Gaston Crunelle (18 August 1898 in Douai – 13 January 1990) was a French classical flautist and teacher.
Gaston Crunelle | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 August 1898 Douai, France |
| Died | 13 January 1990 (aged 91) |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Performer, teacher |
| Instrument | Flute |
From 1941 to 1969 Crunelle trained more than 135 first prizes of flute at the Conservatoire de Paris.
Jean-Pierre Rampal (premier prix 1944) succeeded him in 1969.
In addition to Jean-Pierre Rampal, he trained numerous musicians: Maxence Larrieu, Pol Mule, Jean-Louis Beaumadier, Roger Cotte, James Galway...[1]
References
editExternal links
edit- Gaston Crunelle on Robert Bigio flute pages
- Biography of Gaston Crunelle on Flute page
- Gaston Crunelle's discography on Discogs
- Two pictures of Gaston Crunelle[permanent dead link]
- Trois cadences de Reynaldo Hahn pour le concerto K.299 de Mozart with Gaston Crunelle and Pierre Jamet
