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Michel Debost

Michel Debost is credited on 560 releases across 93 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1957–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

560

Credits

93

Albums

8

Decades active

5

In collections

Biography

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French flautist, born 20 January 1934 in Paris, France. Died 2 May 2026 - France. He studied under Gaston Crunelle and Marcel Moyse, and has won major international competitions. He served as principal flautist in the Orchestre de Paris, and replaced Jean-Pierre Rampal as flute professor at the Conservatoire de la Musique, Paris (opens in a new tab). He lived in the United States with his wife Kathleen Chastain, also a flautist.

Bio from Discogs

Credited work

560 releases · 93 albums · active 1957–2025

  • Performance · 624
  • Other credits · 85

Studios: Salle Wagram, Paris · Notre-Dame du Liban · Salle Pleyel · Maison de la Mutualité

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Frequent collaborators

  • Various
  • Jean-Sébastien Bach
  • Poulenc
  • Mozart
  • Claude Debussy
  • Pierre Boulez
  • Ravel
  • Saint-Saëns

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