Robert Langevin, a Canadian flautist born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, began studying the flute privately at age 12. At 15, he joined the Sherbrooke Symphony Orchestra and earned first prize in flute performance from the conservatory in Quebec in 1976 under Jean-Paul Major. Langevin's breakthrough came with the Prix d'Europe in 1976, which allowed him to pursue graduate studies at the Music Academy of Freiburg with Aurèle Nicolet. He later studied with Maxence Larrieu in Geneva and won second prize at the Budapest International Competition in 1980. Langevin served as associate principal flautist with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra for 13 years, contributing to over 30 recordings. In 2000, he became the principal flautist of the New York Philharmonic. He has also been a faculty member at Duquesne University, the University of Montréal, the Juilliard School, and the Manhattan School of Music.
