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Maxence Larrieu
Born (1934-10-27) 27 October 1934 (age 89)
Marseille, France
GenresClassical
Occupation(s)Classical musician
Instrument(s)Flute

Maxence Larrieu (born 27 October 1934 in Marseille) is a French classical flautist.

Career

He studied flute from age 10 at the Marseille Conservatory of Music with Joseph Rampal,[1] who was the father of Jean-Pierre Rampal. In 1958, Larrieu won the first prize at the International Geneva Competition.[2] He has won 12 Grand Prix du Disque.[3]

He has over 100 recordings to his credit, has won many awards and has recorded with orchestras from several countries including I Musici, l’Ensemble Instrumental, Chamber Orchestra of the Sarre, Orchestre de chambre Jean-François Paillard, and the Philharmonic of Turin.[1]

He was the tutor of Massimo Mercelli.[4]

“Maxence Larrieu" international flute competition

Since 2007, he has held an annual flute competition.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Maxence Larrieu - NFA Lifetime Achievement Award". www.nfaonline.org. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  2. ^ Keeble, Jonathan (2014-09-22). "Maxence Larrieu: quantity and quality: the incomparable maxence larrieu, recipient of the 2014 NFA lifetime achievement award, talks about his long career, his namesake competition, and his extensive work with Poulenc and Rampal". Flutist Quarterly. 40 (1): 34–37.
  3. ^ ""Novecento cameristico italiano", leggenda del flauto Maxence Larrieu al teatro Verdi". PadovaOggi (in Italian). Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Nuovo appuntamento firmato Società dei Concerti Trieste | Il Friuli". www.ilfriuli.it (in Italian). 26 September 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Maxence Larrieu :: International Flute Competition "Maxence Larrieu"". www.maxence-larrieu.fr. Retrieved 2022-02-14.

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