Death of the oboist Victor Aviat
The Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester has announced the death of oboist Victor Aviat at the age of 43. Aviat studied in Zurich and Geneva and was principal oboist of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra,
Victor Aviat studied oboe and piano in Zurich with Louise Pellerin and in Geneva with Maurice Bourgue. As an oboist, he was a member of the Karajan Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and later became Claudio Abbado's principal oboist in his performances with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra and the Orchestra Mozart.
Victor Aviat lived in Berlin and was principal oboist of the Budapest Festival Orchestra under Iván Fischer. He also played regularly in the same position with ensembles such as the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra under Riccardo Chailly.
