Guy Gaston Simon Deplus (29 August 1924 – 14 January 2020) was a French clarinetist.

Biography

Deplus was born in Vieux-Condé and studied clarinet at the Conservatoire de Paris, where he would later become a professor of clarinet, and received Premiers Prix in clarinet and chamber music.[1] He taught many French orchestral clarinetists. He was also one of the clarinetists who collaborated with Buffet Crampon on the creation of the Tosca, Festival and RC Prestige clarinets.[2] Together with Pierre Boulez, Deplus co-founded the "Concerts du Domaine Musical".[1] He was a soloist in the Paris Opera. Deplus received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Clarinet Association (for "Outstanding Performance, Teaching, Research, and Service to the Clarinet).[3]

He died aged 95 in Nogent-sur-Marne.

Discography

References

  1. ^ a b "Guy Deplus" (in French). Vandoren. Archived from the original on 2009-09-28. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
  2. ^ "Since 1825". Buffet Crampon. 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-12-25. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
  3. ^ Smith, Sydney Bertram (2005). Classical Musicians Speak Out. Melrose Books.


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