瑞士著名长笛演奏大师、指挥家及教育家彼得·卢卡斯·格拉夫（Peter-Lukas Graf）于2026年1月4日在瑞士宾宁根逝世，享年96岁，离他97岁生日仅一日之遥。
格拉夫于1929年1月5日出生在瑞士苏黎世，自幼学习长笛，并先后师从长笛大师安德烈·乔奈（André Jaunet）、莫伊兹（Marcel Moyse）和罗杰·柯特（Roger Cortet），展现出卓越的音乐天赋。年轻时，他在巴黎国立音乐学院深造并荣获第一奖，随后在1953年赢得慕尼黑ARD国际音乐比赛长笛组第一名，这一成就使他很快在国际乐坛崭露头角。
作为演奏家，格拉夫曾担任温特图尔交响乐团和卢塞恩音乐节管弦乐团的首席长笛，并在世界各地举办独奏与室内乐音乐会。他的演奏以纯净优雅的音色、精准细腻的音乐表达和深刻的艺术理解闻名，被广泛认为是20世纪最重要的长笛大师之一。
除了演奏事业，格拉夫还是一位受人尊敬的指挥家和教育家。他长期任教于巴塞尔音乐学院（Basel Music Academy）并在意大利比耶拉的洛伦佐·佩罗西音乐学院担任客座教授，影响了众多后来成为国际顶尖长笛演奏家与教育家的音乐人才。
格拉夫的音乐影响不仅体现在现场演奏，他还录制了大量唱片并撰写多部关于长笛演奏技巧与诠释的教学专著，这些作品成为世界各地音乐学府的重要教材。
他的一生几乎贯穿了现代长笛艺术的发展，是连接传统与当代演奏风格的重要人物。格拉夫的逝世令古典音乐界深感惋惜，他被广泛尊崇为长笛界的泰斗与教育先驱，其艺术成就和教育贡献将长期影响后世。
The famous Swiss flutist master, conductor and educator Peter-Lukas Graf passed away in Binningen, Switzerland, on January 4, 2026. He was 96 years old, just one day away from his 97th birthday.
Graf was born in Zurich, Switzerland on January 5, 1929. He learned the flute at an early age and successively studied with flute masters André Jaunet, Marcel Moyse and Roger Cortet, showing his outstanding musical talent. As a young man, he furthered his studies at the National Conservatory of Music in Paris and won the first prize. Later, in 1953, he won the first place in the flute category of the Munich ARD International Music Competition. This achievement quickly made him famous in the international music scene.
As a performer, Graf has served as principal flute of the Winterthur Symphony Orchestra and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, and has given solo and chamber music concerts around the world. His playing is famous for its pure and elegant tone, precise and delicate musical expression and profound artistic understanding. He is widely regarded as one of the most important flute masters of the 20th century.
In addition to his performing career, Graf is a respected conductor and educator. He has taught at the Basel Music Academy for a long time and served as a visiting professor at the Lorenzo Perosi Conservatory of Music in Biella, Italy, where he influenced many musical talents who later became top international flutists and educators.
Graf's musical influence is not only reflected in live performances. He also recorded a large number of recordings and wrote many teaching monographs on flute playing techniques and interpretations. These works have become important teaching materials for music schools around the world.
His life almost ran through the development of modern flute art, and he was an important figure connecting traditional and contemporary playing styles. The death of Graf is deeply regretted by the classical music community. He is widely respected as a leader and educational pioneer in the flute world. His artistic achievements and educational contributions will have a long-term impact on future generations.