Vincent Lucas

Lucas began studying the transverse flute at the age of 8 at the Clermont-Ferrand Conservatory.[1]

In 1981 joined the Conservatoire de Paris (CNSMDP) as first appointed.

In 1984 he was awarded the Prague International Radio Competition. (Concertino Praga).

From 1984, he was a flutist for 5 years with the Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse. Then, from 1989, he was second flutist and solo piccolo within the Berlin Philharmonic for 6 years.

He has been the principal flute soloist of the Orchestre de Paris since 1994. He is a member of the wind quintet of the soloists of the orchestre de Paris.[2]

In parallel he is regularly called by different orchestras for replacements.

The passage in these various orchestras allowed him to play in concert venues recognized for their prestige: Musikverein of Vienna, Royal Albert Hall of London, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Suntory Hall of Tokyo, Carnegie Hall in New-York are but a few examples.

Lucas also leads a career as chamber music musician.

Lucas has been teaching at the Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Paris (CRR) as main professor since 1999. He has also been teaching at the Conservatoire de Paris (CNSMDP) since 1995[3] as assistant professor.

Every year he teaches at the Académie internationale d'été de Nice.[4]

In addition he gives master classes in France and in the world notably in Germany,[5] England, Denmark, Serbia, Italy,[6] Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, United States.

Finally, he is emeritus professor at the Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo.

Lucas has made several recordings under the Indesens label:[7]

• Saint-Saëns (Intégrale): Les solistes de l'orchestre de Paris. 2010. Best recording of the year at the 2011 Victoires de la Musique.
• Poulenc: Claire Désert, Emmanuel Strosser, soloists of the Orchestre de Paris - Complete chamber music with wind instruments. 2010. Choc classica. 4 keys Télérama.[7]
• Poulenc, Messiaen, Gabriel Fauré, Debussy. Vincent Lucas, Emmanuel Strosser.
• Gaubert. Chamber music with flute. With Laurent Wagschal.[8]
• Jean Françaix: Le gai Paris, for trumpet and winds (1974), Divertissements and sonatas.
• Debussy. Multi artistes. Chamber music with wind instruments.
• Bach, Poulenc, Debussy, Hindemith. Vincent Lucas Alone.
• Karol Beffa. Multi artistes. Chamber music with wind instruments.

• List of flautists
• Transverse flute
• Orchestre de Paris
• Berlin Philharmonic

• Vincent Lucas (Orchestre de Paris)
• Vincent Lucas (festivalmusicalp)
• Vincent Lucas biography (Opera Musica)
• BACH - Aria St Matthew Passion - Vincent Lucas, flute (YouTube)