Biography

       Born in Lyon in 1983, Yann DUBOST chose playing the double bass at the age of 12 after playing the violin since he was 5 years old. He studied with Philippe Guaingoin and Bernard Cazauran. He passed with honours and unanimous agreement the « 1er prix » in the Lyon CNSM (Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique) in 2002, and joined the Orchestre de Paris one month later. He was awarded 1st prize at the 8th International Competition of Wattrelos (France) in 1999, 1st prize in the Haverhill Soloist Competition (England) in 2004, and 1st prize of the “International Society of Bassists (ISB) Solo Competition” (USA) in 2005.

        Yann regularly takes part in several festivals such as Deauville, Cordes-sur-ciel, Belaye, Les Arcs... He plays with Bertrand Chamayou, Antoine Tamestit, Roland Pidoux, Jerome Pernoo, Svetlin Roussev, Romain Guyot, Augustin Dumay...

        Yann is very much interested in all kinds of music. He had been part of the gypsy trio NOMAD lib' with Mathieu Névéol (violin) and Yorrick Troman (guitar) for two years. Since 2002, he has been member of the Ensemble Itinéraire, with which he often plays solo pieces by Berio, Scelsi, Jolas... He recorded recently “Digital” by Frank Bedrossian (Sismal Records) and “Gravitas” by Richard Wilson, especially written for him (Albany Records).

        During 2006, he has been Principal Double bass in the London Symphony Orchestra, and participated also at the International Music Academy – Switzerland, where he worked with Seiji Ozawa. He has given the opening recital of the last ISB Convention in Oklahoma City in June 2007, and made his New-York recital debut last January with Noreen Polera.

        Yann Dubost is Prize-winner of the Cziffra Foundation for 2007 and part of the Culture France’s Déclic scheme 2008, sponsored by Radio France-Société Générale, supporting the very best young French classical musicians.

Press :

"The gifted first prize winner of the 2005 ISB solo competition gave a polished, musically mature and elegant recital debut."
Bass World, issue n°31, fall 2007.

"Contrairement à ce que Pierre Boulez a pu dire à propos de la réalisation systématiquement mauvaise des micro-intervalles [...], ceux de Yann Dubost se révélèrent d'une précision irréprochable"
Bertrand Bolognesi, Anaclase.com, january 2005.