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Robert Morris Aitken, CM (born August 28, 1939) is a Canadian composer and flautist. He began his career as a teenager playing in a number of orchestras, notably becoming the youngest principal flautist in the history of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in 1958 at the age of 19. In 1971, he abandoned ensemble performance to pursue a highly successful solo career. He has appeared as a soloist with major symphony orchestras throughout North America, Europe and Asia and has made more than 40 commercial recordings.

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  • Robert Aitken (* 28. August 1939 in Kentville/Nova Scotia) ist ein kanadischer Komponist, Flötist, Musikpädagoge und Dirigent. Aitken studierte von 1955 bis 1959 Flöte bei Nicholas Fiore am Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto. Daneben war er 1958 und 1959 Erster Flötist des Vancouver Symphony Orchestra und Kompositionsstudent von Barbara Pentland an der University of British Columbia. Nach 1959 studierte er elektronische Musik bei Myron Schaeffer und Komposition bei John Weinzweig an der University of Toronto. Während eines Europaaufenthaltes in den Jahren 1964 und 1965 war er schließlich Schüler von Jean-Pierre Rampal, Severino Gazzelloni, André Jaunet und Hubert Barwähser. Er selbst bezeichnet Marcel Moyse, bei dem er mit Unterbrechungen neun Jahre Unterricht hatte, als seinen wichtig (de)
  • Robert Aitken Robert Aitken (né le 28 août 1939) est un flûtiste, compositeur et chef d'orchestre canadien. (fr)
  • Robert Morris Aitken, CM (born August 28, 1939) is a Canadian composer and flautist. He began his career as a teenager playing in a number of orchestras, notably becoming the youngest principal flautist in the history of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in 1958 at the age of 19. In 1971, he abandoned ensemble performance to pursue a highly successful solo career. He has appeared as a soloist with major symphony orchestras throughout North America, Europe and Asia and has made more than 40 commercial recordings. (en)
  • Роберт Эйткен (англ. Robert Aitken, 28 августа 1939, Кентвиль, Новая Шотландия) — канадский композитор и флейтист. (ru)
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