Quintette Moraguès

Michel Moraguès, flute: Soloist at the Orchestre National de France, Professor at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris.

David Walter, oboe: Professor at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, Lecturer at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.

Pascal Moraguès, clarinet: Soloist at the Orchestre de Paris, Professor at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris.

Pierre Moraguès, horn: Soloist at the Orchestre National de l’Opéra de Paris, Professor at the Conservatoire National de Région de Saint-Maur-des-Fossés. 

Giorgio Mandolesi, bassoon: Soloist at the Orchestre de Paris, Professor at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris.

The Quintette Moraguès is one of the finest examples of the French wind instrument tradition. It has established the wind quintet as one of the world's leading chamber music ensembles. Winners of the Yehudi Menuhin and Samson François Foundations, the Quintette Moraguès has rapidly made a name for itself on international stages, thanks to the richness and complexity of its timbres. The Quintette Moraguès was formed in Paris in 1980, and has performed on major international stages in Europe, the United States, Japan, Australia and the Middle East. In 1992, it met Russian pianist Slatoslav Richter, with whom it recorded a live Beethoven CD at Moscow's Pushkin Museum, distributed by Philips. Acclaimed by the international press for all its recordings, in 1994 the Quintette Moraguès won the Grand Prix de la Nouvelle Académie du Disque for its interpretation of Mozart's two serenades for wind. Pascal Rogé, Christian Zacharias, Brigitte Engerer, Christian Ivaldi, Jean-François Heisser, Jean-Claude Pennetier, Michel Dalberto, Philippe Cassard and Claire Désert are among the group's most loyal partners. Thanks to the quality of David Walter's adaptations, Quintette Moraguès has been able to diversify its repertoire and enrich the group's literature. Transcription, commonly used for centuries in the history of music, takes on its full meaning here. Just like the string quartet, the wind quintet has become one of the essential chamber music ensembles. Their Moussorgsky/Stravinsky CD, recorded with Yves Henry, will be released in May 2017.