André Luy (12 January 1927 – 6 April 2005) was a Swiss classical organist.

Life

Born in

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, Luy attended school in

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. After studying at the conservatories of Neuchâtel and Geneva, he was organist at

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, then at

and

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. In 1957, he became organist at the

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. He was honorary organist of Lausanne Cathedral from 1992 to 2005. Luy has given hundreds of recitals and concerts in Europe as well as in North Africa and Japan. He has made several recordings as a soloist or as a partner of the famous trumpet player

Maurice André Maurice André (21 May 1933 – 25 February 2012) was a French trumpeter, active in the classical music field. He was professor of trumpet at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris where he introduced the teaching of the pic ...

. Luy also taught at the conservatoire de Lausanne and the Hochschule für Musik Saar on Sarrebruck. He was Doctor ''

honoris causa An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements. It is also known by the Latin phrases ''honoris causa'' ("for the sake of the honour") or ''ad hono ...

'' of the Université de Lausanne. He had notably collaborated with the choirs of

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and Pro Arte as well as with the Ensemble vocal et instrumental de Lausanne. Luy, André
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aged 78.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Luy, Andre Swiss organists Classical organists Swiss performers of early music 1927 births 2005 deaths People from the canton of Bern 20th-century Swiss classical musicians 20th-century Swiss male musicians