Oboe

Gattet Alexandre

Marigaux oboe 2001

Gattet Alexandre

Born in 1979, Alexandre Gattet starts studying oboe when he is 7, at the School of Music in Albi, France. He is awarded the first prize at the Conservatory of Toulouse and enters the National Superior Conservatory for Music in Paris, learning with Jean-Louis Capezzali, David Walter and Jacques Tys, again winning first prizes in oboe and chamber music in 1998 and 1999. Alexandre is semifinalist in the International Copetition of Geneva in 1998 and laureat of the European Competition of the Lion’s Club in Zürich in 1997 as well as prizewinner of the Gillet Competition the same year ! He is awarded the first prize during the International Competition of Tokyo. In 1999-2000, he substitutes to the oboe soloist of the Philharmonic orchestra of Nice and is appointed principal oboe in the Orchestra of Paris since 2000.