French mourn a defining principal flute

French mourn a defining principal flute

RIP

norman lebrecht

November 09, 2023

The recently retired principal flute of the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, François Laurent, died on Monday after a short illness. He defined the woodwind timbre of France’s best orchestra outside Paris for 41 years.

Comments

  • SlippedChat says:

    Never heard of the man until this moment, but after that lovely sound clip from the Debussy Prélude, can understand why his passing is indeed a loss.

    • Anthony Sayer says:

      Wow, that was short. François was a lovely man and very accomplished player in his prime. I knew he was on medication but this, well…RIP, dear colleague.

  • Alceste des Hautes Combrailles says:

    Un grand artiste et d’intelligence remarquable. For the french readers, have a look at : https://blog.c ulture31.com/2018/04/27/jouer-par-affinites-et-par-amitie/. RIP my friend !

  • Pamela says:

    Ahh, Francois played the flute perfect and beautifulSad to hear of his passing

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