Michel Arrignon

Michel Arrignon

Michel Arrignon is a French clarinetist and professor of clarinet at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris.[1]

Arrignon studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris.[2] He played in the Orchestre Mondial des Jeunesses Musicales and won second prize in the Geneva Concours International d'Exécution Musicale.[2] He co-founded the Ensemble Intercontemporain with Pierre Boulez.[2] He later joined the Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Paris.[2] He also founded the O. Messian Quartet.[2] He has taught at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris since 1989.[2] He also serves as a juror in several national and international music competitions, including the Carl Nielsen International Music Competition.[3]

Arrignon has worked as a clarinet tester and developer at Buffet Crampon since 1985.[2] He helped create the Tosca clarinet, released in 2003 by Buffet Crampon.[4] He plays on Buffet Crampon Tosca Green-Line clarinets.[2]

Discography

  • Stockhausen - Donnerstag aus Licht. Deutsche Grammophon 2740 272 (4 LPs); 423 379-2 (4CDs). Hamburg: Polydor International GmbH, 1983.
  • Weber Concertos, with Jean-Claude Montac. Karusel Music International, 1990.

References

  1. ^ Biography
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Michel Arrignon". Buffet Crampon. 2006. http://www.china-buffetcrampon.fr/en/artists.php?mode=artistPresentation&aid=101. Retrieved 2009-08-03. 
  3. ^ "Jurors". Carl Nielsen International Music Competition. 2008. http://www.odensesymfoni.dk/cncomp/show/english/main_page/jurors.aspx. Retrieved 2009-08-03. 
  4. ^ "Since 1825". Buffet Crampon. 2006. http://www.buffet-crampon.com/en/history.php. Retrieved 2009-08-03. 


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