Arnaud Delépine

Arnaud DELÉPINE, a prizewinner of the Paris National Conservatory and holder of the « Certificat d’Aptitude » in artistic teaching, is horn professor at the Royal Conservatory of Mons (Belgium), at the Pôle Supérieur Aliénor Poitiers–Tours, and at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional of Tours.

He shares his pedagogical expertise through masterclasses in France and abroad, which has led him as far as South America, where he was invited to perform with ensembles including the National Orchestra of Colombia and the Medellín Philharmonic Orchestra.

He is regularly invited to appear with the Orchestre National de France, the Orchestre National Bordeaux–Aquitaine, the Orchestre National de Cannes, the Orchestre de Chambre Nouvelle-Aquitaine, and the Ensemble Orchestral 41, under the batons of E. Krivine, C. Eschenbach, P. Daniel, A. Lombard, D. Robertson, among others.

Artistic director of A Tours de Cors, he founded the Mallet-Horn Jazz-Band, with whom he released a CD and performs in France and abroad (Belgium, China, England) alongside artists such as Arkady Shilkloper, Tom Varner, Spanish Brass, Lionel Belmondo, Luigi Grasso, Franck Tortiller, and Christian Martinez.

Continuing his many projets, Arnaud has since 2021 been developing remote pedagogical tutoring in order to support horn practice in regions that are geographically isolated and lack certified instructors. He is currently the pedagogical tutor for the horn classes of the Conservatory of Music and Dance of New Caledonia and the Conservatoire Artistique of French Polynesia Te Fare Upa Arau.

A Hand Hoyer ambassador, Arnaud DELÉPINE plays the K10 model and contributes to horn a development in collaboration with the Buffet Crampon company.