Philippe Gaubert

• Born on the 5th of july 1879 in Cahors, France
• Father amateur clarinetist
• First of all violin lessons
• At the age of 7 move to Paris with his family.
• There he started to learn flute instead of violin at his own request. First lessons with Jules Taffanel, father of Paul Taffanel
• He convinced Paul to give Philippe private lessons, because of his talent.
• From 1890 on pupil of Taffanel
• 1893 joining of the conservatory as Taffanel gets the chair.
• 1894 first prize of the conservatory
• 1897 employment at the Paris opera
• Still being supported by Taffanel
• Besides working in orchestra and chamber music, Studies of composition with Charles Lenepveu and harmonics with Raoul Pugno and Xavier Leroux
• Aroand turn of the century working with Taffanel on a flute method
• 1903 composition award for a fuga
• 1904 second conductor of the Societe des Concerts
• 1905 second prize at the "Prix de Rome" (composition)
• Drafted for world war one, fighting near Verdun.
• 1919 Appointment to professor for flute at the Paris conservatory .
• In the same year first conductor at the Societe des Concerts
• 1920 chief conductor at the Paris opera
• 1923 Finish of his flute career in favour of conducting.
• 1931 artistic director of the Paris opera
• At the same time resignation from the professorship.
• Marcel Moyse was one of his students.
• Roussel dedicated the 4. movement of "Joueurs de Flute" to him.
• Besides the compositions for flute, Gaubert wrote pieces for orchestra and stage besides songs about lyrics of french poets.
• Died on the 8th of july 1941 in Paris surprisingly because of an cerebral stroke.