Philippe Boucly

Performing on Sankyo Flutes Since 1987

“The sound character of the Sankyo flute is colourful, flexible, warm and sweet. Only the sound of the Sankyo flute reminds me of the features and the sonority of the old french flute tradition like the Lot, Bonneville or Godfroy.”

Born in Mulhouse (France) in a musical family, Philippe Boucly began music lessons at age six, and from there went to study with Roger Bourdin at the Versailles Conservatory. He pursued further studies with Marcel Moyse (Switzerland), James Galway (England), Alain Marion, Michel Debost and Jean Pierre Rampal (Paris).

Philippe Boucly is Principal Flute of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Munich, one of the leading orchestras in Europe. Prior to this appointment, he was Principal Flute of the German Opera Orchestra of Berlin and the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse. His solo career and his chamber music performances as a member of Linos Ensemble keep him travelling all over the world.

He is recognized internationally as a leading artist, author and teacher. Philippe Boucly has been Professor of Flute at Hochschule für Musik und Theater Munich since 2008. Trained in the French school of flute playing, he is very active as a pedagogue presenting master classes in Europe, Japan, Korea and South East Asian.

Apart from performing, Philippe Boucly published J. Haydn's Six Flute Quartets Hob. 2 edited by Molinari Regensburg in a first complete edition.