Philippe Cuper
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Philippe Cuper is a French clarinetist, born in Lille on April 25, 1957.
He is considered to be one of the best representatives of the current French clarinet school.
). Cuper also attended various summer schools taught by Jacques Lancelot
.
At the age of 20, he was principal clarinet in Paris Concerts Lamoureux Orchestra. He continued studying the clarinet under Guy Dangain as well as studying musicology
at the Sorbonne
Paris University.
In 1980, Cuper graduated "summa con maxima lauda" from the clarinet class of Guy Deplus
at the Paris Conservatoire, he was awarded a "Premier Prix", first named with unanimous vote of the jury for clarinet and also for chamber music
in 1981.
He then joined in 1980 the Orchestre de la Garde Republicaine as well as the World Youth Orchestra. All the while he continued to study the clarinet with Henri Druart and consulted with André Boutard and Stanley Drucker
.
Philippe Cuper was a winner in many international competitions: 1982 Munich(ARD),1986 Prague, 1979 Viotti, Italy(Vercelli) and won a medal in Geneva (1979), Orvieto, Mravinsky medal in St Petersburg. He has been in the jury of many competitions: Munich, Prag, Beijing(2010),USA Young Artist, Romania(Cluj in 2011)...
He organised the first "Louis Cahuzac international competition" in Versailles(2002).
He played many times as guest principal clarinet with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra(Tour in South America and concerts in Berlin, on internet in October 2009), la Scala de Milan orchestra(2006),Sinfonia Varsovia,the Bavarian Radio Symphonic orchestra,Orchestre de Paris,French Radio(National and Philarmonic orchestras)and all the contemporary music ensembles in Paris (Ars Nova, Musique Vivante, 2E2M)...
He played with all the best conductors: Ozawa
, Sawallisch, Abbado, Maazel
, Mehta
, Boulez, Prêtre
, Daniel Barenboim
, Christoph von Dohnányi
, Valery Gergiev
, Esa-Pekka Salonen
, Harding
, Jurowski, Inbal, Jarvi, Oren
, James Conlon
, Chung Myung-whun, Armin Jordan
, Philippe Jordan
...
And as soloist with about 60 orchestras : Czech philharmonic , Bavarian Radio symphonic orchestra, Moscow symphonic, Kiev, Kharkow, Tokyo, Mexico, Guanajuato, Brisbane, Québec, Stavanger(Françaix concerto "live" for the Norvegian Radio), Brussells,Brugge,Namur(Schindelmeisser concerto for 4 clarinets with Boeykens,Vanspaendonck,Votano), Manchester, Asturias, Austin and Lubbock(Texas), Richmond Virginia, Lille, Toulouse, Picardie(Spohr second concerto "live" for Radio France), Cannes, Mulhouse, Caen(Nielsen concerto), Bretagne(concertos by Weber,Copland,Nielsen, Françaix and French Premiere of the C. V. Stanford concerto)...
He was invited in many ClarinetFests (Annual Congress of the International Clarinet Association. 2011: he will play the Francaix concerto).
He played the premiere of Paquito d'Rivera pieces for 5 clarinets in Boston and the Gronych Concerto for 3 clarinets and orchestra. with the jazzman Eddie Daniels and the Klezmer Giora Feidman at the Tel Aviv Opera.
He played also music from others composers like Weinberg, Perkowski, Donatoni, Olah, Lehmann, Dallapiccola, Marquez, Maratka, Parra, Michael Daugherty Concerto (European Premiere in Brussels with the " Musique Royale des Guides" Concert Band)...
- pianists: Badura-Skoda(Mozart and Beethoven Quintet),Pierre-Laurent Aimard(Bartok "Contrasts" and Schumann for Radio France), Planès,Chung(Messiaen Quartet), Rigutto, Dalberto, Luisada, Cassard, Desert, Cabasso, Chaplin, Hugonnard-Roche, Koerner, Paraskivesco, Ciocarlie...
- String players: Ruggiero Ricci, Jarry, Brussilowski, Korcia, Charlier, Wallez, Pasquier, Caussé, Henkel, Chiffoleau, Meunier, Strauss, Demarquette, Wieder-Atherton, Gaillard...
- Woodwind players: Schellenberger, Leleux, Audin, Gallois, Bernold... Paris Wind Octet...
- String quartets: Takacs, Talich, Kocian, Kapralowa, Venus, Vilanow, Alcan, Diabelli, Bernède, Parisi, Rosamonde, Arpeggione, Manfred, Debussy, Lalo, Benaim...
He played sometimes old original clarinets ("period clarinets")like for example Haendel trio for 2 clarinets with 3 keys and horn(Radio France).
Philippe Cuper is also a conductor : Martinu chamber orchestra in Cesky Krumlov festival, Les Virtuoses de l'Opera in Paris, Wind ensembles for Mozart,Dvorak,Holst,Strauss...
Philippe Cuper was clarinet professor in "Conservatorio Superior d'Aragon" in Zaragossa(Spain)from 2006 to 2008.
He gives many masterclass all over the world; Canada(Domaine Forget,London(Guildhall),Benidorm(Spain, Summer academy), Jerusalem(Rubin Academy)Tokyo(Kunitachi University), Hong Kong, Taiwan, Seoul(University and Asian Youth Orchestra), Canberra, Brisbane, Prag(Academy), Moscow(Tchaikovsky conservatory),S aint Petersburg, Kiev, Cracow, Mexico, Guanajuato, Caracas(for the clarinettists of the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra), Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Cleveland (Music Institut), Boston(New England Conservatory), Atlanta, Austin and Lubbock in Texas), Richmond-Virginia, Chicago De Paul University and Northwestern University in 2008 (Live on internet)...
Many of his students are now famous teachers in New York, Tokyo, Osaka University, Brussels Royal Conservatory, IMEP de Namur,Prag Conservatory, Switzerland, Bayonne Conservatory... ans soloists in orchestras (Seoul Philarmonic, Mexico UNAM, Acapulco, Toluca, Santiago (Chile), New Zealand, Alicante(Spain), Winterthur(Switzerland), Liege Philarmonic(Belgium), Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, Orchestras from Lyon, Nice, Mulhouse, Bretagne, Nantes, Orchestre Français des Jeunes...
DVD as principal clarinet at the Paris Opera (among many others including also Ballet Music): "La Clemenza de Tito" by Mozart with Susan Graham/Paris Opera, "Felicity Lott in recital", "La fille du regiment"by Donizetti with Alfredo Krauss, "L'Italienne à Alger"by Rossini ,"Manon"by Offenbach with Renée Fleming, "Rossignol" by Stravinsky with Nathalie Dessay...
CD of symphonic music as principal clarinet at the Paris Opera: Alpen Symphony by Strauss / cond. by Jordan(Naive label), Stravinsky / cond. by Conlon(EMI), Messiaen/ cond. by Chung(Deutsche Grammophone, Debussy(RCA)conducted by M.Frank with Radio France Philarmonic, "Der Wanderer" by Hersant with the Orchestre National de France...and also much Movies Music in Paris.
Lawson,Colin - The Cambridge companion to the Clarinet, Cambridge University Press.
Weston, Pamela - Book Clarinet Virtuosi of Today, pp.72-76, Egon Publishers, 1989
In French:
Pâris, Alain - Dictionnaire des interprètes, Editions Robert Laffont,Paris.
Chantaraud, Alain - Philippe Cuper : l'école française de clarinette sous influence ? - Harmoniques, ?°7, octobre 1999, pp6-7
Paul, Jean-Marie - Philippe Cuper : interview (in French) - Clarinette magazine, N°8, 1er trimestre 1986, pp4-7
Paul, Jean-Marie - Philippe Cuper : interview (in English, different from above) - Vandoren Magazine,#3, 2003, pp6-7 p4-7 Interview
(Cover and Interview in Japanese) - Band Journal, December 1993, #12 Publisher : Onga-Ku
2) Made by Philippe Cuper :
N.B. For The Clarinet magazine, a list of papers can be found in http://www.clarinet.org/masterIndexAuthor.asp.
Clarinette magazine and Harmoniques are out of print magazines.
Cuper, Philippe; Paul, Jean-Marie - Paris Conservatoire Supérieur: "Solos de Concours" and Prize Winners - The Clarinet, vol.15 #3, pp40–48. Original paper : Les Concours du Conservatoire de Paris, 1795-1986 - Clarinette magazine, N°12, 1er trimestre 1987, pp4-11
Cuper, Philippe - Checking points in the Jean Françaix Clarinet Concerto - Clarinet & Saxophone (CASS), Spring 1998, vol.23/1 (also out of print) http://www.cassgb.org/magazine-back-issue.php?id=46,
Printed also in Australian Clarinet and Saxophone, vol.1,1, March 1998, pp 17-19 “Jean Francaix Clarinet Concerto”; and in Spain: translated by Justo Sanz for the Spanish clarinet magazine,
- Originally in : Le concerto pour clarinette de Jean Francaix - Clarinette magazine, N°28, décembre 1998, pp12–13,
Cuper, Philippe - Louis Cahuzac: The 20th-Century French Clarinetist - The Clarinet, vol.28 #1, pp48–57
Cuper, Philippe - In Memoriam - Henri Dionet (1911–2006) - The Clarinet, vol.34 #3, pp26–27
Cuper, Philippe - Hommage au clarinettiste André Boutard, 1924-1998 (in French) - Clarinette magazine, N°28, 1997, 9.49 - reproduced in Harmoniques, N°4, janvier 1999, p. 30
He is considered to be one of the best representatives of the current French clarinet school.
Studies
Cuper received his early training in Marcq en Baroeul(near Lille) from Gilbert Voisin (who in turn was a disciple of Louis CahuzacLouis Cahuzac
Louis Cahuzac was a French clarinetist and composer. Cahuzac was an outstanding performer and one of the few clarinetists who made a career as a soloist in the first part of the 20th century....
). Cuper also attended various summer schools taught by Jacques Lancelot
Jacques Lancelot
Jacques Lancelot born in Rouen France in 1920He studied at the conservatory of Caen with Fernand Blachet, and at the Paris conservatory with Auguste Périer et Fernand Oubradous were he graduated in 1939, and is considered an exponent of the traditional French Clarinet School with a clear and...
.
At the age of 20, he was principal clarinet in Paris Concerts Lamoureux Orchestra. He continued studying the clarinet under Guy Dangain as well as studying musicology
Musicology
Musicology is the scholarly study of music. The word is used in narrow, broad and intermediate senses. In the narrow sense, musicology is confined to the music history of Western culture...
at the Sorbonne
Sorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
Paris University.
In 1980, Cuper graduated "summa con maxima lauda" from the clarinet class of Guy Deplus
Guy Deplus
Guy Deplus is a French clarinetist.Deplus studied clarinet at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris and received Premiers Prix in clarinet and chamber music. He was a professor of clarinet at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, and is now retired. He taught...
at the Paris Conservatoire, he was awarded a "Premier Prix", first named with unanimous vote of the jury for clarinet and also for 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 1981.
He then joined in 1980 the Orchestre de la Garde Republicaine as well as the World Youth Orchestra. All the while he continued to study the clarinet with Henri Druart and consulted with André Boutard and Stanley Drucker
Stanley Drucker
Stanley Drucker is an American clarinetist. Of Ukrainian ancestry, he began clarinet studies at age ten with Leon Russianoff, and remained his student for five years. He attended the High School of Music & Art...
.
Philippe Cuper was a winner in many international competitions: 1982 Munich(ARD),1986 Prague, 1979 Viotti, Italy(Vercelli) and won a medal in Geneva (1979), Orvieto, Mravinsky medal in St Petersburg. He has been in the jury of many competitions: Munich, Prag, Beijing(2010),USA Young Artist, Romania(Cluj in 2011)...
He organised the first "Louis Cahuzac international competition" in Versailles(2002).
The Soloist
From 1984 he became Principal Clarinet ("Supersoliste") with the Opera national de Paris Orchestra (where he still plays today in 2011).He played many times as guest principal clarinet with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra(Tour in South America and concerts in Berlin, on internet in October 2009), la Scala de Milan orchestra(2006),Sinfonia Varsovia,the Bavarian Radio Symphonic orchestra,Orchestre de Paris,French Radio(National and Philarmonic orchestras)and all the contemporary music ensembles in Paris (Ars Nova, Musique Vivante, 2E2M)...
He played with all the best conductors: Ozawa
Ozawa
Ozawa is a Japanese surname. It may refer to:* Ichirō Ozawa, a Japanese politician* Jisaburō Ozawa, a Japanese admiral during World War II* Kenji Ozawa, a Japanese musician, nephew of Seiji Ozawa* Maria Ozawa, a Japanese adult video actress...
, Sawallisch, Abbado, Maazel
Maazel
Maazel is the name of:* Lorin Varencove Maazel , US-American conductor, violinist and composer** Maazel-Vilar Conductor's Competition* Dietlinde Turban-Maazel ; wife of Lorin...
, Mehta
Mehta
Mehta is a Khatri Punjabi surname, some Gujratis are also called Mehta.[1]It means 'chief' or 'great' from Sanskrit mahita, which comes from mah- 'to praise or magnify'. In Gujarati it has also come to mean ‘teacher’ and ‘accountant’, probably because teachers and accountants were respectfully so...
, Boulez, Prêtre
Pretre
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, Daniel Barenboim
Daniel Barenboim
Daniel Barenboim, KBE is an Argentinian-Israeli pianist and conductor. He has served as music director of several major symphonic and operatic orchestras and made numerous recordings....
, Christoph von Dohnányi
Christoph von Dohnányi
Christoph von Dohnányi is a German conductor of Hungarian ancestry.- Youth and World War II :Dohnányi was born in Berlin, Germany to jurist Hans von Dohnányi and Christine Bonhoeffer. His uncle on his mother's side was Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a Lutheran pastor and theologian/ethicist...
, Valery Gergiev
Valery Gergiev
Valery Abisalovich Gergiev is a Russian conductor and opera company director. He is general director and artistic director of the Mariinsky Theatre, principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, and artistic director of the White Nights Festival in St. Petersburg.- Early life :Gergiev,...
, Esa-Pekka Salonen
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Esa-Pekka Salonen is a Finnish orchestral conductor and composer. He is currently Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor of the Philharmonia Orchestra in London and Conductor Laureate of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.-Early career:...
, Harding
Harding
- Places :Australia* Harding RiverSouth Africa* Harding, KwaZulu-NatalUnited States* Harding, Minnesota* Harding, New Jersey* Harding, Wisconsin* Harding County, New Mexico* Harding County, South Dakota* Harding Icefield, Alaska...
, Jurowski, Inbal, Jarvi, Oren
Oren
Oren is a Hebrew Old Testament name meaning ash or pine. The son of Jerahmeel ....
, James Conlon
James Conlon
James Conlon is an American conductor and the current Music Director of the Los Angeles Opera.-Early years:Conlon grew up in a family of five children on Cherry Street in Douglaston, Queens, New York. His mother, Angeline L. Conlon, was a freelance writer. His father was an assistant to the New...
, Chung Myung-whun, Armin Jordan
Armin Jordan
Armin Jordan , was a Swiss conductor known for his interpretations of French music, Mozart and Wagner.Armin Jordan was born in Lucerne, Switzerland. "Mr...
, Philippe Jordan
Philippe Jordan
Philippe Jordan is a Swiss conductor, and the son of conductor Armin Jordan. He began to study piano at age 6. At age 8, he joined the Zürich Sängerknaben. His violin studies began at age 11....
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And as soloist with about 60 orchestras : Czech philharmonic , Bavarian Radio symphonic orchestra, Moscow symphonic, Kiev, Kharkow, Tokyo, Mexico, Guanajuato, Brisbane, Québec, Stavanger(Françaix concerto "live" for the Norvegian Radio), Brussells,Brugge,Namur(Schindelmeisser concerto for 4 clarinets with Boeykens,Vanspaendonck,Votano), Manchester, Asturias, Austin and Lubbock(Texas), Richmond Virginia, Lille, Toulouse, Picardie(Spohr second concerto "live" for Radio France), Cannes, Mulhouse, Caen(Nielsen concerto), Bretagne(concertos by Weber,Copland,Nielsen, Françaix and French Premiere of the C. V. Stanford concerto)...
He was invited in many ClarinetFests (Annual Congress of the International Clarinet Association. 2011: he will play the Francaix concerto).
The Repertory
He worked with a lot of famous composers like Messiaen(Quartett),Francaix (Concerto,CD conducted by the composer), Sauguet(Sonatine),Rosenthal(Premiere of the sextet"Juventus"), Mihalovici, Max Deutsch(student of Schoenberg), Boulez, Dutilleux, Berio, Adams, Denisov, Knussen, Boutry, Palenicek, Camillieri(premiere of the trio with viola and piano), Holstein, Constant, Mefano, Aubain, Fénelon, Hersant, Komives(premiere of duet with viola in Tokyo),Bacri (concerto on CD), Zygel, Connesson, Escaich, Girard, Zavaro, Stankovitch(premiere of the concerto in Kiev)...He played the premiere of Paquito d'Rivera pieces for 5 clarinets in Boston and the Gronych Concerto for 3 clarinets and orchestra. with the jazzman Eddie Daniels and the Klezmer Giora Feidman at the Tel Aviv Opera.
He played also music from others composers like Weinberg, Perkowski, Donatoni, Olah, Lehmann, Dallapiccola, Marquez, Maratka, Parra, Michael Daugherty Concerto (European Premiere in Brussels with the " Musique Royale des Guides" Concert Band)...
The Chamber Musician
As chamber musician he played with:- pianists: Badura-Skoda(Mozart and Beethoven Quintet),Pierre-Laurent Aimard(Bartok "Contrasts" and Schumann for Radio France), Planès,Chung(Messiaen Quartet), Rigutto, Dalberto, Luisada, Cassard, Desert, Cabasso, Chaplin, Hugonnard-Roche, Koerner, Paraskivesco, Ciocarlie...
- String players: Ruggiero Ricci, Jarry, Brussilowski, Korcia, Charlier, Wallez, Pasquier, Caussé, Henkel, Chiffoleau, Meunier, Strauss, Demarquette, Wieder-Atherton, Gaillard...
- Woodwind players: Schellenberger, Leleux, Audin, Gallois, Bernold... Paris Wind Octet...
- String quartets: Takacs, Talich, Kocian, Kapralowa, Venus, Vilanow, Alcan, Diabelli, Bernède, Parisi, Rosamonde, Arpeggione, Manfred, Debussy, Lalo, Benaim...
He played sometimes old original clarinets ("period clarinets")like for example Haendel trio for 2 clarinets with 3 keys and horn(Radio France).
Philippe Cuper is also a conductor : Martinu chamber orchestra in Cesky Krumlov festival, Les Virtuoses de l'Opera in Paris, Wind ensembles for Mozart,Dvorak,Holst,Strauss...
The Teacher
Philippe Cuper received his teaching degree in 1982(he is always professor at the National Conservatory of Versailles where the famous Hyacinthe Klosé was teacher in 1832) and became principal clarinet at the Paris Opera in 1984,who was the position of Cyrille Rose (19th century) and Xavier Lefèvre(18th century).Philippe Cuper was clarinet professor in "Conservatorio Superior d'Aragon" in Zaragossa(Spain)from 2006 to 2008.
He gives many masterclass all over the world; Canada(Domaine Forget,London(Guildhall),Benidorm(Spain, Summer academy), Jerusalem(Rubin Academy)Tokyo(Kunitachi University), Hong Kong, Taiwan, Seoul(University and Asian Youth Orchestra), Canberra, Brisbane, Prag(Academy), Moscow(Tchaikovsky conservatory),S aint Petersburg, Kiev, Cracow, Mexico, Guanajuato, Caracas(for the clarinettists of the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra), Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Cleveland (Music Institut), Boston(New England Conservatory), Atlanta, Austin and Lubbock in Texas), Richmond-Virginia, Chicago De Paul University and Northwestern University in 2008 (Live on internet)...
Many of his students are now famous teachers in New York, Tokyo, Osaka University, Brussels Royal Conservatory, IMEP de Namur,Prag Conservatory, Switzerland, Bayonne Conservatory... ans soloists in orchestras (Seoul Philarmonic, Mexico UNAM, Acapulco, Toluca, Santiago (Chile), New Zealand, Alicante(Spain), Winterthur(Switzerland), Liege Philarmonic(Belgium), Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, Orchestras from Lyon, Nice, Mulhouse, Bretagne, Nantes, Orchestre Français des Jeunes...
Discography
He recorded more than 40 CDs as a soloist or chamber musician: Concertos by Stamitz,Pokorny ("The clarinet in Bohemia", Clarinet Classics label), Bréval, Mozart, Weber(the only one integrale by a French clarinetist), Ponchielli, Copland, Nielsen, Françaix(conducted by the composer,C D ADDA-Universal), Bacri(composed for him), Brahms and Mozart Quintets with the famous Talich Quartet from Prag (winner of the French Grammy Award: "Choc" of "Le Monde de la Musique" magazine), Chamber pieces by Nielsen(Gallo label), Stamitz, Beethoven, Mahler,Dohnanyi, Glazunov(first recording of "Rêverie orientale"), Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Khatchaturian, Schubert "Der Hirt auf dem Felsen", "Tim et Tom"(CD-book Gallimard, for children; "The Paris Connection (premiere of Bacri, Girard, Connesson, Clarinet Classics label),Louis Cahuzac Complete Music( first recording in 2002 from the manuscripts, Clarinet Classics to be published in 2011), "Kol Nidré"(2010), Milhaud's first recording of "Scaramouche"), Koechlin(first complete recording of "Les confidences d'un joueur de clarinette", Gallo label), Debussy Rhapsodie with the Moscow Symphonic, Ravel(Introduction et Allegro) ,Poulenc Sonatas ("new" original versions)...DVD as principal clarinet at the Paris Opera (among many others including also Ballet Music): "La Clemenza de Tito" by Mozart with Susan Graham/Paris Opera, "Felicity Lott in recital", "La fille du regiment"by Donizetti with Alfredo Krauss, "L'Italienne à Alger"by Rossini ,"Manon"by Offenbach with Renée Fleming, "Rossignol" by Stravinsky with Nathalie Dessay...
CD of symphonic music as principal clarinet at the Paris Opera: Alpen Symphony by Strauss / cond. by Jordan(Naive label), Stravinsky / cond. by Conlon(EMI), Messiaen/ cond. by Chung(Deutsche Grammophone, Debussy(RCA)conducted by M.Frank with Radio France Philarmonic, "Der Wanderer" by Hersant with the Orchestre National de France...and also much Movies Music in Paris.
The editor of Music scores
He is "directeur de collection" with the French music publishers Robert Martin and International Music Diffusion (Arpèges) in Paris.Book references
Gilbert, Richard - "Book The Clarinetists' Discography, Grenadillamusic.comLawson,Colin - The Cambridge companion to the Clarinet, Cambridge University Press.
Weston, Pamela - Book Clarinet Virtuosi of Today, pp.72-76, Egon Publishers, 1989
In French:
Pâris, Alain - Dictionnaire des interprètes, Editions Robert Laffont,Paris.
Articles
1) On Philippe Cuper :Chantaraud, Alain - Philippe Cuper : l'école française de clarinette sous influence ? - Harmoniques, ?°7, octobre 1999, pp6-7
Paul, Jean-Marie - Philippe Cuper : interview (in French) - Clarinette magazine, N°8, 1er trimestre 1986, pp4-7
Paul, Jean-Marie - Philippe Cuper : interview (in English, different from above) - Vandoren Magazine,#3, 2003, pp6-7 p4-7 Interview
(Cover and Interview in Japanese) - Band Journal, December 1993, #12 Publisher : Onga-Ku
2) Made by Philippe Cuper :
N.B. For The Clarinet magazine, a list of papers can be found in http://www.clarinet.org/masterIndexAuthor.asp.
Clarinette magazine and Harmoniques are out of print magazines.
Cuper, Philippe; Paul, Jean-Marie - Paris Conservatoire Supérieur: "Solos de Concours" and Prize Winners - The Clarinet, vol.15 #3, pp40–48. Original paper : Les Concours du Conservatoire de Paris, 1795-1986 - Clarinette magazine, N°12, 1er trimestre 1987, pp4-11
Cuper, Philippe - Checking points in the Jean Françaix Clarinet Concerto - Clarinet & Saxophone (CASS), Spring 1998, vol.23/1 (also out of print) http://www.cassgb.org/magazine-back-issue.php?id=46,
Printed also in Australian Clarinet and Saxophone, vol.1,1, March 1998, pp 17-19 “Jean Francaix Clarinet Concerto”; and in Spain: translated by Justo Sanz for the Spanish clarinet magazine,
- Originally in : Le concerto pour clarinette de Jean Francaix - Clarinette magazine, N°28, décembre 1998, pp12–13,
Cuper, Philippe - Louis Cahuzac: The 20th-Century French Clarinetist - The Clarinet, vol.28 #1, pp48–57
Cuper, Philippe - In Memoriam - Henri Dionet (1911–2006) - The Clarinet, vol.34 #3, pp26–27
Cuper, Philippe - Hommage au clarinettiste André Boutard, 1924-1998 (in French) - Clarinette magazine, N°28, 1997, 9.49 - reproduced in Harmoniques, N°4, janvier 1999, p. 30
External links
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