José-Daniel Castellon
Flute
About
José-Daniel Castellon distinguished himself at a very young age by winning some of the most prestigious flute and music awards, including the Geneva International Music Competition, even before completing his studies with highest honors at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Lyon in the class of Maxence Larrieu. He began his distinguished orchestral career at the Opera and subsequently with the Orchestre National de Lyon, before serving as Principal Flute of the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra from 1990 to 2005.
Deeply committed to pedagogy from an early stage, he taught flute at the Lyon Conservatories (CRR and CNSMD), followed by the Geneva Conservatory. Since 2004, he has been sharing his expertise at the Haute École de Musique de Lausanne, where he leads the flute and chamber music classes. His highly regarded teaching has led to regular invitations to renowned academies and to serve on the juries of international competitions.
As a soloist and chamber musician, his career has taken him from Porto to Irkutsk, via Seoul, Oslo, and the legendary Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow, where he performed Mozart’s famous Flute Concerto in G major.
In 2019, his album released on the Claves label, devoted to the concertante works of André Jolivet and Frank Martin and recorded with the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Nicolas Chalvin, received a CHOC award from Classica magazine, which concluded: “This recording is a new reference.”
Sion Academy Masterclass
19.02.2026 -> 22.02.2026 : Winter Academy Professors
