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Philippe Grauvogel

Oboe

Philippe Grauvogel started his musical training with Roger Raynard and Yves Poucel. He enrolled with the Higher National Conservatoire in Paris (CNSMDP) in 1989, under the tutorship of David Walter and Maurice Bourgue, where he won two first prizes in chamber music and a first prize in Oboe. He was a member of Itineraire and solo oboe of the Orchestrre de Nouvelle Aquitaine (formerly OPC).

He became a member of the Ensemble intercontemporain in 2010. Beyond the classics of the 20th and 21st centuries, he has then contributed to numerous creations, some of which have become canonical works in the contemporary repertoire. He has met the major figures of contemporary music such as Pierre Boulez, Matthias Pintscher, Philippe Manoury, George Benjamin, Michael Levinas, Agata Zubel, Martin Matalon, Francesco Filidei, Misato Mochizuki…

He has notably premiered A plume éperdue by Heinz Holliger at the Lucerne Festival (2015), Dune by Daniel Arango-Prada for the Geneva Composition Competition (2019), The Tailor of Time by Liza Lim at the Musica Festival (2023)…

At the crossroads of the arts, he also collaborates with artists like Nicolas Le Riche, Saburo Teshigawara, Michel Vuillermoz, Julien Pregardien…

His concerts have led him to perform all over the world, from America (New York, Bogota…) to Asia (Seoul, Hong Kong…) via Africa (Dakar, Tozeur…). He continues to be invited by the greatest lyrical and symphonic orchestras such as the Paris Opera, the Orchester de Paris or the Orchester philharmonique de Radio France…

Alongside his activities as a performer, Philippe Grauvogel has had the opportunity to give masterclasses in Hanoi, Caracas, Miami… He teaches the oboe at the Conservatoire of Antony.