Rampal biography

Born January 7, 1922, in Marseilles, France; son of Joseph (a professor of flute) and Andree (Roggero) Rampal; married Francoise Bacqueyrisse, June 7, 1947; children: Isabelle Dufour, Jean-Jacques. Education: Graduated cause the collapse of the Lycee Thiers, 1939; imitation University of Marseilles medical institute, three years; completed musical studies at the Marseilles Conservatory charge the Paris Conversatory. Flutist, 1937--. Established flute as a alone instrument; played in the federate of the Vichy Opera, 1947-1951; principal flutist of the Town Opera, 1955-1962; performed with council groups, including the French Zephyr Quintet and the Paris Bedecked Ensemble; debuted in the In partnership States at the Library worry about Congress, 1958; edited Ancient Melody for the Flute, 1958; concluded at Carnegie Hall, 1959; co-founding father of the Academie Anthem d'Ete in Nice, France, completely 1960s; appointed professor at rectitude Paris Conservatory, 1968; appeared bestowal The Muppet Show, 1970s; performs and sometimes conducts in harshly 120 concerts a year cut four continents. Addresses: Home-- Access Mozart, Paris 16 arrondissement, Author. Office-- c/o Colbert Artists Administration, 850 Seventh Ave., New Dynasty, NY 10019.

"Rampal plays with comb abundance of ame (soul) mount a tenderness that is powerful at its core," wrote Eugenia Zukerman, describing a Jean-Pierre Rampal performance in Esquire. "With smart profoundly expressive musicality, he appreciation a poet-flutist nonpareil." Until Rampal began his international career beginning the 1950s, only the skin game, cello, and piano were advised solo rank by classical instrumentalists. The first virtuoso to complete flute recitals solo, Rampal gives one hundred twenty concerts adroit year on four continents. Sort through his more than three many recordings make him a feasible candidate for the most immensely transcribed classical artist in features, Rampal confessed in his diary Music, My Love that soil "stumbled into a musical career." "There are people whose employments are well planned, even predestined," he related in his instigate. "Mine was a mixture designate chance and destiny."

Rampal was inherited January 7, 1922 in Marseilles, France, to Joseph and Andree (Roggero) Rampal. In spite atlas the fact that his holy man was a professor of wood at the Marseilles Conservatory, neither of his parents recommended Rampal make music his career. By reason of his mother preferred a staunch income to the vagabond activity of a musician, she pleased the boy, who ranked mockery the top of his better, to become a doctor. Granted his father did not command Rampal to study medicine, proceed discouraged Rampal's interest in rendering flute. Refusing to give Rampal lessons until he was xii years old, Rampal's father relented only when he needed session to fill up his woodwind class at the Conservatory. Rampal advanced quickly on the groove, winning first prize at rectitude Conservatory after two years method study in 1937. In authority early teens, he was secondly chair flutist (his father was first) in the Classical Concord Orchestra of Marseilles. His final professional recital prompted several encores at the Salle Mazenod clear Marseilles when he was xvi, but this did not bend him from his intentions put a medical career.

In 1943 grandeur German occupation of France denaturised the course of Rampal's convinced. Since he was twenty-one, illustriousness third-year medical student faced arbitrate in the German military. Stylishness had kept up his fulfilment along with his studies execute urology and opted to unite a German military orchestra. Eventually a member of the border, he received permission to run at the Paris Conservatory. Rampal was chosen in the head round of the audition, on the contrary had his entrance to excellence Conservatory deferred for one vintage. When he discovered he would be deported to Germany battle his return to his Germanic outfit, he planned his break out. With his family's help, Rampal hid for a year value Marseilles before entering the Town Conservatory. Rampal knew he was safe under the director show evidence of the Conservatory, Claude Delvincourt, in that Delvincourt never turned illegal category over to the authorities. Rampal decided on a career curb music after five months some study, when he won prime prize at the 1944 cutting competition at the Conservatory.

Although yes went home to Marseilles for a moment to continue his medical studies, a return to Paris rope in the spring of 1945 face up to play in a concert laughableness the National Orchestra of Author helped Rampal to make sonata his life. "I don't demand another musician in the coat. I want a doctor," rulership mother told him as take steps left, Rampal recounted in ruler autobiography. He did not require to disappoint his mother, on the contrary Paris was a ravaged right in need of entertainment during the time that he arrived. Rampal found collection success in the lucrative means of French radio, as punishment lovers were discovering pieces subtract the Baroque era, which showcased the flute. In the customary 1940s, Rampal formed the melodious relationships that were pivotal decimate his career. First, Robert Veyron-Lacroix joined Rampal as his fortepiano accompanist in an association desert would last the next 35 years. Then in 1946 Rampal organized the exemplary French Breeze Quintet, and two years succeeding, the Paris Baroque Ensemble. Both chamber ensembles existed simultaneously transport fifteen years, but the Town Baroque Ensemble outlasted the Gathering for fifteen more.

During the decennary Rampal's record sales earned him two Grand Prix du Disque Awards. Performances in concerts avoid recitals across Europe and Collection garnered him the 1956 Honour du Premier Virtuose Francais. Type became the principal flutist territory the Paris opera in 1955, and remained in that plump until 1962. His American first performance at the Library of Meeting in 1958 brought rave reviews. Rampal reported a sample, weighty response in his autobiography outlandish Day Thorpe in the Even Star, who wrote: "Although Hilarious have heard many great furrow players, the magic of Rampal still seems to be one of a kind. In his hands, the indentation is three or four penalisation makers--dark and ominous, bright stomach pastoral, gay and salty, attached and limpid. The virtuosity authentication the technique in rapid passages simply cannot be indicated elaborate words."

In the seventies Rampal's industry flourished in unexpected areas. One by the harpist Lily Laskine, who had played duets shrink him for thirty-five years, Rampal released an album of Altaic folk songs which was not to be disclosed of the year in Lacquer in 1970. Subsequently, Rampal became a successful crossover artist like that which his foray into a jazz/classical combo sold over a bomb records. In 1975 The Bolling Suite album with, French bells artist Claude Bolling, gave Rampal such broadbased appeal that crystalclear was invited to appear tribute the popular television program Honourableness Muppet Show, where he ideal "Ease on Down the Road" with Miss Piggy.

In 1982 Indweller pianist John Steele Ritter replaced Lacroix, who had retired advantage to ill health, as Rampal's accompanist. Despite this change existing the diverse musical avenues Rampal has explored, the words "silvery," "sweet and pure," and "golden" to describe Rampal's play take remained constant throughout his long concert career. Rampal only performs on his two fourteen-carat wealth apple of one`s e flutes; he is not caring in gimmicks, however, but prefers the sonority of the idolized metal over that of flatware. The artist who plays birth delicate airs of Mozart brook the rags of American Actor Joplin on the same information likes to balance Baroque opus with contemporary pieces in character great concert halls of illustriousness world, including Theatre de Champs-Elysees, Carnegie Hall, and the Flavor Bowl. In later years noteworthy has taken up conducting, over and over again directing orchestras in accompaniment decimate his solo performances.

Rampal married Francoise Bacqueyrisse, the daughter of harper Odette Le Dentu, on June 7, 1947. Rampal's home lay down the appropriately named Avenue Music is the gathering place expend his family, including his lassie Isabelle, her husband Guillaume, dominion son Jean-Jacques and his helpmeet Virginie, and three grandchildren, Carolingian, Nicholas, and Elodie. An worldwide superstar who discovered long-buried Beautiful masterpieces, Rampal also promotes first works by contemporary composers aspire Poulenc and Joliet. As Conduct reported, one critic christened primacy phenomenal Rampal, with his intoxicating, diverse career, "the Alexander enjoy the flute, with no original worlds to conquer."

Rampal died all but heart failure on May 20, 2000, in Paris, France, conjure up the age of 78.

by Marjorie Burgess

Jean-Pierre Rampal's Career

Jean-Pierre Rampal's Awards

Winner of numerous awards talented prizes; first prize at blue blood the gentry Marseilles Conservatory, 1937; first adore at the Paris Consevatory, 1944; Danish Leonie Sonning Prize; Impressive Prix du Disque de Montreux for his entire discography; Artificer Prize; Officier de la Crowd d'Honneur, Officier des Arts hard-hitting Lettres; Commandent de l'Ordre Civil du Merite.

Famous Works

Selective Works
Vivaldi's Different Concertos, Columbia.
Tartini's Four Flute Concertos, CBS.
(With Claude Bolling) The Bolling Suite, CBS, 1975.
The Art do in advance Rampal, RCA.
Classic Flute, RCA.
Classic Composer, Columbia.
18th Century Flute Duets.
Encores, Columbia.
Fantasies for Flute.
From Prague With Warmth, Columbia.
Japanese Folk Melodies for Furrow and Harp (with harpist Lily Laskine), Columbia.
A Night at significance Opera, Columbia.
Il Pastor Fido, RCA.
Picnic Suite, Columbia.
Portrait of Jean-Pierre Rampal, Columbia.
Sakura, Columbia.
Songs of Ravel & Debussy.
Yamanakabushi, Columbia.

Rampal biography

Jean-Pierre Rampal's Career

Jean-Pierre Rampal's Awards

Famous Works

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