinet Alliance. He performed in Concert Déclic for Radio France, and was broadcast nationally.
Charpentier plays a Buffet Crampon
clarinet and a Selmer
bass clarinet
, with Vandoren
mouthpieces.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
clarinetist.
Charpentier began playing clarinet
Clarinet
The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
at age 8 under Philippe Moinet. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
under Michel Arrignon
Michel Arrignon
Michel Arrignon is a French clarinetist and professor of clarinet at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris.Arrignon studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris. He played in the Orchestre Mondial des Jeunesses Musicales and won second prize in the Geneva...
and Pascal Moraguès, graduating in 2000. He then received a diploma in chamber music
Chamber music
Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part...
in 2002. He then enrolled in the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique de Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
, graduating in 2006. Vandoren
Vandoren
Vandoren is a well known manufacturer of mouthpieces and reeds for clarinet and saxophone. Vandoren's products are used by professionals and amateurs around the world.-History:...
invited him to perform at Clarfest in 2007. He has performed with the World Youth Orchestra (soloing on the Mozart Clarinet Concerto in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
), the National Orchestra of Lyon, and l'Orchestre de L'Opéra de Lyon (soloing on Gerald Finzi
Gerald Finzi
Gerald Raphael Finzi was a British composer. Finzi is best known as a song-writer, but also wrote in other genres...
's Concerto). He also participated in a tour of Spain with the Orchestre de Paris. He was appointed head of the wind department at the Asnières-sur-Seine Conservatory in 2007.
Charpentier was the winner of the 2008 Prague Spring International Music Festival. He was the first Frenchman to receive this honor in 28 years. As the laureate, he premiered a new composition, "Sylinx" by Czech composer Kryštof Mařatka, at the 2009 festival. He also was a laureate of the 2009 Pablo Casals de Prades. He is an artist of the World Clarinet Alliance. He performed in Concert Déclic for Radio France, and was broadcast nationally.
Charpentier plays a Buffet Crampon
Buffet Crampon
Buffet Crampon et Compagnie is a French manufacturer of woodwind musical instruments, including oboes, flutes, saxophones, and bassoons; however, the company is perhaps most famous for their clarinets, as Buffet is the brand of choice for many professionals....
clarinet and a Selmer
Selmer
Selmer can refer to:People*Elisabeth Schweigaard Selmer, Norwegian judge and politician*Ernst S. Selmer, Norwegian mathematician*Ernst W. Selmer, Norwegian phoneticist*Christian August Selmer, Norwegian lawyer and statesmanOther...
bass clarinet
Bass clarinet
The bass clarinet is a musical instrument of the clarinet family. Like the more common soprano B clarinet, it is usually pitched in B , but it plays notes an octave below the soprano B clarinet...
, with Vandoren
Vandoren
Vandoren is a well known manufacturer of mouthpieces and reeds for clarinet and saxophone. Vandoren's products are used by professionals and amateurs around the world.-History:...
mouthpieces.