Romain Leleu (born 7 November 1983) is a French classical

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er. He is the elder brother of

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player Thomas Leleu.

Life

Born in

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, Leleu waselected''révélation soliste instrumental'' by the

Victoires de la Musique Classique The Victoires de la musique classique (; en, "Victories of Classical Music") are an annual French classical music award event founded in 1986. The awards are the classical equivalent of the popular music awards Victoires de la Musique and the Victo ...

in 2009. Trained by Éric Aubier, he entered 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 ...

at age 15, and received in 2003 a First Prize for trumpet with "very good" mention, followed by the

Chamber Music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small numb ...

prize, unanimously. He then improved his skills with

Reinhold Friedrich Reinhold Friedrich (born 14 July 1958) is a German trumpeter and university lecturer in Karlsruhe. Career Born in Weingarten, Friedrich was from 1983 to 1999 Solo trumpeter at the Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt. In 1986 he was awarded a pr ...

at the

Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe Karlsruhe's University of Music (Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe in German) is a college of music in Karlsruhe, Germany. Originally the Baden Conservatory of Music, it was elevated to a Hochschule under the direction of Franz Philipp, who led ...

. With a wide repertoire, from Baroque Concertos to the creation of new works, he performs as a soloist in France and abroad, with notably the Orchestre National de Lille, the , th
Orchestre d’Auvergne
the , the , the

Orchestre symphonique et lyrique de Nancy The Orchestre symphonique et lyrique de Nancy is a French symphony orchestra based in the city of Nancy in the province of Lorraine, France. The orchestra consists of 66 musicians giving approximately 20 performances a year, mainly in the Opéra n ...

, the

Orchestre de chambre de Paris The Orchestre de chambre de Paris (OCP) is a French chamber orchestra based in Paris. The orchestra performs throughout Paris with concerts at the Philharmonie de Paris, where it is a resident ensemble, and also at such venues as the Théâtre des ...

, the Orchestre Régional de Cannes, the

French Republican Guard Band The Republican Guard Band (french: Orchestre de la Garde républicaine) is a military band unit of the French Republican Guard, which is part of the National Gendarmerie. The band is composed of 120 professional musicians from national conservato ...

, the

Dresdner Kapellsolisten The Dresdner Kapellsolisten is a German chamber orchestra based in Dresden. The ensemble of soloists was formed in 1994 mostly by members of the Staatskapelle Dresden, directed by double bassist Helmut Branny. They play mostly music of the 18t ...

, the Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa, the Orquesta Sinfonica de Mineria - Mexico... Leleu is a regular guest at French and international festivals:

Festival de La Roque-d'Anthéron The Festival de La Roque-d'Anthéron is an international piano festival, founded in 1980 by Paul Onoratini (1920–2010), then mayor of La Roque-d'Anthéron and , then an intern at the Regional Directorate of Cultural Affairs, seeking to create ...

, , ,

Festival de Radio France et Montpellier The Festival Radio France Occitanie Montpellier, formerly the Festival de Radio France et de Montpellier, is a summer festival of opera and music held in Montpellier, France created in 1985. The music festival concentrates on classical music and j ...

, , Folle Journée de Nantes, etc. Many contemporary creators call on him, as do

Martín Matalon Martin Matalon (born Buenos Aires in 1958) is an Argentine composer and musician, and recipient of the 2005 Grand Prix des Lycéens and 2001 Prix de L'Institut de France Académie des Beaux Arts. He was a student of music during his early life, ...

(premiere of ''Trame XII'' for trumpet and orchestra), Philippe Hersant (Création de Folk Tunes for solo trumpet),

Karol Beffa Karol Beffa, born on October 27, 1973 in Paris, is a French and Swiss composer and pianist. Biography Karol Beffa had a general education along with music studies, at the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris, consisting of history, English, phi ...

(premiere of the ''Concerto for trumpet and orchestra'', ''Subway'' for trumpet and piano and ''Buenos Aires'' for brass

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)… In

chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small numb ...

, Romain Leleu performs regularly with Thierry Escaich, Olivier Vernet, Ghislain Leroy, Laurent Lefèvre, Igor Tchetuev, the Convergences ensemble, the Kheops Ensemble… Leleu has been nominated "classic revelation" of the (2005), winner of the Lyon International Chamber Music Competition (2005), of the International competition "Lieksa Brass Week" in Finland, of the

Groupe Banque Populaire Groupe Banque Populaire ("People's Bank") was a French group of cooperative banks. The central entity was controlled by 15 independent regional banks and also operated under the CASDEN and the Crédit Coopératif subsidiaries. In 2006, Groupe Ba ...

(2009) foundation, of the SAFRAN for music foundation (2010), and of the Del Duca foundation prize of the Académie des Beaux Arts (2011). Leleu regularly leads

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es in France as well as abroad (Académie Internationale de Courchevel,

Seoul National University Seoul National University (SNU; ) is a national public research university located in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1946, Seoul National University is largely considered the most prestigious university in South Korea; it is one of the three "S ...

Tokyo College of Music is a private music school in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. It was founded as in Kanda, Tokyo, in 1907. History The college moved to Toshima in Tokyo in 1924 after the original campus was destroyed by the Great Kantō earthquake. Some notable gradu ...

, - Mexico
University of Cincinnati
– College-Conservatory of Music - USA, Tbilissi Conservatory of music -

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…). Leleu is a laureate of the Del Duca foundation of the

Académie des Beaux Arts An academy ( Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy ...

. He is also a

Chevalier de l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres The ''Ordre des Arts et des Lettres'' (Order of Arts and Letters) is an order of France established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture. Its supplementary status to the was confirmed by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963. Its purpose is ...

, January 2016 class. Leleu has been teaching trumpet at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Lyon since 2018.

Discography

* Trumpet concertos (

Aparté Aparté is a French classical music record label founded in 2010 by Nicolas Bartholomée, director of Little Tribeca recording studios. Bartholomée had earlier founded the recording studio Musica Numeris in the late 1980s, and the Ambroisie labe ...

Harmonia Mundi Harmonia Mundi is an independent record label which specializes in classical music, jazz, and world music (on the World Village label). It was founded in France in 1958 and is now a subsidiary of PIAS Entertainment Group. Its Latin name ''ha ...

) (2015), works by Jolivet, Delerue, Beffa, Robin, Matalon, with the Orchestre d'Auvergne * ''Sur la route'' (Aparté/Harmonia Mundi), works by Bartók, Piazzolla,

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, Bellini,

Michel Legrand Michel Jean Legrand (; 24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and jazz pianist. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to many son ...

Nino Rota Giovanni Rota Rinaldi (; 3 December 1911 – 10 April 1979), better known as Nino Rota (), was an Italian composer, pianist, conductor and academic who is best known for his film scores, notably for the films of Federico Fellini and Luchino Visco ...

... with the Convergences Ensemble (April 2013 (AP052) * Trumpet concertos (Aparté/Harmonia Mundi), Concertos by Haydn, Hummel, Neruda. Baltic Chamber Orchestra - Emmanuel Leducq-Barôme. Cadences by

Stockhausen Karlheinz Stockhausen (; 22 August 1928 – 5 December 2007) was a German composer, widely acknowledged by critics as one of the most important but also controversial composers of the 20th and early 21st centuries. He is known for his groun ...

and

Penderecki Krzysztof Eugeniusz Penderecki (; 23 November 1933 – 29 March 2020) was a Polish composer and conductor. His best known works include ''Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima'', Symphony No. 3, his '' St Luke Passion'', ''Polish Requiem'', ''A ...

. * ''Famous trumpet sonatas'': Romain Leleu/Julien Le Pape,Julien le Pape
/ref> works by Brandt, Enescu, Raymond Gallois-Montbrun, Beffa, Escaich... (Indésens/codaex) * ''Slavonic Spirit'': Romain Leleu/Julien Le Pape, works by Bohme,

Glazunov Glazunov (; feminine: Glazunova) is a Russian surname that may refer to: *Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936), Russian composer ** Glazunov Glacier in Antarctica named after Alexander * Andrei Glazunov, 19th-century Russian trade expedition leader * An ...

Rachmaninov Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff; in Russian pre-revolutionary script. (28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of ...

, Arutunian,

Rimsky-Korsakov Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov . At the time, his name was spelled Николай Андреевичъ Римскій-Корсаковъ. la, Nicolaus Andreae filius Rimskij-Korsakov. The composer romanized his name as ''Nicolas Rimsk ...

... (2010) (Aparté/Harmonia Mundi) * ''Les Vents français'' (Compilation Sony)

References

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Romain Leleu
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