Michel Blavet

Michel Blavet

male, deceased (1768)
Michel Blavet was a French flute virtuoso. Blavet was born in Besançon, France. Although Blavet taught himself to play almost every instrument, he s...
Philippe Gaubert

Philippe Gaubert

male, deceased (1941)
Philippe Gaubert was a French musician who was a brilliant performer on the flute, a respected conductor, and a composer, primarily for the flute....
Jean-Pierre Rampal

Jean-Pierre Rampal

male, deceased (2000)
Jean-Pierre Louis Rampal (7 January, 1922 - 20 May, 2000) was a celebrated French flautist and "has been credited with returning to the flute the...
Paul Taffanel

Paul Taffanel

male, deceased (1908)
Paul Taffanel is regarded as the founder of the French Flute School that dominated much of flute composition and performance during the mid-20th...
Michel de la Barre

Michel de la Barre

male, deceased (1745)
Michel de la Barre was a French composer and renowned flautist known as being the first person to publish solo flute music. He played in the...
Marcel Moyse

Marcel Moyse

male, deceased (1984)
Marcel Moyse (May 17 1889 - November 1 1984) was a famous French flute player, for whom many pieces were written (eg. Concerto by Jacques Ibert,...
Jacques-Martin Hotteterre

Jacques-Martin Hotteterre

male, deceased (1763)
Jacques-Martin Hotteterre (September 29, 1674 - July 16, 1763), also known as Jacques Martin or Jacques Hotteterre, was a French composer and...
Patrick Gallois

Patrick Gallois

male, 53 years old
Patrick Gallois (born 1956) is a French flutist and conductor. He was born in Linselles, near Lille. At the age of 17 he began studies at the...

Adrien-Louis de Bonnières duc de Guînes

male, deceased (1806)
Adrien-Louis de Bonnières, comte then duc de Guînes was a French nobleman at the court of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, whose favourite he was. He...

Frédéric Chalon

male
Frédéric Chalon is a French musician born in the 18th century. He was the son of a violinist who played at the Opéra of Paris, and around 1801 he...