Daniel Deffayet


Daniel Deffayet was a French classical saxophonist. He was the professor of saxophone at the Conservatoire de Paris where he succeeded Marcel Mule after Mule's retirement in 1968. He held this position until 1988.

Biography

Daniel Deffayet started studying music at the age of seven, and later entered the Paris conservatory where he studied the saxophone with Marcel Mule.
He became professor and worked with chamber orchestras under the direction of Bernstein, Boulez, Cluytens, Doráti, Fricsay, Karajan, Kubelík, Leinsdorf, Maazel, Markevitch, Martinon, Monteux, Munch, Ozawa, Paray et Villa-Lobos.
In 1953 he established his quartet.
He recorded several times with Herbert Von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic.

Recordings