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 Moraguès Quintet is one of the finest examples of the French wind instrument tradition. It has elevated the wind quintet to the rank of an essential chamber music ensemble. Winner of the Yehudi Menuhin and Samson François Foundations, the Moraguès Quintet quickly established itself on the international stage through the richness and complexity of its timbres. The Moraguès Quintet was founded in Paris in 1980 and has performed on major international stages in Europe, the United States, Japan, Australia, the Middle East, and more. In 1992, they met Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter, with whom they recorded a live Beethoven album at the Pushkin Museum in Moscow, distributed by Philips. Praised by the international press for their recordings, the Moraguès Quintet received the Grand Prix of the New Record Academy in 1994 for their interpretation of Mozart’s two wind serenades. Among their most loyal partners are Pascal Rogé, Christian Zacharias, Brigitte Engerer, Christian Ivaldi, Jean-François Heisser, Jean-Claude Pennetier, Michel Dalberto, Philippe Cassard, and Claire Désert. Thanks to the quality of David Walter's adaptations, the Moraguès Quintet has been able to diversify its repertoire and enrich the literature for this ensemble. The practice of transcription, commonly used throughout centuries of music history, finds its full meaning here. Like the string quartet, the wind quintet thus rises to the rank of an essential chamber music ensemble. Their album Mussorgsky/Stravinsky, recorded with Yves Henry, was released in May 2017.