Eric
Aubier entered Maurice Andre's class at the CNSM of Paris at the age of 14
where he was the youngest graduate at the time earning three first prizes. He
later won various prizes in international competitions in Prague, Toulon and
Paris and Rolf Liebermann named Eric Aubier the solo trumpet for the Paris
Opera Orchestra. He was only nineteen at the time.
From
1995 on, he devoted himself to his career as an international soloist and
professor.
He performed in 25 countries worldwide, and has worked
with conductors such as Chung, Foster,
Robertson, Sanderling, Prêtre, Boulez, Kantorow, Bilger… and prestigious
ensembles as Canadian Brass Quintet and Spanish brass, soprano Wilhemenia
Fernandez and Elizabeth Vidal, organist Thierry Escaich,
trombonists Michel Becquet and Alain Trudel, trumpeters
Cassone, Friedrich, Harjanne, Marsalis, Eklund, Hoefs, Velenczei, Gansch… and
several orchestras in famous concert halls worldwide : Paris Opera Orchestra,
French Radio orchestra, Finnish Radio Orchestra, Buenos Aires Philharmonic in
Colon Theatre, Suntory Hall of Tokyo, Lincoln Center chamber orchestra in New
York, Bogota Philharmonic, NSO and TSO in Taiwan, main American, Asian and
South American city halls and brass contests…
His career in Japan was launched in 1989 with several
concerts and
CD recordings with the pianist Hiroshi Nagao. Then, Eric Aubier has been
regularly invited by the Hamamatsu Festival in 2001, 2002 and more recently in
2010 and 2011. Since 2003, he has given many recitals and Master classes
as well in numerous universities in Tokyo, Okoyama, Hiroshima, Osaka etc. Among
others, the concerts in Tokyo in 2008 (concerto for trumpet and organ), in
Sendai in 2011 (concert with the Sendai orchestra as a tribute for the tsunami
victims) and above all, the huge concert at the Suntory Hall with the well
known French organist and composer Thierry Escaich with 235 trumpeters on
September 1st, 2010 (http://youtu.be/VOZpqK8wtQA)
are significant venues in Japan.
He
is very involved in developing the repertoire of his instrument and is the
favorite trumpet player of many composers who dedicate their works to him,
notably Nicolas Bacri, Thierry Escaich, Betsy Jolas, Carlos Grätzer, Martin
Matalon, and Charles Chaynes. He also breathes new life into the beautiful 20th
century French music for the trumpet: Ohana, Jolivet, Tomasi, Françaix,
Schmitt, Hubeau, Enesco, Delerue, Sancan, Désenclos, Ibert. He has a world-wide
reputation as the major interpreter in the French wind instrument tradition
throughout the world, he is perceived as the one who best perpetuates the
French wind instrument tradition; he is, in a sense, the "trumpet in the
new light".
Eric
Aubier has become the most eminent French representative invited to sit regularly
for juries at such international competitions as Munich (ARD Germany), Paris
(Maurice André), Porcia (Italia), Markneukirchen (Germany), ITG USA, Lieksa
(Finland), Jeju (Korea), Budapest (Hungary, Prague (Czech). Today, his name is
attached to competitions in Colombia and Chile. He teaches at the CRR of
Rueil-Malmaison in France, at the Royal Academy of Music of London in UK and gives a lot of master classes in the Universities of
many countries: Juilliard School of NY,
Bloomington (Indiana), UCLA, Oregon State (Portland), ITG, Eric Aubier was
during many years the director of a permanent academy in Spain and the Artistic
Director of The “Academie Internationale de Trompette du Grand Nord de la
France”.
He
teaches at the CRR of Rueil-Malmaison in France, at the Royal Academy of Music
of London in UK and at Shobi Conservatory in Tokyo. In September 2018, he will
be the new professor of trumpet of The “Haute Ecole de Musique de Lausanne” in
Switzerland.
The year 2015 have seen the opening of his French
Trumpet Institute in Tokyo – Japan www.eric-aubier-institute.net and the first Eric Aubier competition
Latino-Americano in Medellin (Colombia). http://www.concursotrompetala.com In 2017 was the second Eric Aubier
competition Latino-Americano in Bogota – Colombia www.concursolatinoericaubier.com and last October the first Eric Aubier
International Trumpet competition in Rouen – France.
www.ericaubier-trumpetcompetition.com
His discography includes over 100 works produced by
Sony Classical, Arion / Pierre Vérany, Calliope, Mandala, Bis, Accord /
Universal. “La Trompette Française” won the Diapason d'Or,
‘Recommandé’ by Classica. His recording of Tanz Fantaisie by and with Thierry
Escaich won the Grand Prix des Lycéens de la Lettre du musicien et Musique
Nouvelle en Liberté. The recording of the Concertino by Skaalkottas (Bis)
also earned a ‘Recommandé’ by Répertoire and was distinguished in the
Gramaphone review. In 2004 he will record Trame V, concerto for trumpet by
Martin Matalon with the National Orchestra of Lorraine for Accord / Universal.
New issues in 2009: “Les vents Français” by Sony Classical, “Tanz fantaisie :
The New Trumpet & Organ” with Th. Escaich and “Impressionist Balade” with
Pascal Gallet (piano) by Indesens records. His CD’s are regularly awarded. The forthcoming CD dedicated to trumpet
works of French composer Henri Tomasi will be released by Indesens records in 2013.
Eric Aubier has recorded about 15 CDs gathered in the “Eric Aubier Anthology”
by Indesens records. Eric Aubier is Yamaha Artist since 1998
www.eric-aubier.com
www.indesens.fr
www.aubier-institute.com
www.eric-aubier-institute.net
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