Mireille Flour (29 April 1906 in

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...

– 1984 was a French classical harpist, naturalised Belgian.

Biography

After studying at the conservatoire de Marseille, then the

conservatoire de Paris The Conservatoire de Paris (), also known as the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue ...

for half a century, Flour was a striking figure of the harp in Belgium. A soloist for the (INR) under the direction of , she was also a professor of harp at the

Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles The Royal Conservatory of Brussels (french: Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles, nl, Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel) is a historic conservatory in Brussels, Belgium. Starting its activities in 1813, it received its official name in 1832. Provid ...

from 1953, where she trained numerous students. She established the "Quatuor de harpes Mireille Flour", which enjoyed a fairly significant success. Her very extensive repertoire led her to play with many orchestras. Her discography is relatively important and varied. Composer

Pierre Bartholomée Pierre Georges Édouard Bartholomée (Brussels, 5 August 1937) is a Belgian conductor and composer. Career He began his musical studies at the age of six with piano lessons. Later on he graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, where he ...

dedicated her a piece entitled ''Catalogue pour quatuor de harpes''.

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Mireille Flour's discography
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Joseph Jongen Joseph Marie Alphonse Nicolas Jongen (14 December 1873 – 12 July 1953) was a Belgian organist, composer, and music educator. Biography Jongen was born in Liège, where his parents had moved from Flanders. On the strength of an amazing precocity ...

(1873–1953)
Concerto pour harpe et orchestre (1944) 1/2
with Mireille Flour as the harpist {{DEFAULTSORT:Flour, Mireille 1906 births Musicians from Marseille 1984 deaths French classical harpists Belgian harpists Women harpists Academic staff of the Royal Conservatory of Brussels 20th-century classical musicians