Michèl Yost

Michèl Yost (Paris, 1754 – Paris, July 5, 1786) was a French clarinetist and cofounder of the French clarinet school. He was a brilliant instrumentalist and even known beyond the boundaries of France.

Yost was a friend of Johann Christoph Vogel. Joseph Beer (1744–1811) was Yost's teacher. Yost himself was a clarinet teacher counting famous clarinetists such as Xavier Lefèvre amongst his pupils.

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