Maxence Larrieu

Maxence Larrieu, born in Marseille in 1934, is the best living flute player. When he was very young, he begun to study flute at his town conservatory with the teacher Joseph Rampal.

In 1951, he won his first prize at the age of 16 at the Paris Conservatory, and then in 1953, he won first prize in chamber music. Later he received le Prix international de Genève.

Larrieu then pursued his career as an international soloist. He played his first solo with the Paris Opera. He then quit his job to take classes at the conservatory in Geneva. Mr. Larrieu recorded hundreds of CDs on the Phillips, Denon, Decca and EMI labels and received thirteen grand prizes for his recordings. Some of these recordings featured his solo performances with the Munich, Cologne, Monte Carlo, and Prague orchestras. Mr. Larrieu performs regularly in Japan, Korea, Europe and around the world. Nowdays he alternates his concert activity and his teaching at the Superior Geneva Conservatory.