Bassoon
Estelle Richard
Estelle Richard is principal bassoon of the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse. She joined in 2003 as 2nd bassoon playing the double bassoon (under the direction of Michel Plasson). In 2011, she became soloist of the rostrum (under the direction of Tugan Sokhiev). As part of the association Les Clefs de Saint-Pierre, she forges real artistic ties with various musicians in the orchestra who are passionate about chamber music (from the sonata to the nonet through to the quintet “Les Vents d’Autan”). In the 2007-2008 season, she also performed as principal bassoon in the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg (under the direction of Emmanuel Krivine). Estelle Richard graduated with distinction from the CNSMD in Lyon in 2003. In 2004, she was awarded 1st prize at the Jean Françaix international competition in Paris.
