Andrée Louise Vaurabourg-Honegger (8 September 1894 − 18 July 1980) was a French pianist and teacher. She was the wife of Swiss-French composer

Arthur Honegger Arthur Honegger (; 10 March 1892 – 27 November 1955) was a Swiss-French composer who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. Honegger was a member of Les Six. For Halbreich, '' Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher'' is "more even ...

(1892–1955), whom she met at the Paris Conservatoire in 1916. Honegger married her in 1926 on the condition that they live in separate apartments because he required solitude for composing. They lived apart for the duration of their marriage, with two exceptions. In September 1934, while traveling in Spain, Honegger's car ran into a tree after a tire burst. He only broke an ankle, but Vaurabourg, in the front passenger seat, broke both knees and was unable to walk for almost a year. She never fully recovered from the accident. Honegger lived with and cared for her during her recuperation. They also lived together during the last year of Honegger's life, when he could no longer live alone. They had one daughter, Pascale, born in 1932. She studied piano at the Paris Conservatoire, receiving first prize in counterpoint. She often performed her husband's piano works. Vaurabourg's students of counterpoint included

Pierre Boulez Pierre Louis Joseph Boulez (; 26 March 19255 January 2016) was a French composer, conductor and writer, and the founder of several musical institutions. He was one of the dominant figures of post-war contemporary classical music. Born in Montb ...

, Serge Garant, and Roger Matton. File:Young Woman with a Pipe (Andrée Vaurabourg).jpg, Young Woman with a Pipe (Andrée Vaurabourg), 1920 painting by Alice Bailly File:Arthur Honegger & Andrée Vaurabourg 1925.jpg,

and Vaurabourg wearing costumes from Honegger's opera ''Judith'' at Mézières, Switzerland, in 1925 File:Tombe Arthur Honegger & Andrée Vaurabourg, Cimetière Saint-Vincent, Paris.jpg, Tomb of Arthur Honegger & Andrée Vaurabourg, Cimetière Saint-Vincent, Paris

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