Artaud, Pierre-Yves

Pierre-Yves Artaud is a French flutist and a fascinating figure in contemporary musical creation.
Born in Paris, he studied at the Paris Conservatory, and graduated with winning the first prize in both: flute and chamber music.
He plays all sorts of flutes, ranging from piccolette to octabass flute which was developed for him and double bass flute.
Pierre-Yves Artaud has been acknowledged by his superhuman technique and musicianship, establishing himself as a soloist and collaborator with many orchestras and conductors like P. Boulez, J.C Casadesus, C. Dutoit, P. Eotvos, L. Foster, A. Tamayo etc.
He has been part of Ensemble 2e2m for many years both as a soloist and artistic director.
In 1965, he has founded the Quatuor de flûtes Arcadie and in 1985 the Orchestre français de flûtes.
Professor of flute at the Paris Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique and Ecole Normale de Musique, he is also director of several collections and has compiled several teaching methods and treatises.
Artaud has worked on important researches about flute, particularly at the IRCAM in Paris where he was put in charge of the Instrumental research workshop under P. Boulez from 1981 to 1985.