The french flute association « A Travers la Flûte » was created in 2002 by the flute teachers of the French Riviera who wished to share their passion for this instrument. The aim of the association is to promote the flute under all its facets, through the organization and the creation of events concerning educational activities and the production (conventions, concerts, masterclasses and competitions)
Chair : Sibel Pensel
Honorary Chairman : Maxence Larrieu
Staff coordinators : Caroline Debonne, Prisca Eskenazi, Laëtitia Guillemet, Marlène Brisard, Gitte Dulat, Vanina Strobino, Raphëlle Truchot
Activities :
– « Les flûte d’Azur » Orchestra : Mauricio Lozano as the conductor (30 young flutists), toured in Germany, Norway, Turkey, Switzerland, Poland, Italy.
– The International Maxence Larrieu Flute Competition : every 4 years from 2007, in Nice.
– The Flute Days : every year, Concerts, workshops, masterclasses, music shops, and flute competition, alternately « Flute Ensembles Competition » and « Flute and Piano Competition ».
– The 1st Congress for the Flute Associations in Europe, in 2014
During the past events, we were glad to have the flollowing flutists guests :
Maxence Larrieu, Aurèle Nicolet, Emmanuel Pahud, Silvia Careddu, Felix Renggli, Loic Schneider, Ransom Wilson, Michel Moraguès, Patrick Gallois, Juliette Hurel, Benoît Fromanger, Philippe Bernold, William Bennett, Claude Lefebvre, Jean Ferrandis, Jocelyn Aubrun, Davide Formisano, José-Daniel Castellon, Magali Mosnier…
ABOUT THE LARRIEU COMPETITION
5th Maxence Larrieu-Nice International Flute Competition has taken place in october 2024.
“Artistic excellence, creativity, and ethics” have been the core values of the Maxence Larrieu – Nice International Flute Competition since its inception in 2007 by the association À Travers La Flûte.
For 16 years, this competition has established itself as a springboard for the careers of young flutists from around the world. It brings together a jury of internationally renowned flutists, chaired by Maxence Larrieu.
