Sébastian Jacot - Round 1 Carl Nielsen International Flute Competition

[@janvaljean7665]

amazing... his embouchure is so relaxed, he is able to make so many colours with such a fluidity and ease... love him!

[@Discerning_Viewer]

I studied with a colleague of Wally Kujala (principal piccolo of CSO half of forever). One of his students went off for a summer & learned an embouchure like that. It's a huge shift & takes a while but once you get it ... Sorry I can't remember the name of the person who trains that technique :( but this was 35 years ago so ;)

[@Timzart7]

@@Discerning_Viewer Was it Kincaid? LOL. A lot of flutists recommend playing with an embouchure which is as relaxed as possible. After self-teaching on five instruments up through high school, I headed off to music school, flute in hand, after playing it for only a year. My teacher was a Kincaid pupil, so I got all the Kincaidisms, the strangest being right thumb behind the flute instead of under. Anyway, partly because of the flute I was using, I had a struggle producing good volume on the lowest few notes, and teach recommended I pull the corners down on my mouth and relax my embouchure as much as possible. I thought it made total sense for all my playing and began doing it immediately, and it came naturally from then on. Two years of him, I had learned to tame my crazy fast fingers and play with a lot more awareness, and I was off to Europe, to study with an idol, and I wanted to be in the Geneva competition, and be the next Paula Robison. But, boy, that didn't work out! For one thing, I grew up in the country, and couldn't stand living in a big city. I couldn't stand the noise, the filth, the cold apartment I lived in, the coal particulate in the air in winter. So I quit flute. I sold it. My new Haynes went on playing without me, by the principal of the Vienna Symphony. He and I spent an afternoon playing for each other, trading flutes and playing them alternately, and he did not want to buy my flute if it meant I didn't have one. He said I could be one of the few young people to have a career on flute. I asked him when he was leaving his position so I could take over. It was a rhetorical question. Appropriately, he stayed there for decades. Realistically, I had no delusion of winning the principal spot right out of school, especially in a top orchestra. But it was true that flutists often clung to the top position for years, and it made getting in any orchestra as a professional insanely competitive. I was not cut out for the feeling that I would have to play every excerpt flawlessly in order to have a chance at whatever, the 2nd flute in the Stuttgart Opera Orchestra. The thought of auditioning like that made me sick, even though I'd played out front as soloist and did fine. I lost confidence. I left for a smaller town in Europe and my life took a completely different and exciting direction. Too bad you didn't study with Wally. His students really loved him. Kincaid's students idolized him but they didn't love him all that much. After I quit flute, I played it off and on, although I haven't touched it for the last 15 years, and am now old and retired. I now play the violin and some keyboard. As a spectator, I'm waiting for the next Galway to come along. I think flute is dead in regard to having a new superstar, or maybe the Internet has just made it diversify, as there are so many fine players, and without the hype or hundreds of recordings by Rampal, there just isn't one person who stands out. However, I think Rampal popularized the flute in a way which was historic. And after all, it's a beautiful instrument and he was a wonderful musician. Although Galway got a big jump in his solo career by playing the penny whistle, he also had a distinctive, shimmering, silvery tone, and that helped him become a superstar, along with a good stage personality. My favorite flutist was William Bennett, but he never became a superstar. Of current players, Marina Piccinini is spectacular, the greatest technique (both fingers and tongue) I've ever heard on flute, and interpretatively, she's an excellent musician. The first time I heard her, it made me glad I never took the flute seriously, after those initial first years. Instead, I play instruments which give me more pleasure, because I love music, even if I don't play these instruments as well as I did the flute.

[@psiconautica73]

I usually play flute with relaxed lips and I can produce a very good tone, but I have to admit it needs some practice.

[@leo5208]

His embouchure may look relaxed, but I'll bet there's a lot more muscle control involved than meets the eye. The embouchure configuration needed to control the aperture's size, shape, and distance from the sounding edge of the embouchure hole takes a lot of control and endurance. If it were as relaxed and easy as it looks, we'd all be doing it that way!

[@YCChi-xi7et]

@@leo5208you are completely right! I play with a really relaxed and flexible embouchure myself, so my lips are constantly moving while playing which is a very bad thing, because the air stream will be hard to control and the intonation will be terrible, too. I’m working really hard to fix this problem but it is really not easy.

[@jo.kazimiersky2070]

We all love Emmanuel of course but there are maestros in younger generation too! This gentleman here just stole my musical heart. So much of maturity, delicacy and passion in your playing Sébastian!

[@fr.alfonsusd.panaliganofmc2801]

Thank you for articulating respectfully the same idea that I have.

[@absidyabsidy2727]

And now they’re orchestra mates!

[@ninoding]

The two are so similar it’s a little scary.

[@theroamantic]

He has the most relaxed embouchure. Wow!

[@xanderstuivenberg]

it looks like he's softly kissing his flute haha! So effortless, and it sounds extremely beautiful 😊

[@digu40]

Lindo timbre. A embocadura relaxada é impressionante. Bravíssimo! 👏

[@scootermacarthy5990]

What a delightful performance of a natural flutist, well-trained and relaxed player. One of his outstanding features is...wait for it...the most beautiful flute player lips I've ever seen. And yes, I'm aware of different ways to play a flute; I would say if there were a book available to learn how to play the flute this flutist would be the example for flutists to be aware of. Sebastian is one of the seriously top flutists in the world as a great player, excellent style, control, musicality, stage presence, etc.

[@luism.moreta]

Magnífico. Adelante, tienes futuro.

[@skymarshallmarz5573]

The playing is deep, also ethereal. The playing is also even and not forced. He has total control over the instrument.

[@laminhablutzel2261]

Michael Richter ye buttttttt I think this is not the best material I feel like it’s too sweet and mellow I’d like it a bit warmer like a gold flute would match it better I think

[@skymarshallmarz5573]

@@laminhablutzel2261 then fork over the 50000$ and get it. Problem solved. Lol.

[@laminhablutzel2261]

Michael Richter well wooden flutes aren’t that cheap you know or there’s the alternative of using a LefriQue or something to change up the sound again that was just what I think

[@skymarshallmarz5573]

@@laminhablutzel2261 I probably came across as being smart, but yeh i hear you. I used to make irish flutes back about 15 yrs ago, so I guess Im just into the breathy wooden sound more.

[@zycos0169]

Cher jeune homme c'est très bon.

[@АлександрЯрков-ш2з]

Bravo bravo bravo brilliance fantastic super wow wow wow

[@laronai]

Amazing musician. Bravo. Absolutely fabulous.

[@gonzalo7514]

Gran musicalidad, espontánea y natural, por encima de la técnica que parece absolutamente resuelta. Es un gran flautista pero por sobre todo; un músico.

[@bello_lilain]

I really love your music！ as a flutsit, you play so well

Embocadura muito impressionante! Incrível!

[@nicholehouston4855]

This is beautiful and inspiring.

[@Frederer59]

He's so gifted he may not even know how he does it. Imo, the resistance is mostly in the pharynx, not in the lips. "Pharyngeal fricative" is the linguistic term that enables this effortless mastery. Whisper loudly, like an actor playing a ghost on stage to get the feeling of it. - "CARPE DIEM" . "Open your throat" is the worst thing a teacher can say to a student.

[@Frederer59]

Notice how much the embouchure hole is uncovered, too. You Tube is so beneficial! Thank you Sebastian for sharing your art with us!

[@arcticwanderer2000]

Are you an accomplished flute player? I have never heard any accomplished flute player not say to open your throat and create a clear passage between your diaphram and embrochure.

[@Frederer59]

Btw, when people "open their throat" they are really just dropping their jaw and opening their mouth. If you sing from a normal low-ish note to an octave falsetto you'll feel the different pharyngeal muscles constricting. You'll feel the higher note behind your nose. That is using the nasopharyngeal muscles. Not in a tense way just in a natural way. It's wonderful pedagogy. I hope you look into it!

[@arcticwanderer2000]

@@Frederer59 Amateur flute players have a tendency to tighten / constrict the muscles of the throat as they move up the octaves. Opening the throat as it has been taught to me is keeping the throat muscles relaxed / expanded and is not reliant on dropping the jaw, which would certainly change the embrochure. So are you speaking as an experienced flutist or a singer?

[@fluteteatime]

thank you for the great tip!😊❤

[@rudolphmcneill515]

BRILLIANT. His dynamic range is amazing. Such a nice crisp articulation.

[@faristwal4688]

J'adore. Merci Bravo

[@Timzart7]

What year was this? If it's 2014, he won. The three top 2014 Nielsen flute winners: 1st Prize: Sébastian Jacot, Switzerland, 2nd Prize: Yukie Ota, Japan, 3rd Prize: Yaeram Park, South Korea. Top three for the 2019 Nielsen flute were: Joséphine Olech (24, France), Marianna Julia Żołnacz (19, Poland), Rafael Adobas Bayog (21, Spain).

[@bassethound1]

It was 2014 but he is Swiss.

[@Timzart7]

@@bassethound1 Thanks, I'll edit it.

[@GoldenShip24]

What's the piece at 11:58? My memory really is going pear-shaped... EDIT: Pierre Sancan - Sonatine (Mv. 1 )

[@radiochangoleona597]

Esa embocadura es una poesía de la embocadura

[@냥냥애옹-t7z]

11:58

[@KarensYoutubeChannel]

I completely forgot there was a human playing that flute. This performer serves the flute and not the other way around and that's why he's so great. Did he win the competition?

[@shoni1998]

Karen Krisfalusi yes!

[@f.w7931]

@@shoni1998 Well deserved!!

[@vito_nacci]

He didn't win, Josephine Olech was first

[@shanesalinas3645]

@@vito_nacci Actually, this was from 2014, and Sebastian did win that year. Josephine won in 2019.

[@eliaskorcia9489]

vidéo à voir pour le flutiste au port royal (et oui on a le droit de le dire ) et à son jeu somptueux , sa virtuosité ébouriffante dans le rondo pour violon en do transposé si justement pour la flûte en ré majeur . Je rajoute : magnifique modèle d'articulation et de sens musical . SEB , c'est bien :-)

[@arielfrola2040]

AMAZING!! GREAT SIR JACOT, CONGRATULATIOINS.-

[@moses8661]

Ok. I'll say it. He's easy on the eyes. Now that's out of the way. I'd like to know, with whom did he study? Is this a Sakurai flute?

[@pauljmeyer1]

Flying through flute technique with consummate skill.

[@lucpraslan]

Fantastico. Thanks for sharing.

[@chinechinecherie]

Wasn't there a round 2 of Sebastian Jacot's beautiful performance at the Nielsen with this magical wooden flute before... Did that disappear off YT (what a shame if it did!) or am I just remembering it wrong? Could have sworn he also played a Debussy piece here.

[@goJesusandStarcraft]

There used to be recordings of all the round 2 performances at the Nielsen but for some reason they were removed years ago. Quite unfortunate, as I really loved Yaeram Park's performance

[@reacharoma]

amazing!!

[@KarrieHH]

flute dudes are my gig ;)

[@schtendo4464]

Zahava Hofer hmu @schtendoflute on ig

[@paolapiasentin4187]

magnifico

[@kazuhisamatsuo4412]

20:19😮

[@kazuhit4357]

このfluteどこで買えるのですか?こんな楽器欲しいです!

[@Juanchooo121]

He's very serious about drinking his water...

[@aprilz6540]

As a flute player, the last thing you want is a dry mouth.

[@KalebChesnicFlutist]

I also love that it is a subtle way of him saying “This is my time, and I’ll use it.” To walk into a competition and own the room is no small task.

[@TheRatchetmeister]

Is that a Louis Lot? I love the sounds produced by some of the older classical flutes over the modern metallic instruments.

[@absidyabsidy2727]

It’s a Haynes made in 1999

[@rogerkorcia.girard5910]

Ce type est un musicien accompli .

[@KarrieHH]

His tone is so, so soft and lilting.

[@birgithausser4312]

Spitze, so locker

[@adamcantrell3454]

What type of flute is that?

[@beniaminr9587]

Some wooden flute. He plays the first movement with a headjoint made of different material. C - foot and closed keyes. Quite interesting since today one mostly sees open keyes and B - footjoints with professional flutists.

[@arcticwanderer2000]

Haynes flute. It is one of 3 made in 1999 for Jaques Zoon

[@tommyfish7620]

Can anyone tell me which flute concerto by Mozart was he playing? The announcers says it’s Concerto in D Major, Doesn’t sound like K314. Thanks

[@nikoaaltonen5638]

It's not a concerto. It's Mozart's Rondo in D major.

[@mirjamseifert7375]

Yeah

[@nicholsonscience6229]

Obviously a great flutist, perhaps the greatest ever.

[@silence568]

lol ? wtf

[@weslee4423]

What's the name of the 3rd piece ?

[@jessicadebernard8210]

It is Sonatine by Pierre Sancan

[@weslee4423]

@18:34

[@まいめろまいめろ]

彼の演奏が大好きです。

[@hannahtherese8681]

what flute is this

[@edgardtroncoso]

It's a wooden flute (grenadine)

[@BBQJester]

@@edgardtroncoso we know that we are not blind. I think he was asking what brand

[@liam3779]

it's a Haynes Cocus Wood flute (only 3 in the world are known to exist)

[@nathoconnor9637]

😵Ho putain!!! 😮 Jamais vu ça!!​ c'est monstrueux de beauté, et ça oui va si bien!!! Sublimissime!!😍😍😍 et le Bfoot en plus! Aïe aïe aïe! @@liam3779

[@radiochangoleona597]

Y el apoyo

[@marcusaguilar5424]

00:40

[@guilhermeramos1111]

What's the First Piece ?

[@Andres-is1wu]

Fantasía 2 Teleman

[@adamgulley1399]

What's the first piece?

[@caterinabruno6489]

Ajgthecreator telemann 2nd fantasy

[@seanmartinez8415]

WOW

[@KalebChesnicFlutist]

Oh wow, I never knew Gary Busey played the piano at such a high level. Jokes aside, they both sound wonderful.

[@rudolphmcneill3333]

I LOVE this piece. Have performed it myself. Just didn't feel his interpretation. Of the solo Bach. Great technically though.

[@thoregulden4545]

The solo piece is a Telemann fantasy, not Bach...

[@absidyabsidy2727]

yikes…

[@imkamusicanddancecompetition]

🎼🎻👸🙆❤🎻❤

[@sjramen_]

I observed that he uses the b flat lever key quite often

[@javierlara2812]

What's the second piece?

[@carugnomattia]

Javi Lara It's Mozart Rondo for flute e orchestra in D major

[@javierlara2812]

Thank's you

[@현명한루핀]

소리가 세는것 같은 느낌이 드는데... 멀 모르는 제 생각이지만... ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@ZuhZero]

I am you…..

[@lorenzamarelli8363]

A parte la faccia del pianista, Sebastian bravissimo, prevale sempre la musica anche nei passaggi virtuosistici.

[@adaz7230]

non credo proprio sia un concorso di belezza

[@KarrieHH]

This flutist's innate musicality could make the worst compositions into a classic.

[@barbararicordy9317]

alcuni tempi, a mio avviso, troppo veloci, ma grandissime le sfumature e grande grazia ed eleganza indubbie.

[@giorgiolamborghini813]

La penso allo stesso modo, ha una tecnica incredibile ma è troppo focaslizzato su questa più che sulla bellezza della musica...

[@Katerina-nl4tz]

Why he is so sad?? 😞

[@JoachimMink]

It seems like he is sad, perhaps he is wearing black clothes and because he is working hard and for this he has to be concentrate on the music. Only we have the pleasure to relaxe and only listen to the music.

[@phamapollo3175]

First 5min, the pianist looked bored and clearly was contemplating what to have for lunch

[@241hnd]

Pianist's very unpleasant face ruined the first piece. Camera should have been only on the flutist.

[@alexanderbogdanov6983]

mindless execution, whistling.....